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Our MissiOn, The Newport Art Museum inspires passion for the arts in diverse audiences through exhibitions and collections, arts education, historic preservation, and arts and cultural programming. It focuses on artists – past and present – who have lived and worked in the Rhode Island region and celebrates their importance in American art.

76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI • 401.848.8200 • NewportArtMuseum.org • Open: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm / Sunday 12 – 4pm / Closed Mondays

Bringing art to life in rhode island

WELCOME TO THE nEWPOrT ArT MusEuM, a place rich with opportunities to learn, create, share and appreciate art, design and architecture.

fall 2015 Classes + exhibitions + news + Calendar

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THE NEWPORT ART MUSEUM is a place rich with opportunities to learn,

create, share and appreciate art, architecture and history. Our three

buildings are animated with various activities, from studio art classes and

community programs to exhibitions and public lectures. People of all

ages and backgrounds are drawn to our Museum to learn about the art

and artists of our region.

From the outside, our distinctive buildings present very different architectural styles, which

may obscure the fact that our staff works holistically, across departments and disciplines.

This collaborative spirit, within our organization and throughout the community, ensures

that the Museum offers many points of access. All efforts coalesce around a single vision

of providing meaningful and memorable experiences for our diverse constituents.

This summer, we completed a comprehensive survey of our students, members and visitors.

The findings indicate new and exciting possibilities for visitor engagement.

For over one hundred years our Museum has continued to evolve with the times. Listening

and learning from the people who use our Museum keeps us relevant.

To further reinforce the notion of a unified Museum, we are for the first time, incorporating

our newsletter and class catalog into one publication. We hope you’ll discover news ways

to get involved.

Norah Diedrich

Executive Director

Newport Art MuseuM BoArd of trustees

Sandra CraigPresidentLinda McGoldrickFirst Vice PresidentJoseph A. Chazan, M.D.Vice PresidentPamela Chapman SecretaryCarl HelmetagTreasurer

Kristen Coates Gregory Derderian Robert Dilworth Laura Gorham Breea Govenar John Grosvenor Mary Jennings Elizabeth Kahane Kristin MacMannis Ronald Onorato, PhD. Rebecca Rex Brooke Roberts Curt Richardson Robert Russell, PhD. Kate Wright

Trustee for LifeAnne DamonCora Lee GibbsEllicott Wright

honorary Past Board President emeritus for lifeRichard Grosvenor Jimmy Gubelmann

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The Newport Art Museum

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A BEAUx ARTS SUCCESS

Over 280 guests enjoyed the Museum’s annual

summer gala, A Beaux Arts Ball, Saturday, July

18. Some attended for cocktails and dinner,

others for dancing and dessert, and all for art!

A Beaux Arts Ball raised $195,00 in support of

the Museum’s exhibitions, education, outreach

and historic preservation programs. Guests en-

thusiastically raised $37,000 of the total through

Fund the Future pledges and $16,000 from

the silent auction. Special thanks to Co-Chairs

Kristen Coates, Chris Wyllie, Elizabeth Kahane

and the Gala Committee for all their hard work,

the Newport Art Museum Contemporaries for

making the Gala Party the place to be, and

especially our sponsors, and auction donors. Thank you!

APPRAISAL DAy IS BACK!

Join appraisers from Skinner, Inc. as they evaluate your fine art Saturday, October 24. Details coming soon to NewportArtMuseum.org.

“did you kNow? The Art Association of Newport purchased the John N.A. Griswold House in December 1915 for $40,000.”

robert and Heidi Manice (second and third from the left) pose with their family at A Beaux Arts Ball. The two, along with robert’s late mother Beatrice Manice, were the event’s honorees. Photos by nick Mele

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REvIvING DURR FREEDLEy: NEWPORT’S FORGOTTEN ARTISTseptember 26, 2015 - January 18, 2016

Indiana-born artist Durr Freedley moved from Paris to Newport in 1930, making it his adopted home until his untimely death in 1938. During his brief time here, Freedley endeared himself to much of the local community, painting portraits for numerous New-

port families and befriending creative forces such as Maud Howe Elliott and John Howard Benson. He served on the Council of the Art Association of New-port — today’s Newport Art Museum — and is perhaps best known locally for his 1933 murals in Newport’s Memorial Chapel of the Seamen’s Church Institute.

But Freedley’s accomplishments stretched far beyond his work on Aquidneck Island. He was a brilliant Harvard graduate — editor of the Lampoon — who had also attended Williams College and the Royal Academy of Art. He was a decorative arts curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he made numerous important contributions, such as the development of

the American Wing. He was an Arts and Crafts artist who tran-sitioned to Art Deco, painting elegant portraits that combined the sensibilities of the early Ital-ian Renaissance, Asian art, and the French Art Deco movement. This exhibition explores the many artistic connections and contributions of Durr Freedley, and includes portraits, draw-ings, ecclesiastical designs and architectural drawings from Newport’s “forgotten” artist. The Newport Art Museum is fortu-nate to own a significant body of work by Freedley — gifts from both Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster and the John Howard Benson family — and the Museum’s collection of his work will be aug-mented by loans from Harvard’s Fogg Art Museum and Benson family members. An elegant publication on Freedley’s work will also accompany the exhibition, designed by Fisher Press and made possible through the generosity of Elizabeth Prince de Ra-mel. The Museum is grateful for exhibition support from Skinner Auctions and Terrence and Suzanne Murray.

