North River Arts Society

Open Studio

Start
Friday, January 02, 2026
End
Friday, December 18, 2026
Schedule
40 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills

Looking for more space to spread out and work on a project? Or maybe you want to work amongst other artists to feel inspired and get some helpful feedback on your work. Join other local artists any time between 9am-12pm, for Open Studio. Please pay $10 cash at the door. Bring all supplies you need to use, NRAS has easels available.

No registration, drop in only, cash or check.

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Images of Color by Paul Carley

Start
Saturday, July 11, 2026
End
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Location
Horan Gallery at Ventress Memorial Library

Join us in celebration of Paul Carley with "Images of Color" at the Jeanne Horan Gallery at Ventress Memorial Library, July 11 – August 29. Opening Reception on Friday, July 17 from 5:30-7:30pm - We hope to see you there!

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Dive Into Intuitive Abstraction with Kelley MacDonald

When
Thursday, August 20, 2026
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield 02051
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9

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People engage with abstract work on a purely emotional level. As an artist painting in this unplanned, unspecified method is anything but splashing paint around. It takes an understanding of composition, color, value and line work. Layer upon layer, and discovery upon discovery. My students of Intuitive Abstraction have gone on to be admitted to prestigious art societies, gotten into juried shows, won prizes and sold work. It is a glorious expression - a dance between exuberance and restraint, and this one day workshop will get you going on the basics, and ready for expressive works. No experience necessary, but a truly open mind and a willingness to experiment will take you far. Bag lunch and paint clothes!

Materials List: MaterialsList-InuitiveAbstracts-2026-KM.pdf

Kelley MacDonald

After getting her Art History degree at Wheaton College, Kelley continued taking art classes at various Art Associations for 10 years before she started painting. First with watercolor, then oil and now happily with acrylic and mixed media, it has been a lifetime of growing and exploring all things art.

Kelley has won numerous awards, and has taught classes and workshops for many years. While for the majority of her career Kelley has been a literal, representational painter, in the past 4 years she has been diving into abstraction, particularly Intuitive Abstraction. The history involved on the canvas, the multiple layers, the reveal and conceal and push and pull are what attracts her to this method.

A favorite thing to do is to travel, and be inspired by different landscapes and cityscapes. Kelley has traveled to Holland to paint, along with many places on this side of the ocean, namely Nova Scotia, Sedona, Santa Fe, St. Simon’s Island, Seattle, San Miguel de Allende, MX, California and Maine.

]Aside from the Providence Art Club Kelley is a member of the North River Arts Society in Marshfield, MA. She has taught at the Art Club, Bristol Art Museum, and at North River Arts Society.

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Perspectives from a Shared Life: Photography and painted landscapes by Zac and Amy Norton-Benfield

Start
Saturday, August 29, 2026
End
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Location
Horan Gallery at Ventress Memorial Library

Join us in celebration of Zac and Amy Norton-Benfield with "Perspectives from a Shared Life" at the Jeanne Horan Gallery at Ventress Memorial Library, August 29 - October 17. Opening Reception on Friday, September 11, 5:30 - 7pm - We hope to see you there!

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Happy Hour by Jo Killon Wildes & Lori Fopiano

Start
Saturday, August 29, 2026
End
Thursday, October 01, 2026
Location
Dolphin Gallery, located in the Hingham Library

We are excited to announce Jo Killon Wildes & Lori Fopiano upcoming exhibition “Happy Hour”. It will be in the Dolphin Gallery at the Library in Hingham, MA from August 29 - October 1

The opening reception is on Thursday, September 3rd, 5:30 -7:30PM

."We are combining colorful subject matter to create enjoyable entertaining memories and hopefully make the viewer smile!"

Jo Killion Wildes is a Marshfield Hills, MA Artist who works primarily in oil, acrylic and charcoal. Jo is a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston and Massachusetts College of Art (BFA). Her works are colorful studies of people, land and seascapes, interiors and still lifes. Jo is a former instructor at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts in Tequesta ,Fl. and the Ellison Center for the Arts in Duxbury, Ma. She is a member of the North River Arts, South Shore Center of the Arts, Cohasset, MA and Duxbury Center for the Arts. Her works hang in private collections throughout the United States, Italy, England, and Greece.

Lori Fopiano is a contemporary painter based on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Her practice is rooted in lyrical abstraction, exploring how memory, landscape, light, and structure shape our experience of place.Her paintings are recognized for their layered translucent surfaces, architectural sense of composition, and balance between abstraction and recognition. Working primarily in acrylic and mixed media, she allows evidence of the painting process to remain visible, creating surfaces that hold both immediacy and history.

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BootCamp Challenge Class with Kelley MacDonald

Start
Thursday, September 03, 2026
End
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Schedule
4 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield 02051
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12

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Let's get the Fall started with a class that really goes over the basics of painting, the foundations we all rely on no matter what type of art we make! We'll have fun and challenging exercises that support the underpinings of every painting - composition, value, color, line work and.... more value work. It is said that people stroll by paintings and only look at them for a few seconds - a compelling composition is what keeps them looking at your work! And when you look at a painting that has good rendering, beautiful brushwork, AND a good composition but it is... meh... it is probably VALUES that is holding it back from being exceptional. Come flex your summer/relaxed painting muscles and make your paintings work for you!

Materials List: Materials LIst for Bootcamp 2026.pdf

Kelley MacDonald

After getting her Art History degree at Wheaton College, Kelley continued taking art classes at various Art Associations for 10 years before she started painting. First with watercolor, then oil and now happily with acrylic and mixed media, it has been a lifetime of growing and exploring all things art.

Kelley has won numerous awards, and has taught classes and workshops for many years. While for the majority of her career Kelley has been a literal, representational painter, in the past 4 years she has been diving into abstraction, particularly Intuitive Abstraction. The history involved on the canvas, the multiple layers, the reveal and conceal and push and pull are what attracts her to this method.

A favorite thing to do is to travel, and be inspired by different landscapes and cityscapes. Kelley has traveled to Holland to paint, along with many places on this side of the ocean, namely Nova Scotia, Sedona, Santa Fe, St. Simon’s Island, Seattle, San Miguel de Allende, MX, California and Maine.

Aside from the Providence Art Club Kelley is a member of the North River Arts Society in Marshfield, MA. She has taught at the Art Club, Bristol Art Museum, and at North River Arts Society.

