Article and Photographs by Rebecca Cook Imagine a life where the freedom and pleasure you may have felt in art-making as a child stays with you through adulthood. A life where the act of self-expression in putting ink or paint to paper is as familiar as tying your shoes.This idea is one reason to consider a new class at The Umbrella called Brayers & Brushes... Keep Reading »
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January 13, 2025 by Stewart
Kat O’Connor is a full-time artist working in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and drawing media, and a popular art instructor at The Umbrella and elsewhere. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions nationwide, and is currently featured in a solo show, Twice the Speed of Bliss, on view in The Umbrella's Allie Kussin Gallery January 13 - March... Keep Reading »
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July 9, 2024 by Sarah
Last week, we were able to sit down with Beckett and Myles, two teens helping out with Summer Arts Under The Umbrella 2024. Beckett is a part of our Summer Classroom Volunteer program, in which high school aged students volunteer their time for community service hours. Myles is from our teen program, where teens aged 13 to 14 spend part of their camp day gaining... Keep Reading »
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June 21, 2024 by Sarah
It's officially summer at The Umbrella and we're excited to introduce the newest additions to our team!Meet Riley Borst, Sola Stacey, and Rianne Wyckstrom. [[{"fid":"8897","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false... Keep Reading »
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March 16, 2022 by Rachel Olson
Learning, growing, and experimenting through art is at the heart of The Umbrella Arts Center’s Summer Arts Under The Umbrella summer camps. Among our 3 camp programs, our original The Umbrella Arts Camp focuses on the love of art for creative kids in Grades K-8 and programming is created with a keen awareness of the developmental needs of children and young adults.... Keep Reading »
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February 14, 2022 by Rachel Olson
Thank you to everyone who attended this weekend's Make/See/Know/Believe ceramics workshop with with Mark Shapiro and Sam Taylor! Over the course of two days, Mark and Sam shared their years of experience in making and decorating ceramics through interactive discussions and demonstrations. Attendees had the opportunity to learn techniques and skills from the two... Keep Reading »
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January 24, 2022 by Rachel Olson
Join us for a two-day workshop with Sam Taylor and Mark Shapiro. We are proud to host these two potters for a weekend of demonstrations, lectures, and making, exploring the intersections and diversions of their process in this collaborative event.Saturday, February 12, 10am-4pmA Conversation Through MakingArtist lectures and demonstrationsSunday, February 13, 10am-4pmThe... Keep Reading »
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January 17, 2022 by Rachel Olson
Our Classroom Volunteers are middle and high school aged young adults ages 15-17 who volunteer as a part of our Umbrella February Vacation Week Program. In this role volunteers develop a sense of responsibility through observation, participation, planning and implementation. Classroom Volunteers have the opportunity to be a great help to the Lead Teachers, Assistant... Keep Reading »
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June 23, 2021 by Rachel Olson
For those who prefer to continue classes from home, look no further than The Umbrella's virtual painting classes with popular painting teacher Kat O'Connor! These classes are for intermediate to advanced painting students in watercolor painting and oil and acrylic painting. Students will participate in weekly painting lectures on Zoom, and then come back with... Keep Reading »
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June 21, 2021 by Rachel Olson
As the Ceramics Studio continues to re-open for our community this summer, The Umbrella will resume its month-by-month independent drop-in access to the studio to use our wheels, handbuild, or glaze. This program is for experienced ceramics students who have taken at least one ceramics class, and are automatically included for students enrolled in semester-long classes.... Keep Reading »
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