ART LEAGUE OF RHODE ISLAND MEMBERS’ ExHIBITIONseptember 5, 2015 - January 3, 2016

For years, the Art League of Rhode Island and the Newport Art Museum have shared similar missions. Both organizations are passionate about fostering artistic growth among Rhode Island artists, and are dedicated to giving local artists the wider rec-ognition they deserve. With at least twenty-five ALRI members who have had solo exhibitions at the Museum, and numerous Art League artists who are active Newport Art Museum members, collaboration comes naturally.

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Durr FreedleyDenman Waldo Ross, 1927Aqueous paint on plain weave canvas; 26 x 21 ½ in.Harvard Art Museums/ Fogg MuseumGift of Howard Moise and John Howard Benson in memory of Durr Freedley

Durr FreedleyEron, Cotton Plant, Mississippi, 1927Oil on panel16 x 7 1/2 in.Collection of richard and Barbara Benson


The ALRI Members’ Exhibition at the Museum is a celebratory exhibit that showcases the exciting work being made by talented artists in the state. Like the similar collaboration in 2006, this fall’s exhibit will bring together a varied body of work from nu-merous contemporary RI artists. Accompanying the exhibition will be programming that includes film exploring the Rhode Island arts community and a presentation on the Rhode Island School of Design’s “STEM to STEAM” initiative.

ELIzABETH DUFFy/BRIAN MILLER: A SERIES OF MINOR MIRACLESseptember 5, 2015 - January 10, 2016

This body of work is a collaboration between sculptor Elizabeth Duffy and photographer Brian Miller. The images and objects on view in the exhibition draw direct inspiration from Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, an iconic 1434 painting that art historians have decoded for centuries, and which initially interested both Duffy and Miller for very different reasons. Miller found particular interest in the work as “a very early exam-ple of the use of optical devices in painting, with the chandelier and the background showing near photographic perfection in it’s rendering.” Duffy, on the other hand, was drawn to Jan van Eyck’s “sense of reverie toward the material world.”

For both of them, however, the image represented a 15th- century approach to domestic harmony, and led them to begin looking for corresponding sym-bols in their own modern lives. Some are direct quotations from the painting, others are more oblique. Through this project, the painting becomes a filter for viewing their life together. While the Arnolfini Portrait has been explored for centuries, its meaning is still essentially the same. The painting features a couple pictured with very specific belongings which signify well-to-do, upper-middle-class life. Miller and Duffy updated some of the symbols to reflect their contemporary life as artists, getting by some 600 years later.

PHOTOGRAPHERS GUILD ExHIBITIONseptember 26, 2015 - January 17, 2016

This annual exhibition showcases photography by members of the Photographers’ Guild of the Newport Art Museum. Experience people, places and things through a variety of lenses.

In 2010 the Museum received the donation of a wonderful stone sculpture by the late Arnold Prince, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design and master carver. Having been outside for 35 years, Mother and Child badly needed cleaning. Tayo Heuser, a former student and close friend of Prince’s said “it pained me to see his magnificent carving covered in mold and lichen that further contributed to its deterioration.” Heuser cleaned the sculpture and plans on finding an appropriate sealer. It is gratifying to both Heuser and the Museum that her mentor’s work can now be appreciated by new audiences. Thank you Tayo!

arnold Princeamerican, 1925 - 2014Mother and Child, 1974limestone gift of Mrs. Patricia P. dalglish (the family of the late Preston dalglish)

PRINCE SCULPTURE GETS CLEAN

Get iNspired By durr freedley!“reMix: A MultiMediA workshop” deceMBer 12, 9:30 AM - 3:30 pM

Coleman Center instructor Noelle King will guide students as they explore the decorative arts of Newport’s

Forgotten Artist, Durr Freedley. Celebrate Freedley’s diverse body of work from handmade greeting cards

to stained glass windows, to inspire your own contemporary pieces. Learn more on page 8.

Flint Blade, 2008Pigment print; dimensions variable.

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Artist Tiffany Peay has been making beautiful handmade jewelry on-premise in her Tiver-ton Four Corners storefront since 2007, but her self-made story of success begins many years earlier. After receiving a BFA in Met-alsmithing and Glasswork, Peay followed her dreams and moved to New york City, where she eventually launched her own line of jewelry. Originally operating out of her New

york City apartment -- and then her own gallery and showroom -- Peay developed an original moving stone collection for Barneys Ny, and her list of clients grew to include names like Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic.

Today, Tiffany Peay Jewelry LTD is sold and made exclusively at her storefront. Since setting up shop in town eight years back, Peay has become engaged with the local community, taking time to teach classes in her studio for the Tiverton Art Center, and giving demon-strations for career-day at nearby Dartmouth High School. In 2012, her generosity found its way to the Newport Art Museum, when she

donated jewelry to be auctioned off at the Gala.