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Outside the Box Closing Party

When
Saturday, September 05, 2026
6:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield MA

OTB – Outside the Box
A small works summer exhibit and silent auction to benefit the North River Arts Society

August 8 – September 5

Exhibit Open Mondays – Thursdays 9am-1pm and Sundays 12pm-2pm

Thinking Outside the Box is thinking freely, not bound by old rules or practices. This exhibit encourages North River Arts Society artists & friends to do that by creating art outside their usual medium or style. To make the auction even more intriguing, artwork will be identified by number only. The artists’ names won’t be revealed until the silent auction ends, challenging viewers to trust their instincts and bid on what they like.

The Guidelines:

Use the 8”x8” Gatorboard square provided by NRAS as the base of your work

Do not sign your work

Do not frame your work

Do not mount your work onto or paint over the entry number on the back

Deliver your artwork dry to the touch so it can be scanned at NRAS

The Frame Center of Hanover has generously offered to dry mount your work onto the gatorboard if you wish. Please remember that this may take some some so please plan ahead – don’t wait until the last minute!

Important Dates:

Drop Off - July 30, 6-8pm, OR August 1, 9am-11am

Opening Party - August 8, 6pm

Bidding Open/Gallery Open - August 8 – 28, Mondays - Thursdays 9am-1pm and Sundays 12-2pm

Bidding Ends - August 28, 12 noon

Artist Reveal - August 31 – September 5

Closing Party - September 5, 6pm

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Paint Your Memories: Turn Your Photos into Paintings with Lauren Bass

Start
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
End
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Schedule
6 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield MA
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Create a meaningful work of art from a favorite photo in this supportive, all levels painting class. Work at your own pace while receiving individualized instruction throughout each session. In addition to personalized guidance, the class will explore essential artistic concepts including composition, color theory, value and techniques for creating depths and the illusion of light.

Whether your photos captures a beloved family member, pet or a memorable place or moment, you'll create paintings that celebrate your subject.

Materials List: Supply list for Paint from your Photos.pdf

Lauren Bass is an oil painter working in the realist tradition. Dedicated to the continual pursuit of her craft, she has studied with many prominent local and nationally recognized artists, building a strong technical foundation through years of disciplined study and careful observation.

Lauren's artistic voice is shaped by two distinct traditions: the Impressionist Cape Cod School, with its emphasis on luminous color and the effects of natural light, and the Boston tradition through her studies at the Academy of Realist Art which teaches classical realism. She further expanded her training during four months of intensive study in France, focusing on portraiture and the human figure.

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Freestyle with Page Railsback

Start
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
End
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Schedule
3 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield
Spaces left
9

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Have you ever felt stuck, blocked or uninspired? Join me in a 3 week session using techniques to free yourself up, become more inspired and paint like a kindergartener. We will do short warm ups on small surfaces and then a longer, bigger painting. All levels of experience, medium and style are welcome. We will paint from still life and photos for reference.

Materials list:

Sketch book,
Canvas pad 16x20 or 4-6 small canvas boards ex. 8x8 12x8 etc
or small boards or canvas for exercises
Twig Charcoal and or Sharpie pen
3 Larger canvas 20x20, 20x16 or larger
Water container or turps
Brushes 3 or more -1/2 inch, 1 inch ,2 inch…Big Brushes
Palette knife
Paints: 6 Essentials
Light yellow, medium yellow (or ochre)
Ultramarine blue and one other blue : Thalo blue,cerulean or manganese.
Alizarin crimson red or deep magenta, Cadmium red light
Big tube of White titanium
Black, optional
Any other color you like is optional…Viridian green, orange, pink etc
Palette, paper palette is an option
Water spray bottle for acrylics or watercolor
Rags or paper towels
Apron
camera (phone)
images on your phone or photos

Page Railsback

I work mainly with acrylic paint, mixed with charcoal, pastels and oil sticks. I push paint around expressively with varied results. I paint landscapes, still lives and figurative work from life, reference photographs or sometimes just from my intuition creating something abstract. I paint large pieces on raw canvas tacked to a board often so I can transport the work while traveling. My paintings come from my gut connecting with the viewers heart .. I am interested in the big expansive picture.

Page lives in Scituate and has a Studio in Rockland MA. She exhibits her work at The Copley Society in Boston, Peter Alpers Fine Art Gallery in Rockport, Front Street Gallery in Scituate and in local juried Shows.

PageRailsback.com

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Intro to Sewing with Olivia Harvey

Start
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
End
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Schedule
6 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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In this 6-week class, students will learn the basics of clothing construction, from threading and using their sewing machines to reading patterns and sewing garments from start to finish. This class is perfect for those who are complete beginners or have a few simple sewing projects under their belts and would like to learn more. Prior students are also welcome!

This class is open to adults and high school students, please contact the office with any questions at northriverarts@gmail.com.

Materials List:

Sewing machine (North River will have a few machines for students to share if you do not have your own machine.)
Fabric scissors
Pins
Seam ripper
Soft measuring tape
Pencils/sketchbook
After students learn the basics, they will be asked to purchase a simple pattern and fabric for a project

Olivia Harvey is an avid sewist and upcycler who first learned how to sew as a kid right here at NRAS with Brooke Stanton — and she hasn’t stopped since! Along with making and embellishing her own clothes, Olivia also sells her upcycled creations through her online shop OHpleeze. She believes that everyone should learn how to sew because it makes life (and your closet) a lot more interesting!

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Wednesday Early Release Day ArtCamp - Fall 2026

Start
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
End
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Schedule
10 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
Spaces left
13

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During three 10-week sessions throughout the school year, students in grades 1–5 will explore and develop their artistic abilities in a fun, supportive, and nurturing environment. Children are encouraged to express their ideas, experiment creatively, and build confidence in their unique artistic voice.

Students will work with a wide variety of media—including drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media—while learning foundational art concepts through hands-on projects. Inspiration will come from artists throughout history and from diverse cultures around the world, helping students discover new ways of seeing and creating.

Register siblings for a discount! At registration, add additional children as "guests" and register siblings for discounted price of $220/each.

Allison Andrews is an artist and former graphic designer. She earned her Bachelor in Fine Arts from Bridgewater State University and has been teaching art classes for the past 12 years at local libraries and privately. Currently she works as a preschool paraprofessional along with substitute teaching for preschool, middle school and high school. Coming from a family of artists, Allison enjoys painting in watercolor and acrylic. She teaches children and adults and enjoys sharing her love of painting and all things art!

