Every Sunday from April through December, visitors of all ages are encouraged to participate. (In October the projects change from painting to special event related craft projects.)

The program, which is free with Museum admission, begins in the Education Center where visitors can choose from a variety of hands-on activities. In good weather, guests can even paint "en plein air" (in the open air) just as the artists did over a hundred years ago. Supplied with canvas, palette, paint, brushes, a smock and a quick lesson in color mixing and painting techniques visitors discover for themselves why Miss Florence's was THE place to paint!

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Afterschool Art Studio

February – June 2012

Series of five: $50
Single sessions: $12 per participant
Classes limited to 25 students

For Students in Grades K-3
Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm
Meeting Dates: 2/22, 3/21, 4/25, 5/23, 6/20

For Students in Grades 4-6
Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm
Meeting Dates: 2/23, 3/22, 4/26, 5/24, 6/21

Reister Online

Class Descriptions

February 22-23, 2012, 3:30-5:30pm
In Love with Color: A Study of the Impressionists
A guided tour of the upstairs galleries in the Griswold House with an emphasis on the American Impressionist artists followed by a hands-on pastel drawing project.

March 21-22, 2012, 3:30-5:30pm
The Fox Chase: A Race Into History
A guided tour of the Griswold House with an emphasis on the painted panels and “The Fox Chase” followed by a hands-on multi-media collage project.

April 25-26, 2012, 3:30-5:30pm
Saluting the Lieutenant River: All About the Tidal Waterway
A guided tour of the riverbank emphasizing the ecology of the estuary followed by a hands-on creative watercolor project.

May 23-24, 2012, 3:30-5:30pm
Making ArtInside or Out: Plein-Air Painting vs. In the Studio
A guided tour of the Chadwick Studio and discussion of the tools and techniques of the Lyme Art Colony followed by a hands-on outdoors painting activity.

June 20-21, 2012, 3:30-5:30pm
Seeds the Day: The Griswold Gardens
A guided tour of the gardens and grounds of the Museum followed by a hands-on creative flower pot project.

 

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SUMMER ART CAMP

Monday thru Friday
10am-3pm
$200 (members $190)
Register Online

Kids explore the art and history of the Lyme Art Colony in their own colony of young artists at the Museum’s five-day camps. Geared for students entering grades 1-6, art colony campers investigate art exhibitions, paint, play games, and more. Camps include a camp t-shirt, art-making materials, and daily snacks. Each week culminates in an exhibition of student projects.

Session 1 (grades 1-3): July 9-13

Session 2 (grades 4-6): July 16-20

Session 3 (grades 1-3): July 23-27

Session 4 (grades 4-6): July 30- August 3

Session 5 (grades 1-3) August 6-10