arts education

December 13, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
Popular Umbrella Arts Center teacher Sarah Scoville was recently interviewed at The Umbrella for a video segment produced by Sarah & Company, which publishes profiles of local creatives, craftspeople and builders in its series "The Makers". Sarah teaches a number of classes for kids here at The Umbrella -- many in mixed media -- as well as in Bedford.Sarah... Keep Reading »
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November 25, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
The Umbrella Arts Education Program is excited to bring on new faculty and classes in woodworking, laser cutting, and glass flame work this winter!Palo Coleman will be spinning into action our brand-new woodworking lathes for project-based workshops and an Intro to Woodturning class.  He will also be teaching woodworkers the wonders of bamboo in his workshop,... Keep Reading »
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Workshop Detail from New Umbrella Makerspace
September 12, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
The Umbrella Arts Education is constructing an ALL-NEW Umbrella Makerspace at 40 Stow Street -- three well-outfitted collaborative workspaces providing opportunities for independent and guided work in a wide range of maker disciplines and technologies, such as…Fabrication Lab: Laser Cutter, 3D Printing, CNC RouterDigital Lab: Programming... Keep Reading »
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Irises by Kathleen Mayer
July 1, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
Artist and Umbrella Arts Education instructor Kathleen Muse Mayer will give an artist demonstration on The Art of Stained-Glass Windows at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.On Sunday, July 14, 2019, Mayer will provide insight into how glass is cut, shaped, and assembled using traditional lead came and the copper-foil approach developed by renowned... Keep Reading »
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Ninjas in Nature Camp by Pam Ellertson
June 11, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
In a new feature article for Concord Journal, journalist Pam Ellertson observed a session of the popular Arts & Environment class, Ninjas in Nature, and spoke with national NiN co-founder and Umbrella teacher, Kenneth Clarkson, about plans to expand the concept into an exciting new summer camp option in this region.The article went behind the scenes to not... Keep Reading »
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May 22, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
Umbrella faculty member, artist Nayda Aurora Cuevas, was featured in May/June Issue of Artscope Magazine in the feature "Cornered" by Brian Goslow.The interview explored how her work seeks to draw attention to the Latinx community both in Puerto Rico and throughout the U.S., as well as painting technique.Cuevas' work was recently exhbited in The Umbrella's... Keep Reading »
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Mike Roche at Wheel in New Ceramics Studio
February 12, 2019 by Stewart Ikeda
Writer Christine Diaz went behind the scenes of The Umbrella's new state of the art Ceramics Studios and classrooms in a wonderful new feature article, Reimagined Space Helps Build a Regional Center for Ceramic Arts. Also the parent of a former Ceramics student, Diaz brings an informed perspective to describing the impacts of The Umbrella's major... Keep Reading »
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