New Year, New Programs

Be on the lookout for new programs this spring as well as a few favorite returning programs.

Renée will be in Warwick at the Women's guild on Tuesday, January 5 from 1 to 3 pm with Rhonda Hamer as they present their *Art Meets Poetry program. They'll be presenting this program at the library in North Brookfield on Tuesday, February 16.

Don't miss *Fish Fry Fred at the Petersham Library on Wednesday, January 13 from 7 to 8 pm for an evening of blues guitar.

Renée is also offering classes for children at Listening, The Barre Integrated Health Center.

Homeschool art classes will return in the spring.

*Both Art Meets Poetry and Fish Fry Fred are funded by the Local Cultural Councils of the towns they are presented in.

Solstice Lantern Program

Get ready for the shortest day of the year by creating your own solstice lantern and learn how to decorate it with silhouettes. Renée will be leading a Solstice Lantern program at the Hubbardston Public Library on Saturday, December 5 from 10 to 11:30 am.

Celebrate the changing seasons like many ancient cultures and present day revelers with light!
This multi-age tissue paper collage on glass project offers an option of silhouettes for older students and adults. Participants will have a finished project when done that can be used in solstice celebrations or other related holidays. This is a great family project, a fun workshop that lets participants get messy!

Call the Library at 978-928-4775 to register.

Fish Fry Fred in Concert - date change

Don't miss Fish Fry Fred in concert with his steel guitar and soulful blues music. Fred is a big part of the Renée's talented artistic family - he's her husband! And he'll be in concert in two location in the coming months.

First, catch Fish Fry Fred at the Hubbardston Library Coffee House, Thursday, December 3 starting at 6:00 pm.

New date: catch him again at Petersham Memorial Library on Wednesday, January 27 from 7 to 8 pm.

This program sponsored by the Petersham Cultural Council.

Art Meets Poetry Upcoming Program Dates

Did you miss Renée and Rhonda at the Hubbardston Library? Not to worry - they have more program dates coming up.

November 17 - 3:30 - 5 pm New Salem Library

January 5 - 1 - 2:30 pm Warwick Women's Guild

February 17 - North Brookfield Library

More to come in Medway, Oakham and Orange

Fall Art Programs with Renee

Renee has her fall schedule ready to go! Call or email to register.


Homeschool Art in the Studio
Tuesdays, 1:15 pm
$10/child/week (paid each month in advance)
Ages 5 and up.
(If 12 or more students sign up, Renee will divide the class with those who are older and have longer attention and higher interest participating in a longer, more in-depth class beginning at 2:30.)
This studio class will study artists in history, art techniques and use a variety of materials. All materials are provided and students should come dressed for the mess!


Young Artist Program at Listening, Barre
Mondays, 3:15-4:15 starting 9/14 for 12 weeks
Grades 1 and up
$5/child/week (subsidized by Listening), plus materials fee
Students will learn about famous artists and create works of their own in the same style. All materials are provided and students should come dressed for the mess!

Adult & Teen Art at Maplewind
Mondays, 7:15-8:15, starting 9/14 for 12 weeks
$120/fall session plus materials fee
Ages 12 and up including adults.
Using “clean” media such as watercolor, pen and ink, and drawing tools, we will explore different aspects and techniques each week. Included will be: trees, close up of flowers, still life and abstraction.

Recent work from homeschool artists

And some more homeschool artists' work!

Summer Family Fun Craft

Join Renee at the Hubbardston Public library on Saturday, June 27 from 10-11:30 am to create "Stained glass" fish from recycled plastic!

Donations of clear, empty, and clean 2-liter plastic soda/seltzer bottles are needed. Please drop off any you may be willing to part with to the Hubbardston Library by June 17. Contact the Library to register for this all-ages, hands-on, FREE program.

This program is free and made possible by a grant from the Hubbardston Cultural Council.

Homeschool Classes

This studio class will study artists in history, art techniques and use a variety of materials. All materials are provided and students should come dressed for the mess!

Classes are Tuesday afternoons and begin Tuesday, April 7, 2009:

1- 1:50 pm for ages 10 and UNDER

2:15 - 3:30 pm for ages 10 and UP

$10 per student per class, payable in advance on the first Tuesday of each month.
Contact Renee at artwithrenee@gmail.com to register - space is limited!

Renee at the Wachusett Meadow Audubon

Make a Journal
Sat, Mar 28, 2009
1:00 pm - 4:00
Adults $11.00m/ $15.00nm, Children $6.00m/ $8.00nm

This multi-generational workshop will allow participants to create a personal journal by cutting and pasting from a variety of print sources. The final product will be sealed and varnished using non-toxic materials and will be ready for use to record your nature sightings. The primary materials will be provided however, participants are invited to bring natural materials, photos, and printed materials of their own. This is a fun and useful project for families to do together!Registration is required. Call Wachusett Meadow at 978-464-2712.
This project is supported in part by a grant from the the Princeton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the MA Cultural Council, a state agency.

Art Meets Poetry at the Library

Renee has joined forces with creative writing instructor Rhonda Hamer to present a new program. The creative duo presented this program at the Hubbardston Public Library and are slated to do 6 more workshops in Central MA during the year so be sure to check one out. Dates and locations will be posted here as they are scheduled.

This project is funded by the Hubbardston Cultural Council.

Some samples from the this workshop: