February Vacation Art Classes

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We’ve teamed up with Ocean Alliance to offer two fun 2-day workshops for kids grades 1-6. Learn about whales, drones, and the ocean—then make art inspired by nature and science!


Session One: Artists as Young Scientists
Tuesday February 20 and Wednesday February 21
9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
$120.00  / Sibling Discounts and Scholarships Available

TO REGISTER visit https://arthaven.squarespace.com/school-vacation

• Learn about Ocean Alliance’s SnotBot drones then build and present your own model.
• Hold whale bones, listen to recording of whale songs, learn about different species and where they live, then create art inspired by the science you have learned.
• Have fun painting, drawing, and building!

Session Two: It’s All About Creativity!
Thursday February 22 and  Friday February 23
9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
$120.00  / Sibling Discounts and Scholarships Available

TO REGISTER visit https://arthaven.squarespace.com/school-vacation

• Learn about these majestic animals, their songs, behaviors and habitat.
• Get super creative with materials! Paint, Collage, Print, Mix it all up in new ways!
• Hold whale bones, listen to recording of whale songs, learn how scientists id whales by their tales, then write a story to tell us about your whale, it’s name, and create a collage of it’s tale with paint, papers, glitter. We’ll do these and more fun creative activities.

TO REGISTER visit https://arthaven.squarespace.com/school-vacation

Love What You Do! Community Art Project

Send Us Your Art!

It’s Valentine’s this week and a great time to let our love for what we do shine! We want your art to help us show off the creativity of our community in our front window!

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HOW IT WORKS: Email or Post your drawing or painting of a heart for Valentine’s Day (format should be square) and we’ll print it out and include it in a “quilt” of hearts to display in our front window . Drive by all this week to see the hearts go up in our window. We’ll be posting an album with art and your name if you’d like on Thursday. Send us your art today!

Email: cathykelley@arthaven.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/capeannarthaven
Instagram: #arthavendowhatyoulove


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Art Haven is a non-profit Community Art Center for kids, teens and adults located in Gloucester, Ma. We love to make art!

For more information visit http://www.arthaven.org

10th Annual Art Haven Buoy Auction and Family Fun Night

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Date: January 26
Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
Place: Cruiseport, Gloucester

Join us for a spirited night of fundraising and family fun
to support Art Haven.


Pick Up the Buoy Your Child Painted

Silent and Live Auction

Activities for Kids • Live Auction • Food • Cash Bar


Tickets for the Event
Tickets are $15 at the door for adults. Free admittance for children. 

We’ve got all the info at www.arthaven.squarespace.com/buoy-auction. Check it out!

 

 

All proceeds benefit Art Haven.


Plus, don’t miss…
Special Gallery Preview at The Charles Fine Arts Gallery

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Holiday Lobster Trap Tree Lighting

Join us this Saturday, December 9th at 4:30, for the Lighting of the Lobster Trap Buoy Tree in front of the Police Station in Gloucester. Find your buoy hanging on the tree, enjoy some caroling, watch as we put the star on top of the tree and join us for the countdown as we celebrate the season and Light the Tree!

Make sure to stop by Art Haven after for our Open House where we will have crafts, snacks and more. See the studios and meet some of our teachers.

Event sponsored by Art Haven, The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and Three Lantern Marine and Fishing, who along with Brooks Trap Mill in Maine, furnished the lobster traps for the tree this year.

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Art Haven’s Pumpkin Carving Party for Kids!

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October 22 • Drop-in 12-3pm • FREE • Good for all ages

Celebrate Halloween with us! Carve a pumpkin to take home for halloween, have your face painted and take a Halloween Photos too.

For more information visit www.arthaven.org/workshops-and-events

This event is made possible by the generous support of the Institution for Savings for providing pumpkins for this year’s Pumpkin Carving Party. Special thanks to Wolf Hill for their help.