Mixed Media Jewelry: Ceramic and Metal (Mon, Oct 20)
6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Worcester Center for Crafts, Handbuilding Studio, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA
This new class gives beginners the experience of working in two different studios at the Worcester Center for Crafts. The first 4 weeks will take place in the clay studio where students will learn techniques such as carving and stamping to create texture as well as slip and glaze application. The remaining 6 weeks will take place in the metals studio where students will embellish their ceramic pieces with metal. Metalsmithing skills such as sawing, soldering bezel setting and finishing will be presented to complete a ring and/or pendant. Material Fee covers cost of metal. WOO Benefits at the Craft Center! 10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)! 10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store! FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend! FREE entrance to all major events! Cost: Tuition and Fees: Non-Member Fee $339.00 / Member Fee $299.00 / Studio Fee $10.00 / Materials Fee $35.00 Mondays, through Dec 22.

Ken Bailey
Schnauzer Bars - to review a larger image of this museum giclee print plus look at more info about this Ken Bailey fine art print, click the artists label above the thumbnail. In addition there is buying, preservation framing and print measurement guidelines for this art image . Ken Bailey has produced a multitude of other fine art prints in the same genre as "Schnauzer Bars", find out about this artists framed and unframed wall artposters.

Introduction to Navajo Weaving (Mon, Oct 20)
6:00 PM-9:00 PM, Worcester Center for Crafts, Weaving Studio, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA
Gain a new perspective, and learn about the history, lifestyle, and spirituality of the Navajo people, while studying the basics of a unique and beautiful tapestry technique. Using a small version of the Navajo loom, students will create a sampler featuring stripes, pick-and-pick, honeycomb patterns, and a traditional motif using the vertical join. Weavers with previous experience may select a pattern which includes the diagonal join. Discussions of Navajo history and mythology will accompany the weaving sessions. No weaving experience is required. WOO Benefits at the Craft Center! 10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)! 10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store! FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend! FREE entrance to all major events! Cost: Tuition and Fees: Non-Member Fee $170.00 / Member Fee $159.00 / Materials Fee $20.00 Mondays, through Nov 17.

Marvels of the Malla Period: A Nepalese Renaissance 1200–1603
December 22, 2007 - December 7, 2008: In this exhibition, the Museum presents masterpieces from its outstanding collection of rarely seen Malla Period art. Vibrant Buddhist ritual paintings burst with energy, a marvelous goddess coyly dances, and golden Hindu and Buddhist sculptures regally invite adoration.

Cosmic Collisions - Spectacular New Planetarium Show (Mon, Oct 20)
EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA
A spectacular new space show, Cosmic Collisions, blasts into the EcoTarium on Saturday, February 16, 2008. Narrated by award-winning actor, director, and producer Robert Redford, the film will be showing in Massachusetts' only digital planetarium, the new Alden Digital Planetarium. Featuring stunning images from space and breathtaking visualizations based on cutting-edge scientific data--many seen for the first time--the dazzling new Cosmic Collisions reveals the explosive encounters that shaped our solar system. Audiences will feel the ground shake beneath them! Cost: $5 plus museum admission; $4 members Through Friday, Feb 13.

Public Art Underway in London's Chinatown to Honor its' East Asian Population
The artist submission deadline has ended and the deciding process begins to create a permanent eye-catching three-dimensional artwork in any medium that is suitable to withstand the elements. The work will be sited above ground level on the side of a building, where Wardour Street meets Shaftesbury Avenue and should therefore be no larger than 1.5m wide by 4m high and 1m deep, and weigh no more than 600kg.

Art in Review
Andreas Gursky at Matthew Marks, Al Held at Paul Kasmin Gallery, Neil Jenney at Barbara Mathes and more.

Gregory Williams
Brilliance - to glance at a full size view display of this print as well as get more history for this Gregory Williams wall art print, click through on the artist label linking slightly the thumbnail. Obtain buying, frame and print measurement hints for this fine art poster print. Gregory Williams is one of the top 50 best selling artists and has numerous other giclees like "Brilliance", look into the artist database for for other art pictures.

Joe Wheelwright's Tree Figures (Mon, Oct 20)
Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA
Wheelwrights Tree Figures look even more fantastical against the fall backdrop a must see this season. Featuring eight larger than life sculptures crafted from real trees, check them out as you make your way down the path to the Fruitlands Farmhouse to visit Wheelwrights expansive retrospective Branching Out. Covering 30 years of his sculptural works using trees as his canvas, the retrospective takes you on an evolution of his tree sculptures first hand. Cost: Free with Museum Admission Through Thursday, Jan 1.

Jewelry I (Mon, Oct 20)
6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Worcester Center for Crafts, Metals Studio, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA
Explore the basic fundamentals of working with metal to make wearable fine crafted jewelry or small scale sculptures. Learn basic techniques such as sawing, filing, roller printing, cold connecting, soldering, finishing and simple stone setting. Focus will be on proper tool use, skill development and personal creativity through instructor guided projects. Projects may include pendants, bracelets, rings and/or earrings. Materials fee provides students with the basic supplies needed for this course. Materials fee provides students with the basic materials for this course. Additional material may need to be purchased. WCC Metals Department has no control over the fluctuating metal prices. WOO Benefits at the Craft Center! 10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)! 10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store! FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend! FREE entrance to all major events! Cost: Tuition and Fees: Non-Member Fee $339.00 / Member Fee $299.00 / Studio Fee $15.00 / Materials Fee $65.00 Mondays, through Nov 10.

Art Fronckowiak
Poppies of Toscano II - to glance at a bigger photo of this print as well as discover new research connected with this Art Fronckowiak gallerie art giclee, click through on the artists caption above the tiny depiction. Also visit for buying, custom framing and measurement guidelines for this museum picture. Art Fronckowiak is a well-known artist and has created many gallery art giclee prints similar to "Poppies of Toscano II", come see this artists framed and unframed museum art pictures.

The Art of Decoupage and Faux Painting (Mon, Oct 20)
6:00 PM-9:00 PM, Worcester Center for Crafts, Multi-Media Studio, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA
Decoupage is a collage technique that you can use to decorate your home with personal style and flair. In this class you will learn traditional techniques and more sophisticated approaches to design and composition. Decoupage with faux painting techniques can be done on furniture, lampshades, boxes, trays and many other objects. Beginners are welcome, and past students are invited to work on new projects and learn more advanced techniques. Several projects will be completed. Students should bring a favorite magazine to class. No prior experience necessary! WOO Benefits at the Craft Center! 10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)! 10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store! FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend! FREE entrance to all major events! Cost: Tuition and Fees: Non-Member Fee $140.00 / Member Fee $128.00 / Materials $8.00 Mondays, through Oct 27.