Paint, Draw, Sculpt, Learn the Art of Portraiture

Portraits will be front and center all winter in Griswold House galleries. Let art works by Bill Heydt, Brenda LeVasseur and others inspire you! Learn more about this historic genre by taking Noelle King O’Conner’s art history class, “A Former Facebook: The Portrait.” Explore the genre with oil paint in Peter Dickison’s “Portrait with a Hat or Costume,” or in a medium of your choice in Trish Hurley’s “Evening Portrait & Figure: Drawing & Painting­.” Beginners can try their hand at portraiture with Keith Fox in “Portrait Painting for Beginners.” And let’s not forget Fido. Jeannine Bestoso will show you how to use acrylic paint to create a portrait of your beloved animal companion in “Pet Portraits.”

See all Coleman Center classes and register online. You may also register in person at the Coleman Center between 11 am and 3 pm, or by telephone (401)848-2787.

School's Out! (Again)

Sign up now for February vacation camps
December holidays will be over soon, but another school vacation week is right around the corner. Our winter art camps for children and teens ages 6 through 16 fill up quickly, so plan ahead. Your child can:

• Draw, paint, sculpt, photograph
• Personalize a T-shirt with a digital image
• Explore themes found in the Museum including mythological animals, American folk art and portraiture.

Prices for Museum members start at $80. See all the school break classes, camps and workshops online.

Register online, in person at the Coleman Center for Creative Studies, or by phone (401)848-2787.

Try it! You'll Like It!

Not sure if pottery or paints are right for you? Here's your chance to try before you buy.

Registration Open House
Coleman Center for Creative Studies
Saturday, January 9, 10 am – 12 pm

Try the potter’s wheel or alter a digital image. Learn how to draw a cube or assemble a fantastic found-object sculpture.

Faculty and staff will answer your questions about classes so you can make the right choices for you and your family.

Call (401)848-2787 for more information.

Newport Winter Festival ~ Family Workshops

February 16, 17, 18
Three chances to make art together

Carnival: Mask Making
Tuesday, Feruary16: 1 – 3 pm
Member adult & child $15; non-member adult & child $20
Additional children $5 each

Chinese New Year
Use paints, paper and glitter to make a celebratory medallion
Wednesday, Feruary17, 1 – 3 pm
Member adult & child $15; non-member adult & child $20
Additional children $5 each

Museum Explorers
Learn special ways to look at art in the galleries.
Thursday, February18, 1 – 3 pm
Member adult & child $15; non-member adult & child $20
Additional children $5 each

$1 off each workshop with Newport Winter Festival Button