Event Category: Adult Classes

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The Art and Science of Reptiles and Amphibians-SOLD OUT

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In-Person Workshop Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor) This class is full. Please email Reservations to be added to the waitlist. Learn about reptiles and amphibians through close observation and then try your hand at capturing them with pencil and paper. Harvard herpetologist Jenni Austin will discuss the science of reptiles, while artist and…

Implying Motion

Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and Educator Rachel Mirus Price: $30 members / $35 nonmembers Impressionist painters and modern cartoonists alike have experimented with strategies to communicate movement based on how we perceive and interact with a dynamic world. In this workshop we’ll look at some of these examples and experiment with them through hands-on art…

Painting with Mushrooms

In–Person Workshop Instructor: Artist and Educator Rachel Mirus Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor) Price: $40 members / $50 nonmembers You may have foraged, grown, or eaten mushrooms, but have you painted with them? Many mushrooms and lichens can be used to make inks in a spectrum of earthy colors. Rachel…

The Art and Science of Mushrooms

In–Person Workshop Instructors: Artist and Educator Erica Beade and Rachel Swenie, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor) Price: $50 members / $60 nonmembers Learn about the science of mushrooms through observations of fungi, then try your hand at capturing…

All Creatures Small–A Papier Mâché Workshop

In–Person Workshop Instructor: Artist Gail Boyajian Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor) Price: $175 members / $220 nonmembers Over five half-days, artist Gail Boyajian will guide you from start to finish as you build and paint a papier mâché animal using everyday materials. Inspired by the HMNH museum galleries, students will…

Landscape Sketching

Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and Educator Rachel Mirus Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor) Price: $30 members / $35 nonmembers Landscapes are a wonderful subject for drawings, but it can be difficult to know where to start. In this online workshop, we’ll discuss how to select a composition, create a sense…