“She just radiates enthusiasm,” says Maggie Anderson, Director of Education at the Museum. After meeting at the event, Peay and Anderson began discussing the possibility of devel-oping a metalsmithing class for the Museum’s Coleman Center for Creative Studies. “We didn’t have any jewelry program at the time, and it was such a missed opportunity.”

Peay soon went to work putting the class together, borrowing jewelry kits from Dartmouth High’s art department and lending her own tools to get the program off the ground.

“When Tiffany committed to the Museum, she committed in every single facet: as an artist, as a member, as a donor, and then as an educator,” Anderson says.

According to Peay, she never imagined herself as an instructor, but says she enjoys working outside of her comfort zone, and teaching at the Museum gave her the opportunity to do just that. Now that she’s been sharing her experience as a jeweler and metalsmith for

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some years, she finds herself growing more confident in her role as an educator.

“This was the best semester I’ve had. I know that the students always have a good time, and I’m getting better at it as I practice. I’m loving it. It’s really satisfying and fun.”

Peay, with the encouragement of the education department, hopes to eventually expand the metalsmithing program at the Museum, and is confident that she and her fellow Newport Art Museum Con-

temporaries (a new committee focused on “friend-raising”) can rally support. For Peay, a big part of growing the Museum means taking advocacy off of the island, and into her neck of the woods.

”We’re all trying to find ways to really help the Museum. Network-ing, for me, is a big part of that. I’m from this side of the world, and can spread the word to my community, picking up Little Compton and Tiverton and encouraging them to come here. I think it’s a really good fit. I’m a great team player, I love to network, and I love to share the goodness. I’m excited to be here.”

take a Class with tiffany!

fun with wire (Jewelry Making) - tiffany peaysaturday10:00 aM - 3:00 PM11/7Local artist and jeweler, Tiffany Peay, is hosting a wire working workshop. Tiffany will demonstrate wire-wrapping techniques in the laid back & beautiful atmosphere of the Newport Art Museum. Learn several wire techniques & leave with a finished piece of jewelry. Design kits provided, bring your own ideas.

Metalsmithing workshop - tiffany peaytuesdays5:30 PM - 8:00 PM11/3 - 11/17Create your own piece of jewelry in the laid back and beau-tiful atmosphere of the Newport Art Museum. you will learn through demonstrations and assistance using a drill press, jewelers saw and hammers to create a finished piece of jewelry. Design kits provided; your tools and creative ideas welcome!

“did you kNow? The Museum’s art school, the Coleman Center for Creative

Studies, has over 30 instructors on staff, all locally renowned and practicing artists. Classes are

held in professional grade art studios, including our state of the art digital studio. To sign up

for a class visit NewportArtMuseum.org or call 401.848.ARTS (2787).

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ART CLASSES

• Variety of mediums, levels, days and times to meet your artful needs• something for everyone - sign UP today!• 401-848-arts (2787) newportartMuseum.org

professioNAl developMeNt for educAtors

art in eVery ClassrooM - Mandy howetuesdays6PM - 8PM10/6 - 10/27 4 weeks Art time in your classroom will encourage exploration, critical thinking skills, and creativity. This class explores methods and projects for easily incorporating art into your core curriculum. Enjoy bookmaking, tape art, tessellations and more while earning professional credits!Members: $80 non-Members: $95

the history and sCienCe of Clay - Charlene CarPenzano saturday10 aM - 1 PM10/23Explore the art of ceramics by investigating the science of clay. In this course discover what happens to the physical and chemical water in clay. We will make Terra Cotta Warriors and investigate one of the largest archeological digs in China. Prepare to bring these lessons into your own classroom!Members: $30 non-Members: $40

all aBoUt Color - noelle kingsaturday9/1910 aM - 2 PMThis workshop will focus on color; how to mix

colors, how to create a palette for your artwork, what different pigments do and how to use color creatively. Participants will have a visual dictionary of colors by completing class assignments. Participants will gain familiarity with different color properties and methods of using color. Suggestions for classroom activities/lesson plans will be included.Members: $40 non-Members: $50

taCtile history: tangiBle PieCes of tiMe - noelle kingsaturday10/310 aM - 2 PMJoin us for a workshop on the importance of material objects for the study of history. Museums, private collections, archives and libraries are all repositories for some of America’s amazing historical artifacts. With a variety of projects and activities we will explore American history through the everyday objects that helped form our society. If you have an interesting object, be sure to bring it.Members: $40 non-Members: $50

explore the exhiBitioNs

reMix: a MUltiMedia workshoP - noelle kingsaturday 9:30 aM - 3:30 PM12/12Explore the decorative arts of “Newport’s Forgotten Artist”, Durr Freedley. Celebrate his diverse body of work from handmade greeting cards to stained glass windows. Using his work

as inspiration, create your own contemporary pieces. Take “Remix: A Multimedia workshop” create multimedia works in the studio. Using watercolor, colored pencils, gouache, acrylics, collage, drawing, stencils, monoprints, and any combination of the above, we will investigate remixing visual elements into vibrant creative works. Participants will learn to take aspects of another artist’s work that appeals to them and respond to it in a multimedia work of their own creation. The instructor will provide help in use of materials and techniques not familiar to the participants, and provide positive feedback when appropriate to help further the skills of the artists.Members: $60 non-Members: $75

vistiNG Artist workshops

Visit newportartMuseum.org for details on our Visiting artist workshops!