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Intro to Procreate - Digital Illustration Basics with Jaimee Reale

Start
Thursday, September 10, 2026
End
Thursday, October 01, 2026
Schedule
4 sessions
Spaces left
10

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Learn the fundamentals of digital illustration using Procreate in this four-week course designed for beginners. We’ll cover everything from setting up your canvas and using layers, to inking, coloring, and creating finished artwork. Each session includes guided demos, hands-on studio time, and optional at-home exercises to support your growth. Whether you're completely new to digital tools or looking to build a creative habit, this class will give you the skills and confidence to start illustrating on your iPad.

About the Artist: Jaimee Reale is an illustrator and designer behind Jaimee Makes, known for creating vibrant, hand-drawn artwork for musicians, product lines, and independent brands. She holds a BFA in Design from Boston University and spent several years as an elementary art teacher, which informs her clear, approachable teaching style. With a background in both traditional and digital media, Jaimee is passionate about helping others build creative confidence through accessible tools like Procreate.

Materials:

iPad with Procreate Drawing App installed (https://procreate.com)

Apple Pencil

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Open Sewing Studio with Olivia Harvey - September

When
Monday, September 14, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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6

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Stuck on a sewing project and need some guidance or motivation? Come to the Open Sewing Studio every second Monday of the month to work alongside other sewing enthusiasts! Hosted by NRAS sewing instructor Olivia Harvey, you’ll be able to ask questions and receive assistance, if desired, to help fine-tune your skills. Bring any project, your sewing machine, and the supplies you need, and let’s get sewing! Please note, this is not a structured class and is intended for those with some prior sewing experience.

Olivia Harvey is an avid sewist and upcycler who first learned how to sew as a kid right here at NRAS with Brooke Stanton — and she hasn’t stopped since! Along with making and embellishing her own clothes, Olivia also sells her upcycled creations through her online shop OHpleeze. She believes that everyone should learn how to sew because it makes life (and your closet) a lot more interesting!

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Just the Facts? A Poetry Workshop with Carla Panciera

When
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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Here’s a riddle: What’s fake? What’s real? What’s a little bit of both? Answer: The poems we’ll generate in this workshop. Sometimes, we don’t know what we know. Other times, we make stuff up as we go along. Sometimes, we mire ourselves in the serious work and the serious content that make up our poems. Other times, not so much. In today’s workshop, we’ll use models from Tony Hoagland, Kurtis Lamkin, and Lisel Muller, to generate our own fact-based, facts-twisted poems.

This workshop is appropriate for poets of all levels of experience.

Participants should bring pen, paper, or computer to write with.

Carla Panciera is a writer and a teacher, a mother, a (very novice) birder and (an even more novice) gardener. She has published three collections of poetry, most recently One Trail of Longing, Another of String, longlisted for the 2026 Massachusetts Book Award, a collection of short stories, and a memoir about growing up on her family’s dairy farm. Find out more about Carla and her work here.

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Playful Practice, A Mixed Media Workshop with Karen Cass

When
Saturday, September 19, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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This workshop is designed to help artists generate lots of fun materials to integrate into their existing creative practice. Whether a productive professional artist or a dabbler, we all need a jump start or a prompt to get us moving toward our next breakthrough. The simple act of producing intuitive drawings and painted or printed papers can be a therapeutic and super satisfying way to uplift, inspire and invite the unexpected into your creative process.

Materials List: Playful Practice.docx

Karen Cass holds a BFA from Emmanuel College and an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art & Design in Boston, MA. She currently teaches art at the Center Elementary School in Hanover, MA. In addition to teaching art full time for over 600 students in grades 2-4, she keeps a vigorous studio schedule and shows regularly throughout New England and in New York. She is an active member of her local art community, deeply committed to supporting local artists and providing educational programs and exhibiting opportunities through her work as a dedicated member of the Hanover Cultural Council and a member of the faculty at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset. She works primarily in mixed media, collage and various painting media. Her work is rooted in the landscape and nature, mostly fascinated with woodlands, rocky beaches and the interplay of plant life with water. Reflections and meditation are part of her creative practice which take her on a journey into the subconscious - conjuring an other-worldly sense of place in her work. The abstracted, atmospheric quality of her paintings and collages weave together a sense of memory and reverence to the natural world.

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Monday Craft Night Open Studio

Start
Monday, September 21, 2026
End
Monday, January 18, 2027
Schedule
9 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills

No registration required – all are welcome! $10 cash only

Looking for a creative way to kick off your week? Join us every FIRST and THIRD Monday night at North River Arts Society for Drop-In Craft Night! Bring your own project—whether it’s knitting, sketching, embroidery, sewing, collage, or any craft you're working on—and enjoy a relaxed, welcoming space to create alongside fellow makers.

All skill levels are welcome. This is an informal, social night perfect for getting inspired, sharing ideas, and making progress on whatever you're into. Come solo or with friends—stay the whole time or just pop in!

This group is open to all ages, levels, skills and crafts.

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Members Show 2026 Drop Off

When
Friday, September 25, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills

Important Dates:

Deadline for entries: September 14 at Midnight

Artwork Drop off at G.A.R. Hall: September 25, 5 - 7pm or September 26, 10am - 12pm

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: October 3, 6pm - 8pm

Artwork pick up from G.A.R. Hall: November 1, 12 pm - 2pm or November 2, 5 - 7pm

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Painted Paper Florals with Tracy Allegro

When
Saturday, September 26, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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12

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Spend the day exploring color, texture, and creativity as we create a collection of vibrant hand-painted papers to use in a layered floral collage. Choose your favorite flower as inspiration, then cut, arrange, and compose your own unique still life using your custom-painted papers.

Once your collage is complete, we'll bring the piece together using a negative painting technique, painting around the shapes to "carve out" and define the final composition. This process adds depth, contrast, and a beautiful painterly finish to your artwork.

Designed for artists of all experience levels, this workshop is all about experimentation, play, and discovering new techniques in a relaxed, supportive environment. There is no pressure to create a perfect piece—just an opportunity to enjoy the creative process, embrace happy accidents, and leave with a colorful work of art that's uniquely your own.

Materials List: I will provide a 9 x 12 canvas board substrate to work on. If you would like to work on More than one painting, feel free to bring canvas boards or a cradled panel no smaller than 9 × 12.

Mark making tools; crayons, colored pencils, pastels, markers. Whatever you enjoy using.
Scissors
Adhesive - Matte medium or satin medium
Papers to paint on; copy paper, flyers, deli paper, whatever you have on hand really. Anything but magazine pages.
Paint; Any kind of acrylic paint that you like. Primary colors plus black and white. Also any other colors that you like.
Silicone wedge scraper or spatula to adhere papers.
Paint brushes of various sizes.They don't have to be expensive.

