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Taught by Tenley Raithel, this three-day Summer Camp for ages 10-13 is a seven session drawing and painting series. Each session builds on skills learned in previous lessons. Wednesday sessions begin with developing perspective through use of color gradient, and then adds to perspective by considering overlapping and size to establish distance. Thursday sessions move on to the use of warm and cool colors to portray objects as near or far away, with the second session adding one-point perspective, to…

Taught by Tenley Raithel, this camp is intended to invite children to explore their creativity by introducing them to a wide variety of traditional art tools and techniques in fun ways. On day one of camp, students will explore different ways to create texture in their drawings through the use of various tools and media, using the results of their experiments to create large-scale drawings! On the second day, campers will work with colors; mixing, making, and even naming their…

Free painting sessions every Friday morning. Bring your art & supplies and paint from 9 a.m.-Noon. You’ll meet new friends in the community and get great advice on your next masterpiece.

Children First Program A Virtual Co-Parenting Class Date: 7/29/21 Time: 4-8pm Cost: $50 Pre-registration is required by calling us at 804-642-5402 or emailing us at prevent@mpnn.state.va.us

4-HOUR CO-PARENTING VIRTUAL CLASS DATE: 7/29/21 TIME: 4-8:00 pm TO REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS, PLEASE CALL US AT 804-642.5402

Free painting sessions every Friday morning. Bring your art & supplies and paint from 9 a.m.-Noon. You’ll meet new friends in the community and get great advice on your next masterpiece.

Join Kay Van Dyke for an Open Studio Special on the 2nd Friday of each month, 9 to noon. This is for artists! Each time, the group will be doing something special just for artists. This Friday, we will have a model coming in. In order to pay the model for her time, we are charging $8 per participant.

A Painting Demonstration: Painting Florals with Gouache by artist Marianne Neill Saturday, September 4 2:00 pm-4:00pm FREE Artist in Residence, Marianne Neill, will be giving a FREE demonstration to the community in the gallery on Saturday, September 4. She will be introducing the audience to painting with gouache. This demonstration is free and open to the public, and will be held in the Main Street Gallery at Arts on Main. No sign up required.

September 15 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Join us for an adult paint night with Kelly Richards at Arts on Main. We are celebrating Hispanic History month and will be creating a portrait of the famous Hispanic artist, Frida Kahlo. Kelly will teach students step-by-step how to paint on canvas using acrylic paint. Kelly will provide all materials needed for the class. Bring your adult beverage of choice and join us for a fun night of painting! Cost is $40…

Artist in Resident, Dan Berne, will be working on his current manuscript while in Gloucester October 2-16. Berne will give a reading at Arts on Main on Saturday October 9th from 4-5 PM. He will be reading from his “work in progress” and his debut novel The Gods of Second Chances. Dan will discuss both works and will talk about how he approaches the story’s arc and points of tension, as well as the challenges of writing a female versus…