cerAMics

adVanCed Pottery - Charlene CarPenzano tuesdays 6 PM - 9 PM 9/29 - 11/17 8 sessionsEnhance your throwing skills and individual development. Explore the connections between form, function and fun. There will be an emphasis on historical work to find inspiration. *Fee does not include the cost of clay which must be purchased from the Coleman Center. Members: $240 non-Members: $285 studio fee: $40

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Clay stUdio - Charlene CarPenzano thursdays 9:30 aM - 12:30 PM 9/17-12/10 no class tBa and 11/26 11 sessionsExplore the stages of clay through basic hand-building techniques, throwing, and glazing. The class will decide on each week’s project with a focus on surface decoration through addition and subtraction. Group demonstrations and individual assistance are important part of this class. Members: $330 non-Members: $395 studio fee: $40

wheelthrowing: BaCk to BasiCs - Charlene CarPenzanothursdays 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM9/17 - 10/15 5 sessionsLearn new skills or refine existing ones by addressing the basics of throwing and trimming in a fun and friendly environment. Students will explore sgriffito, mishima and water etching as surface decoration techniques. For new up through experienced potters.Members: $150 non-Members: $180 studio fee: $40 BasiC handBUilding - Charlene CarPenzanofridays12:30 PM - 3:00 PM9/18 - 10/23 6 sessions Explore basic handbuilding technique. Coil, Pinch, slab, and sculpt. Explore the huge range of possibilities of clay. We will create sculptural and functional work. All skill levels are welcome.Members: $150 non-Members: $180 studio fee: $40

oPen Clay stUdiosession iMondays 9:30 aM- 12:30 PM9/14 - 10/26 6 sessionsno class 10/12

session iithursdays 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM10/22 - 12/3 6 sessions no class 11/26

Come work in the full equiped ceramics studio at the Coleman Center for Creative Studies. This is your time to work on any manner of project: holiday gifts, new clay techniques and more. This is an opportunity to create with clay at your own pace. All levels welcome. Facilitator Maggie Ramey can answer questions, provide inspiration or model techniques - the possibilities are endless. Members: $180 non-Members: $215 studio fee: $40*Fee does not include cost of clay, which must be purchased from the Coleman Center.

for fAMilies

yoU, Me and Clay - Charlene CarPenzanofridays10:00 aM - 11:00 aM9/18 - 10/23 6 sessionsHey kids, bring an adult with you to this fun Friday morning class! you will read a story, make a project out of clay and have a snack. Each week’s project will be based on a children’s book. Members: $60 non-Members: $75

Jewelry + MetAlsMithiNG

woVen Metal Jewelry - anastasia azUresaturday10:00 aM - 1:00 PM11/7Create beautiful jewelry by weaving with wire and thin sheet metal. Each participant will create earrings, a bead and a woven pendant or pin. We will play with basic weave structure, color and shape. No experience necessary and there techniques can be easily reproduced at home with a few hand tools. Members: $30 non-Members: $40

MetalsMithing workshoP - tiffany Peaytuesdays5:30 PM - 8:00 PM11/3 - 11/17 3 sessionsCreate your own piece of jewelry in the laid back and beautiful atmosphere of the Newport Art Museum. you will learn through demonstrations and assistance using a drill press, jewelers saw and hammers to create a finished piece of jewelry. Design kits provided; your tools and creative ideas welcome!Members: $140 non-Members: $170

fUn with wire - tiffany Peaysaturday10:00 aM - 3:00 PM10/17Local artist and jeweler, Tiffany Peay, is hosting a wire working workshop.Tiffany will demonstrate wire-wrapping techniques in the laid back & beautiful atmosphere of the Newport Art Museum. Learn several wire techniques & leave with a finished piece of jewelry. Design kits provided, bring your own ideas. Members: $50 non-Members: $60

diGitAl photoGrAphy/ diGitAl MediA

interMediate PhotograPhy: getting serioUswednesdays9:30 aM - 12:30 PM9/16 - 11/4 8 sessionsyou have been shooting for awhile, just invested in a serious digital camera and want to take it to the next level.Through weekly field trips in and around Aquidneck Island you will get hands on technical instruction and aesthetic guidance.The instructor will conduct regular critiques in a positive and encouraging environment. Class dialogue and discussion will move your photography forward. We will be working on iMacs loaded with ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and LIGHTROOM. Experience with Mac interface required; Basic knowledge of Photoshop encouraged.Members: $240 non-Members: $285 studio fee: $40 Check back later for exciting new digital offerings! enhance your skills: photo manipulation, design work, film editing, animation & more! Visit newportartMuseum.org for details.