Tracy Allegro is a mixed media artist from Quincy, Ma.

I love to focus my work on plants, flowers and occasionally people and dogs. I love color, shape and whimsy. I’ve taken many art courses over the years from the Art Institute of Boston and The Museum of Fine Arts School. I graduated with a minor in Art from UMass/Boston. I’m happiest when I’m creating.

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Members Show 2026 Drop Off

When
Saturday, September 26, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills

Important Dates:

Deadline for entries: September 14 at Midnight

Artwork Drop off at G.A.R. Hall: September 25, 5 - 7pm or September 26, 10am - 12pm

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: October 3, 6pm - 8pm

Artwork pick up from G.A.R. Hall: November 1, 12 pm - 2pm or November 2, 5 - 7pm

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Drop In Figure Drawing

Start
Monday, September 28, 2026
End
Monday, December 28, 2026
Schedule
4 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield MA 02051

Join North River Arts for Figure Drawing!

Settle into a relaxed, creative atmosphere and spend your Monday evening drawing or painting from a live nude model. Each session begins with a series of short, dynamic poses designed to help you warm up, loosen your hand, and explore gesture. We then transition into longer poses, giving you the opportunity to dive deeper into proportion, anatomy, shading, and more refined detail at your own pace.

This is an uninstructed studio session, making it a wonderful option for artists of all levels who are looking to practice, build confidence, or simply enjoy dedicated time to create in community with others. Bring your preferred materials and enjoy a supportive, inspiring environment to grow your figure drawing skills.

Easels provided by NRAS. $20 drop in fee at the door, cash only. Space limited to 14 students.

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Watercolor Techniques Workshop: Land, Sea, and Sky with Tara Connaughton

When
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield 02051
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10

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In this one-day workshop, we'll learn and practice core watercolor techniques through class exercises and a series of ‘postcard’ studies, focusing on creating skies (various weather, clouds), water/ocean painting techniques/textures, and land/trees (foreground to background).

Painting these landscape elements will help you hone foundational watercolor skills, and these ‘coastal building blocks’ can be used for a variety of painting subjects.

The class will include instructor demonstration and guidance through a series of in class exercises and small painting studies, along with inspiration and ideas for continued practice. You'll learn key process techniques for working with watercolor and layering paint that you can take into other subject matter and your future paintings.

To keep supplies costs low for students and to facilitate the class lessons, all necessary materials will be provided. You are welcome to bring your watercolor painting supplies if you have materials (such as brushes) that you are comfortable using.

Tara Connaughton is a local artist who teaches watercolor and botanical illustration through local workshops, privately, at organizations around the South Shore and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society botanical art program (Wellesley, MA). She has a Certificate in Botanical Art & Illustration through intensive study of this art form. Tara uses her passion for painting and love of nature to teach and inspire others to find their creative spirit and connect with the world around them. Tara is also a freelance illustrator, creating custom art and illustration for clients across a wide range of subjects, with a focus on artwork for wedding invitations and stationery as well as house portraits.

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Working in a Series with Kelley MacDonald

Start
Thursday, October 01, 2026
End
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Schedule
8 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield 02051
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In this popular class each student will decide on a subject or theme to explore. I have found that working in a series is one of the best ways to truly understand your subject, as well as your medium. Using whatever medium you are comfortable with, you will push the boundaries of your subject, and let yourself be inspired by artists in the class, as well as in a weekly slideshow of examples of artists painting in a series. This is an excellent way to improve your skills, and learn to stretch your 'painting vocabulary'. If you can dream it, you can paint it. All levels welcome, just paint what you love!

Materials List - All, or as many as you can manage:

-Any size canvas (new one each week) you choose - from 6x6 to 30x30 - whatever you are comfortable with. Canvas, board, canvas board… whatever you like to paint on. Your goal is to start a new painting each week

Disposable Palette

Colors - whatever medium you choose (acrylic, watercolor, pastel, oil) I would suggest at least this limited palette:

Large tube of titanium white
1 warm and 1 cool tube of
Yellow - (ex. Cad lemon and cad yellow medium)
Red (ex. Cadmium red light and Alizarin Crimson, magenta or rose)
Blue (ex. Ultramarine and pthalo)
Neutral such as BURNT umber (not raw)

Brushes in an array of sizes - I use flats, but you may use whatever you are comfortable with, in a 1/4 inch size, a 1/2 in size and a 1 inch size. Then a BIG one and a tiny, detail one.

At least one palette knife - any size

Water container such as a large yogurt or ricotta tub

Apron or overshirt - optional

Paper towels

Kelley MacDonald

After getting her Art History degree at Wheaton College, Kelley continued taking art classes at various Art Associations for 10 years before she started painting. First with watercolor, then oil and now happily with acrylic and mixed media, it has been a lifetime of growing and exploring all things art.

Kelley has won numerous awards, and has taught classes and workshops for many years. While for the majority of her career Kelley has been a literal, representational painter, in the past 4 years she has been diving into abstraction, particularly Intuitive Abstraction. The history involved on the canvas, the multiple layers, the reveal and conceal and push and pull are what attracts her to this method.

A favorite thing to do is to travel, and be inspired by different landscapes and cityscapes. Kelley has traveled to Holland to paint, along with many places on this side of the ocean, namely Nova Scotia, Sedona, Santa Fe, St. Simon’s Island, Seattle, San Miguel de Allende, MX, California and Maine.

]Aside from the Providence Art Club Kelley is a member of the North River Arts Society in Marshfield, MA. She has taught at the Art Club, Bristol Art Museum, and at North River Arts Society.

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Fast and Loose Landscape: Exploring Abstracting the View with Suzette Lebenzon

When
Saturday, October 03, 2026
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
Spaces left
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Want to paint looser and more abstractly? If you have struggled with this, the Fast and Loose Landscape workshop may be for you.

You will explore loosening up your mark making and moving toward abstraction of the landscape, while keeping one foot in the representation of the scene. Color choices and mixing will be discussed. You will work with a limited palette that will be surprisingly flexible and expansive.

Class begins at 9:30 with a slide orientation outlining the workshop. Suzette will demonstrate techniques and lead you through exercises. Pics of landscapes will be supplied but it is recommended you bring photos of a landscape dear to you. Ultimately, you will work from memory to create your final piece but, the photos help with the exercises and serve as a reference.

