SOLD OUT Drawing In Color: An Afternoon with Helene Farrar

“Winter Blues” mixed papers, pen, wax

This class is eligible for access rates.

Join us for a playful and immersive four-hour art making workshop exploring materials and creative techniques, inspired by the exhibitions at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Together, we’ll look closely at artworks in the galleries and respond through a series of dynamic, hands-on processes.

Participants will experiment with collage, develop a drawing repertoire, work on paper, paint with water-based media, explore color, and incorporate text as texture. This lively session offers a range of approaches to making, encouraging curiosity and personal expression. Participants will enjoy this high energy and unique opportunity to see and make art. Perfect for all levels, bring a friend or family member and enjoy a creative afternoon together!

Hélène Farrar has taught and worked in the visual arts for twenty years while actively exhibiting in commercial, nonprofit, and university galleries in New England, New York City, Pennsylvania, Italy, and England. Farrar has a BA in Studio Art from the University of Maine and a Masters of Fine Art Degree in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College in Vermont. Hélène currently owns and operates her own private art school in Maine out of her “Farmhouse” studio, where she holds varied workshops and classes. Her paintings have most recently been accepted into curated exhibits at the Cape Cod Community College, Fuller Craft Museum, the Saco Museum, the University of New England Art Gallery, and Twiggs Gallery in New Hampshire. Farrar is represented by Archipelago Fine Arts in Rockland, Betts Gallery of Belfast, Cynthia Winings Gallery of Blue Hill, and the Center for Maine Craft in West Gardiner. Her work as an educator has brought her across the state of Maine including the Haystack Mountain School or Crafts. 

Cost: $95: $85 for members; $45 for students under 16, $10 materials fee. Access rates available. To ensure the program can run as planned, a minimum of 6 participants is required.

Students should bring drawing pencils and a sketchbook that lays flat; all other materials will be provided.