SCAN offers a variety of educational opportunities for artists of all skill levels:
- Each spring and fall we sponsor a series of one-day art workshops with professional artists.
- As member interest indicates, we sponsor week-long workshops or weekly classes. All events are open to the public.
- "Drop-in" figure drawing sketch sessions with professional models are a popular feature held monthly except in December. These sessions meet 9:30AM to 12:30PM on the fourth Wednesday of the month except in November. The date in November is subject to change based onholidays. No registration is required.
- An Open Studio for painting and drawing is available to members every month (except in February and December). The studio is open 1:00PM to 4:00PM on the second Wednesday of the month for individual or group activities. No registration is required. Please see the Side Panel for additional details.
- As part of our mission in education, SCAN provides scholarships each spring to outstanding graduating high school seniors who have been accepted at an art school.
All classes and workshops meet at the Meeting House in Newtown unless otherwise indicated. (Map and directions)
About this workshop
Fall 2023 Pastel Workshop with Chris Ivers
Learn to work in pastel with artist Chris Ivers. Chris Ives has been awarded Best in Show at New Britian Museum of American Art and received her Medal of Honor from Audubon Artists; and she was juried into PaintAmerica’s Top 100 Artists for 2008 and 2010. She has also been published in art magazines and journals around the world and was honored with the Art Spirit Foundation Silver Medal Award for Excellence in Pastel at the Salmagundi Club, NYC. She will be sharing her skills and knowledge of pastels in this one day workshop. All skill levels welcome.
The Workshop will be held on Saturday November 4, 2023 from 10 AM to 4PM at the Meeting House, 31 Main Street in Newtown, CT (lower Level). Fee $100(members) & $120 (non-members).
To registered print the registration form below with a check payable to: SCAN. Mail to: SCAN PO Box 41, Newtown CT 06470. Supplies list will be send to to participants after registration.
About this workshop
Fall 2023 Abstract Painting Workshop with Roberta Shea
Abstraction has to do more with ideas and theory. In this class you will develop abstract painting skills and confidence using oil paints or acrylic paints, mark-making and a variety of other tools while studying artists of the 20th Century.
Through a series of freeing exercises using high quality mixed media paper or canvas, you will learn to loosen up and paint more expressively while exploring your medium of choice. Starting with the basic elements of art, you will learn how to develop paintings using color, line, texture and composition.
In this workshop and through these exercises and Roberta’s resources, you will build an understanding of how to start, build and finish an abstract painting.