Materials List:

Must have:

A Bristol pad, Vellum or Smooth, as big as you please but not smaller than 11x14
A graphite pencil
3 inexpensive 11x14 or larger canvases
masking tape
acrylic paints (even the small $2 craft bottles work great. Don’t over spend for an exercise)
Blue (ultramarine or cobalt)
Yellow (cadmium or primary like hue)
Red (cadmium or primary like hue)
larger bottle Titanium White
Payne’s Grey (may not find in cheap bottle- ok to get tube)
Palette and palette paper
water container
3 different sized brushes (bring what you have! a thin one for lines, big one for large spaces)
water spray bottle
any tools you can use to scrape (palette knife, credit card, etc)
Bring a few photos of landscapes that move you. Ideally a place that is familiar to you. I will also supply pics.

Don’t fret about the list. We will make it work by sharing and improvising.

Nice to have:

pastels, oil or soft
ink tense pencils
Cran d’arche Neocolor crayons or like product
any other colors of acrylic paint we will use VERY sparingly for accents

Suzette Lebenzon is a contemporary landscape painter based on Cape Cod. Her work explores a variety of settings; the intimate environs of overgrown gardens, the meticulous designs of botanical gardens and arboretums; the mystery of the woods; and the expanse of the coastline. Using unconventional color choices, bold mark making, layering of paint, and vigorous scraping and scratching for texture, Lebenzon creates work that surprises and provokes engagement.

Lebenzon has exhibited widely. Currently her work can be found at AM Zehnder Gallery in Wellfleet, MA; BBLG Gallery in Smithtown, NY; and Portico Atlas, in NYC. She was made a signature member of NAWA in 2023 and also was the recipient of a Mass Cultural Council Unrestricted Artist Grant that same year. This year, she was accepted in to the Copley Society of Art, as a professional member.

Her work hangs in a prominent pediatric Boston hospital, medical offices and numerous private and corporate collections.

Born in Massachusetts, Suzette received her art training at Vermont College at Norwich University.

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Members Show 2026 Opening Reception

When
Saturday, October 03, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills

Join us as we celebrate our Annual Members Show Exhibit! It's an incredible show that you don't want to miss! Award Winners will be announced at 7:30pm. Cash bar!

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Introduction to Drawing with Sue Casey

Start
Tuesday, October 06, 2026
End
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Schedule
4 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield
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11

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This 4-week Introduction to Drawing course provides a supportive and engaging environment for developing fundamental drawing skills. Through weekly 3-hour sessions, students will build hand-eye coordination and sharpen their observational abilities while exploring essential techniques such as perspective, shading, composition, and visual observation. Whether you're new to drawing or looking to strengthen your foundation, this course will help you gain confidence and improve your skills.

Materials List:

- Strathmore drawing pad paper pad 70 lbs. 12'' x 18" or larger

- Pencils: Standard graphite set (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, and 6B).

- Erasers: One kneaded eraser and one white vinyl eraser.

- Extras: Metal pencil sharpener, artist tape, and a 12-inch metal ruler.

About the Instructor: Sue Casey

Sue Casey is a local artist and educator who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and earned her degree in Art Education from Rhode Island College. She taught art in the Attleboro Public Schools for more than 30 years, inspiring generations of students through her passion for creativity and learning. Today, Sue devotes much of her time to her own artistic practice while teaching art classes and workshops throughout the South Shore.

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Layers, Color, Instinct with Nancy Cloonan

Start
Wednesday, October 07, 2026
End
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Schedule
4 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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This four week mixed media course is built around process, instinct, and the layered painting. Working intuitively, you will develop a series of paintings that incorporates acrylic paint, printed collage materials, and a close study of how your materials behave. Along the way you will sharpen your eye for value and design, practice self-editing, and participate in supportive critiques designed to make you a more confident and independent painter.

Materials List: Materials List for Layers, Color, Instinct.pdf

Nancy Cloonan is an abstract painter based in Plymouth, MA whose paintings are an amalgamation of the shapes, lines, and ordinary gems she sees while walking each day.

Cloonan earned her BA in studio art with a concentration in printmaking and photography from Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York. She has consumed an abundance of courses and workshops in a variety of mediums since her undergraduate degree. She now focuses mainly on acrylic/mixed media on wood and paper.

Lifelong learning is imperative for Cloonan. In addition to her daily painting practice she has facilitated workshops for adults and children, taught in public and private school, artist in residence for K-5, and has experience mentoring and being mentored.

Cloonan's work has been exhibited and collected throughout the USA. She has been featured in Artypants Magazine twice.

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Modern Collage with Nancy Colella

Start
Thursday, October 08, 2026
End
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Schedule
4 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield
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Collage, or “Painting with Paper,” is increasingly recognized as one of the most exciting mediums in the art world today. This class will allow you to explore and experiment with this fun and unique medium. Collage provides an opportunity to paint without fear. It turns looking and composing into a playful activity, where shapes of color can be easily cut and rearranged. The element of SHAPE plays a crucial role in painting. Limiting the number of shapes in a composition can be a challenge. Engaging in collaging helps you see shapes differently and encourages you to simplify and refine your design.

Most materials will be provided, but students are encouraged to collect and share papers they may have.

Nancy (born c. 1950, Englewood, NJ) earned a B.A. in Fine Art from Muskingum University, then studied painting at the Aegean School of Fine Arts in Paros, Greece, and at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel, Mexico. After a career in the hospitality business and while raising two children, she resumed her studies at Mass College of Art. She has studied with, and is currently inspired by, contemporary painters Peggi Kroll Roberts, Mark Daniel Nelson, Nancy Gruskin, Catherine Kehoe, and Tracey Everly, to name a few. She is a Copley Master of the Copley Society of Art in Boston, MA, and a faculty member of the North River Arts Society in Marshfield, MA. She is well known for her popular “Modern Painting” class and teaches numerous online and live workshops throughout New England. She lives in Norwell, MA (winter) and Scituate, MA (summer) with her husband and yellow lab, Limoncello.

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Expressive Arts for Self-Care with Maura Raymond

When
Thursday, October 08, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield MA 02051
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11

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Join us for a deeply restorative expressive arts series. Expressive Arts for Self Care is a course in which you will learn to connect with your feelings, emotions, and inner wisdom through process-centered art-making. Each session opens with a grounding mindfulness practice to help you drop into your body and access your innate creativity. After an immersive art-making experience, Maura will guide you through reflective journaling, and supportive community sharing, teaching you how to derive wisdom within your imagery. The goal is not to create conventionally-pleasing works of art; in this course, we center process over product to foster play, curiosity, discovery, and self-growth.

