Eureka Gallery
The last Tuesday of each month
Upcoming Dates: Life Drawing Sessions will return in January 2027
Time: 6:30–9:00 pm
Cost: $25/$20 for ACE Members
Register online or call 860-871-8222

Life Drawing Sessions will start again in January 2027!

Limited to 15 artists

Arts Center East offers a monthly life drawing session on the last Tuesday of the month. Artists are welcome to come to the Arts Center for an uninstructed Life Drawing session to sketch live nude models.

Artists are expected to be respectful of the models and of one another. Individuals whose behavior is deemed disrespectful, confrontational, or otherwise inappropriate will be asked to leave.

Dates: February 27 & 28, 2027

Times: 10 am to 3

Cost: $200/180 ACE Member

Instructor: Irene Zytka

Register online or call 860-871-8222

Creating Mixed Media Abstracts using Collage and Unconventional Materials

In the world of mixed media… anything goes. In this two-day workshop, we will create abstract pieces that will incorporate our uniquely designed collage pieces and papers using gel plates, old text papers, acrylic paints, and inks. We will also make papers from napkins, tissue paper, and even paper towels. Recycling what we already have in our homes, we will use those items to create marks and designs that are uniquely ours. On Day two, we will take those creations and put together an abstract piece that is solely our own. If you have always been curious about abstract work, mixed media, the use of recycled materials, and the freedom to let yourself go, this workshop is for you! Come explore and leave perfection at the door!

Needed Materials:

Napkins (anything that you have with designs that you like)
16x20 canvas
Acrylic paints
Various types of paper (copy paper, tissue, etc )
8x10 Gelli plate (I use Gel Press brand)
Metal palette knife (#5 is a good size…be sure it has some flexibility to it)
Brushes (various sizes…I also use a #2 flat painter brush from Home Depot )
Liquitex Matte Medium …8oz is good
Rubber brayer
Do a search around the house for anything that will make interesting marks and impressions

Optional:
Other types of substrates (wood cradle board, other sizes of canvas)
Stencils ( I will bring my massive book to share!)
Watercolors
Acrylic inks
Fabric pieces (burlap, cheesecloth, lace…anything with texture
Water-soluble pencils (I use Neocolor 2 and Stabilo pencils)
I will bring other additional supplies to share and will reach out prior to the workshop should anything else be needed.