ArtWeek is coming to the Marion Art Center, and the MAC is seeking participant submissions for two upcoming events. The MAC is calling for original poems for the second half of our “Poetry Knockout” event on Friday, May 3from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Subjects to be addressed should have the same themes we’ll hear from the actors: Nature, Love, Society, Immortality, or Religion. Poets should feel free to use their creativity in writing the poems they want to present. For example, the subject of love need not necessarily address romantic love, but it should impart the sense of a pure and positive emotion toward the subject of the poem. All pre-approved poets may attend the event for free, while audience tickets are just $10 each. Additionally, the MAC is seeking musicians, high school-aged and up, for the “Jazz Jam” on Saturday, May 4from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (audience tickets $12). Original poems for the Knockout, or interest in jamming with the house band during the Jam, should be submitted to marionartcenter@verizon.net.
More Workshops Coming to the MAC:
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce new adult programs for the spring season. The MAC will run a second round of the three-day workshop, “Dare to Decorate” with Diane Kelley, where students will be guided step-by-step on a creative journey to discover their own personal decorating style. Classes run Wednesdays from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm on May 1, 8, 15in the MAC studio. Cost: $110 for MAC members/$120 for non-members. For an additional $20, students may attend a guided field trip to the Boston Design Center on Wednesday, May 22. (Transportation not provided – attendees may carpool.) Individuals who want to join the field trip without signing up for the workshop may register for $30.
Featured artists from the MAC’s current exhibition will each offer a one-day workshop in the MAC Studio. Cost: $30 for MAC members/$35 for non-members. John Irwin will teach Expressive Painting with Acrylics on Saturday, April 27, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. Lori Bradley will teach Paint Your Pet (or Other Animals) on Saturday, May 11, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm.
The MAC will also host Margaret Laine’s Vision Board Workshop on Saturday, May 18, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the MAC Theater. Come out for an evening of creative collage-creation & manifestation. In this two-hour workshop, students will learn the power behind vision boards and “the law of attraction” manifested in everyday life. Materials will be provided to make one’s own vision board, and students will receive step-by-step instructions on how to activate their intentions and make their vision boards into reality. Cost: $30 for MAC members/$35 for non-members
For more information, or to register online for classes and workshops, please visit www.marionartcenter.org/art-classes.