Supplies will be provided but students are welcome to bring your favorite (quick-drying, portable) materials if you choose.

Maura Raymond is an expressive arts facilitator, high school art educator, certified yoga and breathwork instructor. She has a professional teaching license in Massachusetts, where she has been teaching high school visual art since 2014. Maura has ample experience teaching conventional art skills, but she is most aligned with teaching art from an Expressionist perspective. She is passionate about facilitating process-centered art workshops that promote participants’ creative and mental wellness.

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The Business of Art with Liz Haywood-Sullivan

When
Saturday, October 10, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills, MA 02051
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15

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Once your art is completed - then what? Where do you go from there? This intensive one-day workshop will help you examine artistic goals for your career and hone your business skills. Designed by an artist for artists this workshop will inspire you with tips and techniques to help you keep track of your art, self promotion, selling your art, pricing, competitions, bookkeeping tips, and much more. Bring a notebook and your questions for a lively conversation. Handouts will be included.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan, IAPS/EP, PSA-MP, has been dedicated to working exclusively in the pastel medium since 1996. Her attraction to the medium is pastel's unique ability to capture light and atmosphere in the landscape. She is a sought-after instructor and judge for pastel societies and arts organizations around the world. Liz authored the popular book Painting Brilliant Skies and Water in Pastel (Northlight, 2013). Her award-winning pastel paintings have been featured in numerous books and magazine articles, and have appeared in national, international and museum exhibitions worldwide. Liz is a President Emerita of the International Association of Pastel Societies (2013-2017) and past president of North River Arts Society (2021-2025). Her online instruction can be found at www.epiphanyfineart.com.

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MinniYogi & NRAS: Mindful Artists

When
Sunday, October 11, 2026
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills
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Join us for yoga and artwork at North River Art Society! Ages 3+

This is a super fun program designed to teach children the basics of mindfulness, meditation and movement. We’ll be using provided materials to make crafts for our yoga story flow lead by yoga instructor, Chrissy Sullivan.

We’ll also be learning helpful breathwork techniques to calm our nervous systems at any age! Each class will have an educational theme and will include partner and group poses, easy alignment tips and some singing and dancing!

To register a sibling: please add a "guest" at registration for discounted price.

Chrissy is a certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor with an additional specialization in youth and mindfulness. She has two beautiful babies who can often be found flowing beside her. Ever since she was a child herself, Chrissy has been drawn to a more spiritual and artistic way of life. She is greatly influenced by her grandmother, a lifelong montessori teacher and her great aunt, a Harvard professor and yoga guru. As a true nurturer, Chrissy has always been drawn to helping others. She believes it’s so important to start with our youth. If we can teach children the basic principles of yoga and how to calm their own central nervous systems we can directly benefit their lives and our communities as a whole. Chrissy created MinniYogi in 2020, a carefully curated yoga program for children and caregivers of all ages. The program includes flashcards which teach the child and caregiver the basics of yoga and meditation and how to apply them to everyday life. Chrissy incorporates the cards in all of her classes. Come join us for lots of silliness and learning! Because children learn best when having fun!

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Open Sewing Studio with Olivia Harvey - October

When
Monday, October 12, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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8

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Stuck on a sewing project and need some guidance or motivation? Come to the Open Sewing Studio every second Monday of the month to work alongside other sewing enthusiasts! Hosted by NRAS sewing instructor Olivia Harvey, you’ll be able to ask questions and receive assistance, if desired, to help fine-tune your skills. Bring any project, your sewing machine, and the supplies you need, and let’s get sewing! Please note, this is not a structured class and is intended for those with some prior sewing experience.

Olivia Harvey is an avid sewist and upcycler who first learned how to sew as a kid right here at NRAS with Brooke Stanton — and she hasn’t stopped since! Along with making and embellishing her own clothes, Olivia also sells her upcycled creations through her online shop OHpleeze. She believes that everyone should learn how to sew because it makes life (and your closet) a lot more interesting!

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How to Write a Scene with Justine Sullivan

Start
Thursday, October 15, 2026
End
Thursday, November 05, 2026
Schedule
4 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills MA
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Every great piece of fiction is just a bunch of tiny scenes, and if you can learn how to write a great scene, you can write anything. In this four-week class, learn the fundamentals of building a scene—including dialogue, action, interiority and more—by reading from the masters, practicing as a group, and getting feedback in a judgment-free space. You’ll leave the class with tips and techniques for elevating your writing, as well as a workshopped scene of your own.

Materials

Laptop or writing materials
Reading materials will be provided by the instructor

Justine Sullivan is a writer and editor who lives on the South Shore with her family and two dogs. She has written for The Boston Globe, Literary Hub, and her debut novel, He Said He Would Be Late, was published by Macmillan in March 2023.

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Pumpkin Paint and Sip Night with Sue Casey

When
Friday, October 16, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield MA
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Celebrate the season by creating your own pumpkin masterpiece on canvas. Grab your friends and enjoy a relaxing evening of painting, laughter, and fall vibes.

No experience necessary

All supplies included

Step-by-step instruction

Take home your finished masterpiece

Sue Casey is a local artist and educator who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and earned her degree in Art Education from Rhode Island College. She taught art in the Attleboro Public Schools for more than 30 years, inspiring generations of students through her passion for creativity and learning. Today, Sue devotes much of her time to her own artistic practice while teaching art classes and workshops throughout the South Shore.

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Painting Your Landscape with Pete Hocking

When
Saturday, October 17, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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Toward the end of her life, reflecting on the beginning of her work in New Mexico, Georgia O'Keeffe said, "I thought someone could tell me how to paint a landscape. But I never found that person. I had to just settle down and try...They could tell me how to paint their landscape, but they couldn't tell me how to paint mine."

Finding and painting one's landscape (joyfully) can be the work of a lifetime. Drawing on O'Keeffe's wisdom, this workshop will not focus on specific techniques or approaches to landscape painting, but rather will work with each participant to develop confidence in their skills and individual visual language. One develops their skill as a painter by painting, so the goal of this workshop will be the development of small suite paintings of modest scale.

We’ll start our workshop looking at the work of some contemporary landscape painters, and we’ll spend most of the day painting. The instructor will work in parallel with other participants (offering requested demonstrations for the group), while also circulating to provide individualized support to each participant.