decorAtive Arts

Beginning CalligraPhy - Jeannine Bestosotuesdays6:00 PM - 9:00 PM9/15 - 10/13 5 sessionsThe art of calligraphy and this beginning class is all about learning the proper way to set yourself up in this practice, learning proper procedure and posture for writing letter forms, learning core alphabets, basic strokes, finding rhythm, and getting a sense of establishing good habits. Then we just “practice, practice, practice” and experience the accompanying peacefulness.Members: $150 non-Members: $180

CalligraPhy ii - Jeannine Bestosotuesdays6:00 PM - 9:00 PM10/20 - 11/17 5 sessionsThis is a follow up course in fine lettering that builds on Roman lettering as a passage to

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learning the italics of Chancery Cursive. Students will learn how to layout and design a page(s) on which to letter their favorite and notable quotes or letter a page of literature or short story. Students always have options in my classes to progress at their own level if they have previous experience. Members: $150 non-Members: $180

introdUCtion to the art of PaPerCUtting - ingrid laVoie wednesdays1:00 PM - 4:00 PM9/16 - 10/21 6 sessionsDiscover the art of cutting paper. Whether you are an accomplished cutter or new to this medium, endless possibilities and inspiration await you. Explore various paper traditions from around the globe while you test the limits of paper cutting. Members: $180 non-Members: $215

drawing with thread - noelle kingsaturday10:30 - 3:3011/7Are you ready for a new medium? Join us to experiment with threads of all dimensions in this one-day workshop on drawing with thread on paper. We will sew, glue and weave threads creating textured works to treasure. Wear studio friendly clothing and bring a brown bag lunch. A materials list will be provided. No prior experience necessary.Members: $50 non-Members: $60

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MindfUl sketChing - ingrid laVoiefridays1:00 PM - 4:00PM9/18 - 10/9 4 sessionsDeveloping a daily practice of keeping a sketchbook and recording the world around you. This four week workshop will show how this meditative practice can become an integral part of your creative life.Members: $120 non-Members: $145

drawing 101 - trish hUrleywednesdays 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM9/30 - 10/28 5 sessionsThis is a great class for beginners or those who just like to draw! Art history references and demonstrations will start you off to making your drawing come alive. Line quality, shading and value, measuring and perspective will be covered allowing you to get the most out of your drawings.Members: $150 non-Members: $180

adVanCed drawing - trish hUrleywednesdays 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM11/4 - 12/9 no class 11/11 5 sessionsTake the next step in drawing. After learning basics, take your skills to the next level and introduce color. Introduce different mediums and learn how color can really enhance your artwork. This is the class for experimenting and trying a variety of new things.Members: $150 non-Members: $180

oUtdoor drawing and Painting arChiteCtUre - Jeannine Bestosowednesdays9:30 aM - 12:30 PM9/16 - 10/14 5 sessionsLearning to draw architecture is a fascinating and challenging experience. Learn how to interpret the different types of local architecture and render them in their natural landscape or an imagined setting. The basics of transparent watercolor painting will be introduced to bridge the gap between drawing and painting. Members: $150 non-Members: $180

drawing oUtdoors - diane Conlontuesdays9:30 aM - 12:30 PM9/15 - 10/8 4 sessionsStep outside on the beautiful grounds of the Newport art Museum and surrounding area to hone your drawing skills. Plein air classes are great for understanding color and form! This class is open to all levels of experience and all drawing materials of choice. Members: $120 non-Members: $145

ri oPen drawing saturdays9 aM - 12 PM9/12 - 12/19 no class 11/28A drop in open studio with a figure model facilitated by RI Open Drawing group. There is no registration fee; simply pay the monitor on-site.Model fee per class: $13

Pay-what-yoU-Can figUre drawing: oPen stUdio with Modeltuesdays5:30 PM - 7:30 PM9/29 - 11/17Great for artists with a tight schedule or wallet, the Coleman Center offers this pay-what-you-can studio session almost every Tuesday evening. No registration required. Just drop-in, contribute what you can and draw!suggested fee: $8

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folk art Painting workshoP - ingrid laVoiefridays9:30 aM - 12:30 PM9/18 - 10/9 4 sessionsFolk art is simple, direct and mostly always colorful. Students are invited to create their own folk art masterpiece. This four session workshop will expose participants to a freedom of expression without the constraints of proportion and perspective. Acrylic paints will be usedMembers: $120 non-Members: $145

PUshing Pastels - Jeanne tangney wednesdays 9:30 aM - 12:30 PM10/7 - 12/9 no class 11/11 or 11/25 8 sessionsPush your pastel paintings to the next level! We will have fun experimenting with different surfaces and techniques while learning about strong composition, positive and negative shapes, mark making, and the impact of color. Members: $240 non-Members: $285

