Adult Classes

In-Person Teacher Professional Development Workshop Register Teacher: Dr. Roger Fu, EPS Starting Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Intended for teachers of all grades The mile-thick sheet of ice that...

In-Person Workshop Instructor: Rachel Mirus Price: $45 members / $55 nonmembers Have you ever wished you could paint with the brilliant reds, blues, and purples of flowers, the rich brown of nuts, or the glowing oranges and yellows of spices? For...

Online Workshop Instructor: Erica Beade Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers Sketching can be a practice for deepening mindful awareness of our surroundings, and mindful awareness can enrich our sketching practice by helping us quiet inner voices. In this...

In-Person Workshop Instructor: Erica Beade and Lorna Gibson Price: $50 members / $60 nonmembers Feathers give birds their color, from the bright red of a male Cardinal to the iridescent reds and greens of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Feathers keep birds...

In-Person Workshop Instructor: Rachel Mirus Price: $45 members / $55 nonmembers With their unusual and subtle shapes, bones are both fascinating and challenging to draw. In this class, we will explore different kinds of bones and some of their common...

Online Workshop Instructor: Erica Beade Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers In this online drawing workshop, instead of focusing on a particular drawing material or subject matter, we’ll explore the core building blocks of visual art: marks and lines...

In-Person Workshop Instructor: Erica Beade Price: $45 members / $55 nonmembers Shells are endlessly fascinating, with an incredible variety of their forms, patterns, and colors, making them great subjects to draw. In this 2-hour workshop, we’ll look...

Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and Educator Rachel Mirus Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers What makes a cluster of abstract shapes look like a tiger face? The way we see and interpret shapes relies on how our neurons are wired and our higher...

Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and Educator Erica Beade Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers The visual qualities of reflectivity, translucency, and transparency are incredibly compelling, but capturing them in your drawings in a satisfying way can be...

Online Workshop Instructor: Rachel Mirus Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers Join us for an art-making exploration of some ways our perception of color influences how we make and appreciate art. Using color-focused art projects, we will learn about our...