Materials List: Hocking Materials List.pdf

Pete Hocking is a painter, teacher, curator & writer on Cape Cod. His work is concerned with nature, place, poetics, and identity. He's a founding board member of Provincetown Commons, an economic development center for the creative economy. He taught part-time at RI School of Design from 1997- 2022. From 2003-2021 he was full-time faculty in Goddard College’s MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program. He was director of RISD’s Office of Public Engagement (2007-11), and Associate Dean of the College & Director of the Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University (1992-2005). More information about his work and teaching method is available at petehocking.com

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Block Printing with Rachel Bruce

Start
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
End
Tuesday, November 03, 2026
Schedule
3 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield MA
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12

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This 3-week class will dive into the world of block printing, covering a crash-course on all things blocks for artists of all sorts who want to bring their creativity to life in the printed world. This class will cover techniques for drawing, carving, and printing block prints on a variety of mediums. Rachel will help you bring to life a block and a variety of prints in different mediums of your own imagination.

About the Instructor: Rachel Bruce (Ray Prints)

I started block printing in 2020 when I was looking to reconnect with my creativity outside of the everyday hustle and bustle and a full-time job in finance. I have always been an artist at heart, and have continued to explore new mediums even as I jumped into the professional world.

Over the past few years, all the hours of drawing, carving, and printing blocks has led me to “launch” Ray Prints where I’ve been able to share my love of block prints with the south shore at different pop ups and markets. I have fallen in love with block printing for the way that it fits into life - it is accessible, affordable and has provided me with hours of escape as I work through each step in creating totally unique pieces of art with each stamp and Speedball carve.

Materials List:

(1 per student) 8"x10" block, black ink, rollers and paper provided by NRAS. Students should bring a set of carving tools, Rachel recommends this one for beginners. Rachel also suggests bringing watercolor supplies, different ink colors if you want and any old clothing, canvas bags, etc. that you may want to play around printing on!

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Creating Atmosphere, Mood and Depth in Watercolor with Irena Roman

When
Saturday, October 24, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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Learn how to create sparkle, luminosity and vibrancy with the transparent medium of watercolor!

Most often, watercolor is considered a light-to-dark medium. But in this one-day workshop, we’ll challenge that approach! Learn how to achieve instant atmosphere in your paintings by establishing the background first, maximizing your value scale by leaving foreground details for last. Glowing watercolors are within reach!

Some previous watercolor experience is helpful but beginners are welcome.

Materials List: Basic Supply Kit_6404.docx

Irena Roman, AWS, DF, is a transparent watercolorist from Scituate, MA. In addition to being a nationally recognized award-winning painter, she’s a professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, with over thirty years of teaching experience.

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Image Transfer Exploration in Mixed Media with Mandy Fariello

Start
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
End
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Schedule
4 sessions
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield 02051
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11

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Discover the poetry of layers, texture, and imperfect beauty through the art of image transfers. In this mixed media class, we'll explore four unique transfer techniques, each offering its own surprises and character. We'll celebrate the unexpected—the faded edges, worn textures, and beautifully imperfect marks that bring depth and soul to your artwork. Whether you're adding vintage charm, personal imagery, or abstract elements, you'll leave with new techniques, fresh inspiration, and a collection of transfers ready to weave into your creative practice.

Materials List: Image Transfer Workshop supply list.docx

Mandy Fariello is a mixed media artist who has focused on collage, acrylic painting, and MailArt for the past 20 years. She is inspired by contrasts and juxtapositions- bright colors and rusty bits, shiny and dull, smooth and textured-all with a healthy dose of humor thrown in for good measure.

Much of Mandy’s art revolves around finding new life for discarded books and objects. Her art journey has led to teaching workshops, being published, winning awards and supporting other artists as a member of the board of trustees of the Duxbury Art Association.

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Hue & Harmony: A Deep Dive Workshop with Allison Krajcik

When
Saturday, October 31, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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10

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Unlock the secrets of vibrant, balanced color in this hands-on workshop focused on the core principles of color harmony. Whether you are a beginner or looking to refine your palette, this session will teach you how to move beyond random color choices, toward an intentional palette for a painting in oil, acrylic, gouache, or pastel.

We begin with two of the most effective color schemes in art:

Triads: Using three colors equally spaced on the color wheel to create a vibrant, high-contrast palette.
Split-Complementaries: Pairing a base color with the two colors next to its’ complement, offering the visual interest of contrast with a more sophisticated, neutral palette.

Participants will first construct a detailed color chart, in oil, acrylic, or gouache, mapping out the chosen scheme and discovering the range of color that is produced from just 3 tubes of paint! From there, we will explore the concept of dominance and create swatches based on learning how to apply the 60-30-10 rule—where one color leads the composition while the others provide support and accents. Using these custom charts and swatches as a road maps, artists will spend the second half of the workshop creating color studies and a small painting. Although the charts are made with liquid paint, pastelists can isolate and collect the colors on the charts to take advantage of the inherent harmony of paint.

What You Will Learn:

How to mix triad or split-complementary color chart in oil, acrylic, or gouache.
The role of a color chart in planning successful painting.
How pastelists can gather pastels to coordinate with the charts and borrow the inherent harmony created with a liquid painting medium.
Strategies for establishing color dominance to support your vision for a painting.

Sign up to transform your approach to color and bring a new level of harmony to your creative process!

Materials List: KrajcikAllison_1Day Workshop Proposal-HueHarmony .pdf

Allison Krajcik is a fine art pastelist and oil painter known for her luminous land and seascapes, still life, and florals that radiate with atmosphere and emotion. Allison builds depth through layered washes and warm underpaintings, resulting in pieces that feel both grounded and ethereal. Her subject matter often reflects the quiet beauty of the natural world – from the windswept coast to delicate botanicals – each rendered with sensitivity to light, color and movement. A Southeastern Massachusetts native, Allison brings an intuitive sense of place to her work, inviting viewers to slow down and observe the subtleties of their surroundings.

Since her reemergence in 2020, she has achieved Master Circle status with the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), signature status with the Pastel Society of American and the Pastel Painters of Cape Cod and has been accepted into several exhibitions with the American Impressionist Society. Her paintings have earned widespread recognition including awards from the Copley Society of Art in Boston and Dakota Pastels International Competition. Her work has also won “Best of Show” awards in international competitions with the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod and the Pastel Society of New Hampshire. Her work has also been exhibited at the National Arts Club in New York and the Butler Institute of Ohio.

Her landscapes have been featured in American Art Collector Magazine and Plein Air Magazine and she was invited to write about her creative process for the French magazine, Pratique des Arts, where she shared insights into the “inner glow” that characterizes much of her work. Michell Albala, author of Landscape Painting and The Landscape Painter’s Workbook, will include her painting “Veiled” in his upcoming book New Lessons in Landscape Painting, expected in October of 2026.

