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Arts at the Library: Moss Art Workshop for Adults for First Timers

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This moss art workshop will explore the use of natural materials to create an assemblage landscape painting. Moss Art uses art materials found in nature to create one-of-a-kin...

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Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

Colored Pencil Lesson for Grades 3-5: Storybook Illustrations

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

Do you love to draw? Join a few NCHS art students for a fun-filled, hour-long drawing class on Sunday afternoon! In this lesson, students will learn how to create their own storybo...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts at the Library: 2 Session Color Theory Workshop for Adults

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This two-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews the...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts at the Library: 2 Session Color Theory Workshop for Adults

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This two-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews the...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Fashion in Art: From Cloth to Canvas

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this lecture, ArtScapades will look at the history of fashion in art, and works of art that highlight fashion, ranging from the most basic to the most coveted garments and accou...

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Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

Realistic Drawing Lesson for Grades 3-5: Tasty Treats

Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

Do you love to draw? Join a few NCHS art students for a fun-filled, hour-long drawing class on Sunday afternoon! In this lesson, students will practice drawing their favorite snack...

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Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

TetraPak Printmaking for Grades 3-6

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

The Center for Contemporary Printmaking will introduce participants to TetraPak Printmaking, a fast, direct, and very versatile process that utilizes eco-friendly, recycled materia...

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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

Van Gogh Polymer Clay Sculpture for Grades K-3

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

Using photo references and a sunflower still life, young artists will learn about Van Gogh’s style, as we discuss his use of color, texture and composition. They will build this pa...

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Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

Cartooning for Grades 4-6

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

And the next great cartoon artist is......YOU! Discover how cartoonists use “tagging” and how they ink and hand color characters, as you create your very own character. Creativity ...

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This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts at the Library: Learn the Art of Mosaic for First Timers

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discover the timeless craft of mosaic art in our engaging two-session workshop at the library. Mosaic is a 4000-year-old art form that uses bits of decorative glass, tiles, an...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts at the Library: Learn the Art of Mosaic for First Timers

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discover the timeless craft of mosaic art in our engaging two-session workshop at the library. Mosaic is a 4000-year-old art form that uses bits of decorative glass, tiles, an...

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Glass House Presents Andrew Heid, Author of Glass Houses

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Glass Houses presents 50 stunning architect-designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. Each house is celebrated with awe-inspiring photographs that showcase the dynamic, ...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.

Draw Your Own Enchanted Garden Coloring Page for Teens (12-18)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Celebrate the warmer weather by learning how to draw an enchanted garden coloring page. We'll go over techniques for how to plan your page and how to draw the different plants and ...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Art of Watercolor Pencils: 2 day workshop for Adults

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This beginner-friendly class will introduce you to the versatile world of watercolor pencils, where drawing and painting come together. Over the course of two sessions, you’ll lear...

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Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Bugs and Blooms: Story, Craft, and Art Exploration at the Carriage Barn

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach, Storytimes & Early Literacy
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5, Grades K-5, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Join Miss Rebecca at the Carriage Barn Arts Center for a bugs and blooms-themed story time and a special craft. Then explore the Carriage Barn’s latest exhibit with your ...

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Art of Watercolor Pencils: 2 day workshop for Adults

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This beginner-friendly class will introduce you to the versatile world of watercolor pencils, where drawing and painting come together. Over the course of two sessions, you’ll lear...

This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.

Colored Pencil Lesson for Grades 6-8: Fantasy Creatures

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Do you love to draw? Join a few NCHS art students for a fun-filled, hour-long drawing class on Sunday afternoon! In this lesson, students will use colored pencils to draw their own...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

Pottery with Silvermine for Grades 3-6

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Grades K-5
Event Details:

Come get your hands dirty! During this workshop, you will create a unique piece of sculptural art from air-dried clay. Beginning techniques for modeling, sculpting, and building wi...

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Stoddard Lecture: Sebastian Smee

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Pulitzer Prize–winning art critic Sebastian Smee captures the shifting passions and politics of the art world in Paris in Ruins, revealing how the pressures of the siege and the ch...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Grades K-5" group.

Watercolor Lesson for Grades 3-5: Mother’s Day Card

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Grades K-5
Event Details:

Happy Mother’s Day! Join NCHS art students for a fun-filled, hour-long class on Sunday afternoon to design Mother’s Day cards with watercolor. We’ll first familiarize ourselves ...

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Required
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.

Teen Pottery with Silvermine for Grades 7th-12th

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens
Event Details:

Come get your hands dirty! During this workshop, you will create a unique piece of sculptural art from air-dried clay. Beginning techniques for modeling, sculpting, and building wi...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts at the Library: Learn the Art of Mosaic for First Timers

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discover the timeless craft of mosaic art in our engaging two-session workshop at the library. Mosaic is a 4000-year-old art form that uses bits of decorative glass, tiles, an...

Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.

"Butterflies, Bunnies, Turtles and Frogs" Painting Exploration with Teaching Artist Marta Kot for Ages 3-5

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture
Age Group:
Kids, Ages 0-5
Event Details:

Children will celebrate the season while learning new techniques, mixing colors, and painting on stretched canvas. Best for children ages 3-5. Teaching Artist details:Hav...

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts at the Library: Learn the Art of Mosaic for First Timers

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discover the timeless craft of mosaic art in our engaging two-session workshop at the library. Mosaic is a 4000-year-old art form that uses bits of decorative glass, tiles, an...

Required