Wellesley High School drama teacher Stephen Wrobleski has launched a Kickstarter to raise $10,000 to fund the production (i.e., high quality equipment) and promotion of a short film that will feature the talents of his students as cast and crew. As of Monday night, Wro (as the teacher refers to himself) had raised more than [...]
Wellesley College’s Davis Museum will unveil a recently acquired painting called “Lady from Lima” on Friday, April 26. The museum says this “Portrait of a Young Woman,” nicknamed “Lady from Lima,” was painted in Peru during the 18th century and has never been publicly exhibited. According to Davis Museum Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art [...]
The Wellesley Society of Artists and Wellesley Garden Club are joining forces this spring to present the Mini Art in Bloom Exhibit at the Wellesley Community Center at 219 Washington St. The exhibit involves floral pieces like the one shown here that reflect the artists’ paintings. The artwork will remain on display throughout the summer. [...]
Wellesley resident Abby Glassenberg, a self-described plush pattern designer, craft book author and sewing teacher, has published her second book, a how-to for creating “heirloom quality” stuffed animals. The book, titled “Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction,” features 16 projects and 52 lessons, and is the book Glassenberg says she wishes had been around when [...]
As we mentioned earlier, one new twist on Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend will be an Art in the Park (next to Wellesley Free Library) event in which the community will be invited to take part in creating a large-scale outdoor installation piece made of woven panels. The event, free and open to people of all ages, [...]
The annual Wellesley Public Schools Student Art Show takes place at Wellesley Free Library from April 8-24, though you can see dozens of paintings, photos and more from local students already spread across the library. An opening reception for the artists takes place on April 10 from 5-7pm at the main library. And for those [...]
From The Clever Hand Gallery: The Clever Hand Gallery will showcase pottery and jewelry by students from two advanced art classes at Wellesley High School from April 9 – 20. The Clever Hand will be hosting a reception for the students on Wednesday April 10th from 4:00 until 5:00 pm. All are invited. The [...]