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Members Show 2026 Pick Up

When
Sunday, November 01, 2026
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills

Important Dates:

Deadline for entries: September 14 at Midnight

Artwork Drop off at G.A.R. Hall: September 25, 5 - 7pm or September 26, 10am - 12pm

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: October 3, 6pm - 8pm

Artwork pick up from G.A.R. Hall: November 1, 12 pm - 2pm or November 2, 5 - 7pm

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Members Show 2026 Pick Up

When
Monday, November 02, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills

Important Dates:

Deadline for entries: September 14 at Midnight

Artwork Drop off at G.A.R. Hall: September 25, 5 - 7pm or September 26, 10am - 12pm

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: October 3, 6pm - 8pm

Artwork pick up from G.A.R. Hall: November 1, 12 pm - 2pm or November 2, 5 - 7pm

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Learn to Paint the Portrait in Zorn Palette with Ann Musto

Start
Wednesday, November 04, 2026
End
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Schedule
6 sessions
Location
157 old main street marshfield hills
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We will discover how to lay out, design, and paint a portrait from your photo or copy a Zorn portrait using the Zorn limited palette. Work to gain confidence in portraiture, whether your first or after many - we will work in layers to achieve luminosity in flesh tones while using only four paint tubes.

Materials List: Zorn portrait materials list.rtf

About the Instructor: Ann Musto

Ann began her art career studying with various artists at North River Arts Society, and then completed the full atelier at Boston Academy of Realist Art. She is an award winning artist in both figure and landscape locally and in national competitions. Currently she displays her art at NW Barrett Gallery in Portsmouth, NH, and at the Copley Society in Boston where she is an artist member.

annmustofineart.com

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Exploring Values with Heather Quay

When
Saturday, November 07, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield
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Value is defined as the degree of lightness or darkness of a color. Establishing correct values is critical to creating a strong composition and sense of depth. In this one-day workshop, we will focus on accurately assessing values, learning to reduce an image to a set of limited values and to focus on value shapes rather than discrete objects and colors. As you will discover, “value does the work and color gets the credit!” In the morning, you will create a number of small value studies. In the afternoon, you will create a larger piece, applying the lessons you have learned. All students will have personalized feedback and guidance. This class is appropriate for all levels. While the instructor works in pastel, students in this class are welcome to work in any medium.

Materials list: Quay Materials List Values November 2026 4936-2487-8272 v.1.pdf

Heather Quay

“My goal is to have my paintings capture the feeling of a particular time and place. I have always been fascinated by the way that painters portray the quality and temperature of light. As a pastel painter, I continue to be drawn to scenes where the light is the central character. Whatever I am painting – from landscapes, both natural and manmade, to figures, animals, and portraits – I’m always striving to render the light I see onto the surface of my artwork.”

Heather’s work has been included in national and international juried exhibits, and has won a number of awards. She is an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America, and a Signature Member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, the Connecticut Pastel Society, the Central Massachusetts Pastel Society, and the Maryland Pastel Society. She is also a member of the North River Arts Society, the Pastel Society of New Hampshire and the Lyme Art Association. Heather’s paintings have appeared in The Pastel Journal and she is a Featured Artist on the Artsy Shark website. More about Heather and her work can be found at www.heatherquay.com

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MinniYogi & NRAS: Mindful Artists

When
Sunday, November 08, 2026
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills
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Join us for yoga and artwork at North River Art Society! Ages 3+

This is a super fun program designed to teach children the basics of mindfulness, meditation and movement. We’ll be using provided materials to make crafts for our yoga story flow lead by yoga instructor, Chrissy Sullivan.

We’ll also be learning helpful breathwork techniques to calm our nervous systems at any age! Each class will have an educational theme and will include partner and group poses, easy alignment tips and some singing and dancing!

To register a sibling: please add a "guest" at registration for discounted price.

Chrissy is a certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor with an additional specialization in youth and mindfulness. She has two beautiful babies who can often be found flowing beside her. Ever since she was a child herself, Chrissy has been drawn to a more spiritual and artistic way of life. She is greatly influenced by her grandmother, a lifelong montessori teacher and her great aunt, a Harvard professor and yoga guru. As a true nurturer, Chrissy has always been drawn to helping others. She believes it’s so important to start with our youth. If we can teach children the basic principles of yoga and how to calm their own central nervous systems we can directly benefit their lives and our communities as a whole. Chrissy created MinniYogi in 2020, a carefully curated yoga program for children and caregivers of all ages. The program includes flashcards which teach the child and caregiver the basics of yoga and meditation and how to apply them to everyday life. Chrissy incorporates the cards in all of her classes. Come join us for lots of silliness and learning! Because children learn best when having fun!

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Open Sewing Studio with Olivia Harvey - November

When
Monday, November 09, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
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Stuck on a sewing project and need some guidance or motivation? Come to the Open Sewing Studio every second Monday of the month to work alongside other sewing enthusiasts! Hosted by NRAS sewing instructor Olivia Harvey, you’ll be able to ask questions and receive assistance, if desired, to help fine-tune your skills. Bring any project, your sewing machine, and the supplies you need, and let’s get sewing! Please note, this is not a structured class and is intended for those with some prior sewing experience.

Olivia Harvey is an avid sewist and upcycler who first learned how to sew as a kid right here at NRAS with Brooke Stanton — and she hasn’t stopped since! Along with making and embellishing her own clothes, Olivia also sells her upcycled creations through her online shop OHpleeze. She believes that everyone should learn how to sew because it makes life (and your closet) a lot more interesting!

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Open Sewing Studio with Olivia Harvey - December

When
Monday, December 14, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
157 Old Main Street Marshfield Hills 02051
Spaces left
8

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Stuck on a sewing project and need some guidance or motivation? Come to the Open Sewing Studio every second Monday of the month to work alongside other sewing enthusiasts! Hosted by NRAS sewing instructor Olivia Harvey, you’ll be able to ask questions and receive assistance, if desired, to help fine-tune your skills. Bring any project, your sewing machine, and the supplies you need, and let’s get sewing! Please note, this is not a structured class and is intended for those with some prior sewing experience.

Olivia Harvey is an avid sewist and upcycler who first learned how to sew as a kid right here at NRAS with Brooke Stanton — and she hasn’t stopped since! Along with making and embellishing her own clothes, Olivia also sells her upcycled creations through her online shop OHpleeze. She believes that everyone should learn how to sew because it makes life (and your closet) a lot more interesting!

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