Coffee & CanVas - noelle kingfridays10 aM - 1 PM9/11 - 10/2 4 sessionsBring your latte and paints and join us for a fun Friday in the studio. Recent studies have proven that artistic activity is good for your brain. This relaxed studio class is geared towards a happy relationship between you and your work. No prior experience necessary. Members: $120 non-Members: $145

sePteMBer light landsCaPe Painting - Peter diCkisonfridays9:30 aM - 1:00 PM9/11 - 9/25 3 sessionsGet outside on September Fridays to paint the end of summer landscape en plein air. We will seize the beautiful September light outdoors and witness the last days of summer and the return of autumn color to foliage. Bring your landscape painting kit for three weeks of gorgeous painting at summer’s end. Expand use of color in landscape painting, while observing the changing seasons; learn to use color to portray the unique September light more vividly. Members: $105 non-Members: $125

intro to oils - Peter diCkisonfridays9:30 aM - 1 PM10/2 - 11/20 no class 10/16 7 sessionsAn introduction to the basic materials and methods of oil painting. you will learn about the tools and principles of representational painting

“Creating art at the Coleman Center is more than a class, it’s a community. Class, community, collaboration, that’s why I love it.” - Peggy Curtis

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from simple still life objects, with an introduction to seeing and using color.Members: $245 non-Members: $295

Portrait and figUre Mondays - Peter diCkisonMondays6 PM - 9 PM9/21 - 11/23 10 sessionsIn the early days of the Art Association of Newport there was a model who wore a Turkish turban. Peter will continue that tradition by working with models in a series of portrait and figure sessions with an eye toward various settings from art history. Experienced artists are encouraged to bring their media of choice.Members: $300 non-Members: $360 Model fee: $55

waterColor foUndations - Jeannine Bestosothursdays6 PM - 9 PM10/15 - 11/12 5 sessionsLearn the very basics about watercolor paints, techniques, and practices. This class includes learning the differences between pigments and when to use them, color mixing, brush drawing, creating washes, applying wet into wet, using resist methods and painting details. Students learn watercolor from 3 approaches: observation of still life settings, exploring experimental techniques, and working from their own photographs. Members: $150 non-Members: $180

waterColor Portraits - Jeannine Bestosotuesdays6:00 PM - 9:00 PM11/24 - 12/22 5 sessionsAn introductory class to painting head and shoulder portraits. Sessions will include exploring techniques for improving accuracy in drawing individual features and mixing skin colors for different complexions. Finding the best lighting and composition for a pose will identify shapes and values, capturing the likeness, essence and expression of the sitter. Paint posed models and

learn to read colors or achieve likeness from a photograph.Members: $150 non-Members: $180

stUdio Painting in aCryliC or oils - Jeannine BestosoMondays6:00 PM - 9:00 PM10/19 - 11/16 5 sessionsThis class is open to all levels. Learn the fundamentals of working with these mediums or continue with earlier explorations and learn new methods. Instruction will include demonstrations, painting from observation, and effective brushwork techniques.Members: $150 non-Members:$180

adVanCed waterColor - oPen Painting stUdiotuesdays 9:30 aM - 12:30 PM9/15 - 12/8 13 sessionsTake this opportunity to hone your watercolor skills at your own pace in the well equipped studios of the Coleman Center for Creative Studies. Enjoy the flexibility and independence that an open studio provides while benefiting from the support and conversations of fellow watercolorists.Members: $260 non-members: $310drop in: $24 per class, paid in office.

priNtMAkiNG

PrintMaking stUdio - Margot rUBin tuesdays9:30 aM - 1:30 PM section 1: 9/15 - 10/20 6 sessionssection 2: 10/27 - 12/1 6 sessionsIn this course, you will make monotypes and monoprints, solar plates, paper lithographs, woodcuts and linocuts, and copper plates etched with ferric chloride. Experimentation is encouraged, and attention is given to each student’s needs. Members: $240 non-Members: $285 studio fee: $45

holidAy clAsses

handMade holiday - Charlene CarPenzanofridays12:30 PM - 3:00 PM11/13 - 12/11 4 sessionsCome and enjoy holiday merriment in our festive clay studio. Make ornaments, plates and other handmade ceramics to give your friends and family. No experience necessary. Members: $100 non-Members: $120

hand BUilt holiday - Maggie raMeytuesdays6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 11/24 - 12/15 4 sessions In this class you will make simple, yet memorable, items to give (or keep) such as ornaments, spoon rests, soap dishes, and bowls. All instruction and materials provided using easy clay slab technique. All you need is enthusiasm! Members: $120 non-Members: $145

CalligraPhy gifts- Jeannine BestosoMondays6:00 PM - 9:00 PM11/30 - 12/21 4 sessionsThis is a course in fine lettering to create illuminated initials or monograms to be a gift for the holidays. Works will be created with enlarged letters, watercolor and/or ink, and through experimenting with different lettering tools, approaches and papers. Call or email the instructor to discuss your ideas and the possibilities. If you like working in fine detail this is the class for you. Members: $120 non-Members: $145

hand Painted holiday MiniatUres - Peter diCkisonsection 1: Monday & tuesday 11/30 - 12/1 6:00 PM - 8:30 PMsection 2: friday & saturday 12/11 - 12/12 9:30 aM - 12:00 PMEnjoy hands-on holiday spirit by creating hand painted holiday ornaments. your instructor will do brief demos and provide a variety of fun objects to make miniature scenes and vignettes in acrylic paint, all for hanging on wreaths, mantels and trees!Members: $50 non-Members: $60

