March 2019
RAC Free Art Demonstration with Robert Noreika
The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) presents a free art demonstration with Robert Noreika on Sunday, March 3 from 2 to 4 pm. He will demonstrate the process he goes through while creating a painting. Noreika’s art focuses on composition and color – he paints a wide variety of subjects highlighted by expressive coastal scenes, intimate woodland pictorials and street scenes. He emphasizes “you’re making a painting, not documenting a view.” This demonstration is free and open to the public. Noreika…
Find out more »Rowayton Arts Center Adult Workshop with Lenny Moskowitz on March 9 and 10
Lenny Moskowitz will be teaching a workshop called “Bending Reality – Color Theory Schemes and Strategies” at the Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) the weekend of March 9 and 10, from 10 am to 4 pm each day. This workshop is open-ended, a whole world of possibilities. Participants will be sourcing abstraction by simplifying from natural forms and delving into their personal interior landscape. Demonstrations will cover idea collecting, collage, simplified drawing, cropping and mixed media painting. The group will view…
Find out more »Rowayton Arts Center Adult Workshop with Robert Noreika March 23 and 24
Robert Noreika will be teaching a workshop called “Fearless Fluid Watercolors or Acrylics” at the Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) the weekend of March 23 and 24, from 10 am to 4 pm each day. Students will learn to take the essence of the subject and transform it into a pleasing painting, while achieving strong, cohesive value patterns with interesting shapes. Using simple palette combinations along the journey, the group will work creatively from references, sketches and photographs. Students of all…
Find out more »Rowayton Arts Center presents @RAC Artists Talk Wednesday, March 27
The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) will present another @RAC Artists Talk on Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30 pm to 8 pm. This evening of conversation by artists in the current exhibition, “Photography, Sculpture & Fiber Art,” will be moderated by Mindy Green. It is an opportunity to learn more about the creative process by a varied group of individuals devoted to their art. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. RAC celebrates the study,…
Find out more »April 2019
Rowayton Arts Center “BIG & small” Exhibition Opens April 14
A new show at the Rowayton Arts Center (RAC), “BIG & small,” will be on view April 14, 2019 through May 11, 2019. This all media exhibition features artwork by RAC Exhibiting Members that are BIG (between 40” and 60”) or as small as 12” and under. These local artists were invited to think outside the box or into it! The opening reception is free and open to the public on Sunday, April 14, 2019 from 4 pm to 6…
Find out more »June 2019
Rowayton Arts Center Adult Workshop with Anda Styler
The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) has two painting en plein air (translated as “outdoors” from French) events in June. An adult workshop is planned Saturday, June 1 with instructor Anda Styler from 2 to 6 pm plus a competition will take place the following Saturday, June 8 from 8 am to 12 pm, with a reception at 2 pm. The workshop "Painting En Plein Air" June 1 will focus on light, shadow, composition, and how to capture the local landscape…
Find out more »Rowayton Arts Center “En Plein Air” Painting Competition
RAC’s “En Plein Air” Painting Competition is an annual event aimed at getting artists of all ages outside painting the gorgeous outdoor scenes that define the town of Rowayton. It kicks off June 8 at 8am at the RAC gallery where artists will register (there is a $15 fee) and choose their location. Artists will have a few hours to paint before returning their artwork back to RAC by 12 pm. There will be a reception at 2 pm with…
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