Past Exhibitions and Events | 2024
Winter Block Printing Workshop
April 20 & 27, and May 4, 2024
Due to the success of the winter block printing workshop, the Memphremagog Arts Collaborative in Newport is scheduling an exciting spring workshop for persons ages 12 and up. The workshops will be held on three Saturdays: April 20, 27 & May 4th from 1-4. The cost, including materials, is $60 and advanced registration with the gallery is required. You can also email macartsevents@gmail.com.
“The winter workshop was a raving success with eight people participating and creating a variety of wonderful works of art.” said Lynn Rublee, instructor. “Everyone had a great time.”
The Memphremagog Arts Collaborative is a non-profit 501 C-3 organization. The Gallery is located at 158 Main Street gallery in Newport VT and open Tuesday-Saturday 10-5. For more information, please call 802.334.1966, macartsevents@gmail.com, or visit the web – www.maccenterforthearts.com.
MAC’s Annual Poetry Reading Celebrates
National Poetry Month
April 13, 2024
The Memphremagog Arts Collaborative is hosting their Annual Poetry Reading on Saturday, April 13th from 1:00-3:30 pm to celebrate April’s National Poetry Month, a large world-wide literary celebration. Please sign-up to read a poem or poems by Wednesday, April 10.. The event is free and open to the public.
“If you are a poet and/or poetry lover, come join us for a National Poetry Month Celebration at the MAC Downstairs Gallery,” said host Patty Oliver-Smith. “Read up to three of your own poems or choose a favorite poet’s work to read or recite or just come to listen. Poets/Readers will have up to 10 minutes to read depending on the number of people signed up. We invite anyone interested to come share the enjoyment of reading and/or listening.”
The Memphremagog Arts Collaborative is a non-profit 501 C-3 organization. The Gallery is located at 158 Main Street gallery in Newport VT and open Tuesday-Saturday 10-5. For more information, please call 802.334.1966, or visit the web – www.maccenterforthearts.com or Patty Oliver-Smith at pattyos@earthlink.net
Block Printing Workshop Slideshow:
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Photos courtesy of Lynn Rublee.
Winter Block Printing Workshop
January 27, February 3 & 10, 2024
A three-day Block Printing Workshop for ages 12 and up will take place over three Saturdays: January 27, February 3rd, and February 10 from 1-4 pm at the MAC Center For the Arts in Newport. Lynn Rublee is the instructor. The cost for the three-day workshop, including materials, is $60 and advanced registration with the gallery is required.
“Block printing is a relief printing technique using a carved material to transfer ink onto paper,” said Rublee. “At the workshop, you will learn how to create a design, transfer it onto a block, carve it with carving tools and then print it making multiple copies. This is a fun and easy printing method.”
The MAC Center For the Arts, a 501C-3 non-profit organization, is located at 158 Main Street in Newport. For more information and to register for the workshops, please call 802.334.1966, or visit www.maccenterforthearts.com.
