As part of the Eclipse Mill January programming, we will offer two special hands-on Master Class Workshops in drawing on Sat. Jan. 18 and Sun. Jan. 19 led by artists Jim Peters and Arnela Mahmutović.
Each workshop will include a short lecture, guided exercises, and experiments highlighting techniques core to Arnela and Jim’s processes. The weekend includes 8 instructional hours, over the course of two days. Local artists are encouraged to sign up for one or both workshops at www.thewoodshed.art
Space is limited so sign up early to ensure your spot. Sign up: www.thewoodshed.art
The workshops will culminate with a public reception at the Eclipse Mill Gallery on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 4:15 pm.
Jim Peters is a figurative artist and a member of the Visual Arts Committee at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. He presently teaches drawing at the Rhode Island School Of Design and painting at the Fine Arts Work Center Summer Program in Provincetown, MA. His Masterclass will focus on figure drawing and the interplay of the figure and interior spaces, as well as an exploration of tonality to push and pull depth and volume.
Arnela Mahmutović is an Albany based painter whose influences overlap and combine with her Balkan heritage, resulting in an intimate and shifting relationship between displaced bodies and invented spaces— constructed worlds in which each live as agents of their own narrative. Her Masterclass will focus on “the hand” as a conduit to explore notions of identity, memory, and personal history.
To view Jim and Arnela’s work, please visit:
https://www.instagram.com/jimpetersart/
http://www.arnelamahmutovic.com/
The Eclipse Mill is a wheel chair accessible building.
This program is funded in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Additional support provided by New England Puppet Arts and the Eclipse Mill.
Calendar Listing Info:
What: Two Master Class Workshops
Dates: Jan. 18 w/ Jim Peters; Jan. 19 w/ Arnela Mahmutović
Time: 11 am – 4 pm, daily
Where: Eclipse Mill, 243 Union St., North Adams, MA
Public Reception: Jan. 19 at 4:15 pm
Tuition: $50/workshop ($75 for both)
Sign up: www.thewoodshed.art