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Register up to two weeks before the start date and receive 10% off the tuition price

how to register for Classesonline:http://newportartMuseum.org/education

By Phone:401-848-ARTS (2787)10 AM - 4 PM

in-Person at The Coleman Center for Creative Studies:26 Liberty St, Newport, RI 02840Monday - Friday 10 AM - 4 PM

online registration:The Coleman Center’s online class registration (http://newportartMuseum.org/education) makes it easy to search our list of course offerings and to register. Anyone can search for classes, but to register, you will need a username and password. Most Newport Art Museum members have already created a username and password. Contact the Education Associate at (401) 848-8200 x 7983 if you do not have this information, or if you need assistance. First time registrants should create their own unique username and password.

CanCellation and tUition refUnd PoliCy:The Newport Art Museum reserves the right to cancel any course. In the event of cancellation by the Newport Art Museum, full refunds will be granted.Under-enrolled classes will be cancelled five business days before the start of class. Student cancellation must be at least 5 business days prior to a class start date for a tuition refund, less a $25 service fee. No refunds will be given for withdrawal within 5 days of class start date. We do not offer refunds for one-day or visiting Artist Workshops. We do not pro-rate classes. inCleMent weather PoliCy:Classes postponed because of weather or factors beyond our control will be made up, if possible, at the end of the term. During inclement weather, the Newport Art Museum follows the Newport Public Schools: if Newport Public Schools are closed, the Coleman Center is closed. Listen to WADK, 1590 AM or check WJAR, NBC Turn to 10.

sCholarshiP:Full and partial scholarships are available for adult and youth classes. For information and application forms visit: (http://www.newportartmuseum.org/education/studio-art/scholarships-Policies) Application forms for the Fall 2015 session are due to the Coleman Center office by September 8, 2015.

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fUn with wire: Jewelry Making - hannah Bakerages 9-14sunday12:30 PM - 3:30 PM 10/18Create your own piece of jewelry! Hannah will demonstrate wire-wrapping techniques to create your own beach stone or sea glass pendant and a bead ring. Bring your favorite piece of sea glass or beach stone to use! Extra glass and stones will be provided. Members: $30 non-Members: $40

fall iMPression - sherry italianoages 8-14saturdays10 aM - 12 PM09/19 - 11/07 8 sessionsno class 10/10Using the Fall landscape as an inspiration you will create ceramic pieces using many different techniques. Imprinting and impressions using materials such as leaves and pine needles. Carving and manipulations to create nature scapes or animal scenes as inspired by the work of William Morris and the George Stroemple Collections.Members: $160 non-Members: $190 studio fee:

zentangle workshoP - liBBy gilPatriCages 10+saturday11:00 aM - 12:30 PM10/17zentangle is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful designs, drawing a series of repeating patterns one stroke at a time. The student will produce designs he or she may respect and admire, creating 5-7 completed zentangle tiles of 3.5” square. We will also explore ways to save and display the zentangle tiles, how to add color and how to continue the practice independently. Members: $15 non-Members: $20

Questions? Call 401.848.ARTS (2787) or visit NewportArtMuseum.org.


Join us on Thursday, October 8, when our doors will be open late – until 10pm! The Griswold House gal-leries will feature the art works of the Art League of Rhode Island, Elizabeth Duffy and Brian Miller, and

the Museum’s Photographers’ Guild, as well as pieces from our inspiring permanent collection. We’ll be mixing drinks and paint in the Ilgenfritz Gallery. One of Newport’s own Mixologists will show you how to create a special late-night cocktail, tasting included, while one of our faculty members will instruct you on the art of mixing colors to achieve your vision for a portrait, still life or landscape. Create a large mixed-media piece and participate in our special scaven-ger hunt – winners will be rewarded! a special note to those special individuals with red hair: in honor of one of our favorite portraits painted by howard gardiner Cushing of his beautiful wife (and favorite model), ethel Cochrane Cushing, who had long golden-red hair, red heads enter free. Museum Members free non Members $10 anyone with red hair free

MUSE INTERN EARNS JOB & BIKEDahmere Jones is a recent Rogers High School graduate who participated in the Museum’s MUSE program during the school year, and is the first student to earn a paid internship at one of our off-site, partnering MUSE institutions, the Newport Restoration Foundation. Through this IMLS-funded program, he is learning about archives, collections, curation, visitor services, and other facets of museum management. If that isn’t impressive enough, Dahmere also volunteered for Bike Newport’s “Earn-

a-Bike” program, securing himself reliable transportation to and from his new job. Way to go, Dahmere!

OvERNIGHT ART TRIP TO PORTLAND MAINEJoin us for an overnight Art Trip, Thursday & Friday, October 15 & 16. The trip includes two days of unlimited admission to the Portland Museum of Art, a PMA docent led private tour through Winslow Homer’s Studio on Prouts Neck and a fabulous tasting menu dinner! This special experience is exclusively offered to Mu-seum members. Call 401848-2787 to sign up.

