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Painting the Cloth

NC2311-01

Start Date

07/19

Time

Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon

Room

Kennedy TBA

End Date

07/25

Meeting Day

Sun - Sat

Credits

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Blue velvet, yellow gingham checks, red satin, and so many more textiles are a playground for our eyes. The folds and shapes created by draped cloth can provide a sense of a particular light environment; painting draped cloth is a superb way to develop the ability to respond to value and color. We will paint cloth by itself and as ingredient in still life. We will also work with color independent of form to create our own pattern designs. Looking at images in which painters, historical and contemporary, have used fabric will enhance our work.

This class is open to people with some or a lot of painting experience. Oil, gouache or acrylic are the preferred mediums.

This course is part of MassArt New England summer workshops, where participants immerse themselves in full days of studio work with faculty and peers. Housing is available for participants of this program.

Schedule and Registration Details

Courses are one week, from Sunday through Saturday. Students arrive on Sunday and meet with their class in the evening, first over dinner and then in the classroom. During the week, classes meet from 9am to 4pm with a final class on Saturday morning from 9am until noon. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights, faculty present lectures about their work.  After the faculty lecture, open life drawing is available Monday through Thursday nights.

  • Schedule: Sun 7-9pm; Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 9am-4pm; Sat 9am-noon
  • Participants must be 18 or older.
  • You may enroll for more than one week, but only for one course per week.
  • Supply lists, campus information, directions, and other information will be emailed to you 4 to 6 weeks before the start of your course.
  • Register for lodging by June 1, 2026. Lodgings booked by 11:59 pm February 25, 2026 are discounted.
  • You will receive a confirmation of your registration via email within 10 business days. For those registering between February 5-28, 2026, it may be four weeks. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact us immediately.
  • Refund policy: withdraw before or on June 1 for a full refund. There is no refund after June 1.
Workshop with Housing
Single 2,090 Double 1,955

Nancy McCarthy

Nancy McCarthy is a painter based in Rehoboth, MA. Exhibitions include “Flora”, at First Street Gallery, NYC; “Blooming” at There Galley, NYC, and a solo exhibition at Fitchburg University. Awards include: Visiting Artist, Beijing Royal School; residencies at Inside Out Museum, Beijing; a St. Botolph Foundation Award; Vermont Studio Center Artist’s Grant and a Ragdale … Read more