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Sketchbooks with Soul: Process, Play & Practice, features the joyful and expressive work of UK-based artist Helen Wells. Helen’s beloved sketchbooks—followed by thousands online—lie at the heart of her creative process, serving as spaces for exploration, experimentation, and pure artistic play. This exhibition brings those sketchbooks to life, offering an intimate look at the organic...
Known for capturing some of the biggest names in music, film, and fashion—from Beyoncé to Bruce Willis— Jim Wright’s true passion lies in photographing the quiet beauty of American life. Through his journals and photographs, the exhibition unfolds as a visual meditation on memory, emotion, and reflection. His work captures familiar places and fleeting moments,...
Take a peek inside the world of our students’ sketchbooks. This exhibition showcases work from Studio Art and Music students, offering a glimpse into the creative process across disciplines.Explore how ideas take shape through drawings, notes, lyrics, and sound—revealing the inspirations, emotions, and experiments that bring student creativity to life.
Meet artist Jim Wright and explore Through the Eye of a Needle, an intimate exhibition of journals, photography, and mixed media revealing memory, process, and reflection at the heart of artistic practice.
Join Good Little Art Studio for a relaxed, guided collage gathering for adults of all experience levels. We’ll begin with a short warm-up, then move into a longer collage using simple prompts and constraints. Collage offers a low-pressure way into creative practice. No prior art experience needed, the goal is to slow down and make...
Swing by the McPherson Youth Center on Tuesday, March 10th for free Canvas Painting! Open to all teens 11-18 year old, no registration required. 48 Park Street, Beverly, MA from 3:00-7:00pm!
Visit the second floor of The Bower for our monthly Open Studios, held every second Friday. It is a wonderful chance to meet the artists and see their practices up close. Friday, March 13, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Come explore how sketchbooks can be used to experiment, engage in visual thinking, and foster personal discovery over time. This session offers a relaxed, thoughtful way to explore how sketchbooks can be used to experiment, engage in visual thinking and foster personal discovery over time.