One Saturdays, 2:00 PM- 4:00PM

Class meets May 3, In Studio

Tuition: $20 (Log in for membership discount prices)

Description: The process of mindful drawing and painting is contemplative, nurturing and restorative. Explore the mandala form in both charcoal and watercolor pencils. With a focus on process and not product, see what happens with the flow of form and pattern! All levels are welcome.

Note:

This class is specifically designed to accommodate and welcome people with a range of neurodiversities including ASD, ADHD, and other types of thinking across the spectrum. The Molesky Series is also designed to accommodate and welcome individuals with physical disabilities, and individuals seeking a small, judgment-free learning environment.

Note:

-A materials list for this class can be found here.

-Students may contact the instructor beforehand to discuss ways to best facilitate their learning experience. If you would like to be put in contact with the instructor message education@lexart.org.

-Scholarships are available upon inquiry (message education@lexart.org).

-These classes are funded, in part, by the Lory D. Molesky Scholarship Fund. To learn more about the fund click on this link: https://www.lexart.org/lmolesky-scholarship.

About the instructor:

Corry Buckwalter received her BA from the University of California at Santa Cruz and her masters in City Planning and Landscape Architecture from Cornell University. She has worked as a county planning director, magazine journalist, an educator at MASS MoCA, and works currently as an art instructor. Corry’s passion for teaching is inspiring creativity in others, creating community and celebrating each student’s progress. 

She teaches weekly and intensive art classes for: Lex Art, Arlington Community Education, New Art Center, Arlington Center for the Arts, Mystic Open Studios, Snow Farm New England Craft Program, and the Southern Vermont Arts Center. Her courses include: Watercolor Painting, Mindful Drawing, Japanese Ink Painting, Botanical Drawing in Colored Pencil, and Plein Air Painting.

Corry’s work has been exhibited in numerous juried group and solo exhibits including Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Valley Artisans Market, Cambridge, NY; City of North Adams, MA; Eclipse Mill Gallery, North Adams; Arlington Open Studios; Translucent | Opaque Exhibit at the Arlington Center for the Arts; Arlington Friends of the Drama Gallery and others. A fascinating commission from 2022 was from the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan to create a colored pencil drawing of a newly discovered cell membrane structure. 

Please take a look at our registration policy and our current covid policy before your class.

Local dining options, accommodations, and more information about our facility can be found HERE.  For any other questions our contact information is HERE.