SECOND SATURDAySJoin us on the second Saturday of each month between 10am – noon for family-friendly programming in the galleries! Admission is by donation. More details to come at NewportArtMuseum.org .

THE DICKENS CHRISTMAS FEASTMingle with Newport’s Gilded Age elite for a celebration of the season set in 1891. The evening will include a holiday choral concert, traditional dances and ballroom games, a four-course meal and a chance to restore good humor to a local “scrooge.”Reservation and meal selection required. Tickets and details at NewportArtMuseum.org or call (401-324-9436).

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ColeMan Center exhiBition“Summer Landscapes” by Coleman Center Students & Faculty now on view in the Coleman Center Gallery, through 9/21.

MUrder at the MUseUMNew murder mystery …With a Revolver premieres. Details at NewportArtMuseum.org

laBor dayMuseum open 10am – 4pm for this Monday holiday. Coleman Center closed.

exhiBition endingLast day to view “David & Jennifer Clancy: Nature Studies in Glass.”

sCholarshiP deadlineDeadline to apply for Coleman Center fall scholarships. Forms available at NewportArtMuseum.org.

filM sCreeningFree screening of FILM|1, a documentary film by the RI Art Archive Project, presented by the Art League of RI. 6:30 – 9pm

newPort gallery nightMuseum is open, admission is free. 5 – 8pm

seCond satUrdaysFamily programming in the galleries. Admission by donation. visit NewportArt-Museum.org for details. 10am – 12pm.

fall Classes BeginFirst day of fall classes. Browse course listings on pages 8-12.

daffodils en Plein air Call for Entries Open call for all artists to contribute their Daffodil themed works of art (in any medium) to the Coleman Center for judging and awards.

Photo gUild MeetingMonthly meeting of the Photographers’ Guild. Speaker TBA. Learn more at NewportPhotoGuild.org.

read eat Chat Book ClUB Read The Painter’s Chair: George Washington and the Making of American Art by High Howard, bring a lunch and discuss. 12pm

MUsiC in the galleriesEnjoy live music while you visit our galleries. Free with admis-sion. Performers TBA. 2pm

oPening reCePtionOpening Reception cele-brating the fall exhibitions. Members free, non-members $10 suggested donation. Cash bar. 5 – 7pm

ColeMan Center exhiBition“Daffodils en Plein Air” now on view in the Coleman Center Gallery, through 10/1.


art after darkMuseum is open until 10pm. Details on page 13.

seCond satUrdaysFamily programming in the galleries. Admission by donation. visit NewportArtMuseum.org for details. 10am – 12pm.

ColUMBUs dayMuseum open 10am – 4pm for this Monday holiday. Coleman Center closed.

“steM to steaM froM the trenChes”A lecture on keeping art and design in the forefront of education and research, by Babette Allina. Presented by the ALRI. Time TBD.

read eat Chat Book ClUB Read Duveen – The Story of the Most Spectacular Art Dealer of All Time by S.N. Behrmen, bring a lunch and discuss. 12pm

art triPOvernight Art Trip to Portland, ME. Members only. Limited capacity- Sign up today!

gallery talkJoin curator Nancy Whipple Grinnell for a Gallery Talk on “Reviving Durr Freedley,” free with admission. 2pm


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ColeMan Center exhiBition“RI Open Drawing Exhibition” now on view in the Coleman Center Gallery, through 10/31.

gallery talkJoin Elizabeth Duffy and Brian Miller for a Gallery Talk, free with admission. 2pm

“ConneCting the dots”A lecture by Robert van Petten, “Connecting the Dots: A Career in Photography”. Pre-sented by the ALRI. 7 - 9 pm.

MUrder at the MUseUMNew murder mystery Naughty or Nice premieres. Details at NewportArtMuseum.org

Veterans dayMuseum open 10am – 4pm for this holiday. Coleman Center closed.




read eat Chat Book ClUB Read The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta and Claribel Cone by Mary Gabriel, bring a lunch and discuss. No December meeting. 12pm

thanksgiVingMuseum & Coleman Center closed.

faCUlty & stUdent holiday art saleBuy art made by local instruc-tors and students. Proceeds support the artists and the Coleman Center.

giVing tUesday#GivingTuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back. Donate to the Museum at NewportArtMuseum.org.


MUse oPening Opening Reception for the “MUSE exhibition”, curated by local high school students in the Museum’s MUSE pro-gram. 5 – 7pm


the diCkens ChristMas feastA victorian celebration of the season with the Marley Bridg-es Theatre Co. Reservation required. Details on page 13. 7 – 10pm

MUsiC in the galleriesEnjoy live music by St. Mary’s Choir while you visit our galleries. Free with admission. 2pm

ChristMas eVeMuseum closes at 1pm. Coleman Center closed.

ChristMas dayMuseum & Coleman Center closed.

new year’s eVeMuseum closes at 1pm. Coleman Center closed.

new year’s dayMuseum & Coleman Center closed. Happy New year!

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