Programs

December Program

Alterations: Getting Outside Your Comfort Zone through Collage with Nancy Gruskin
Tuesday, December 3, 6:30pm
Needham Free Public Library

For our December community activity, artist Nancy Gruskin will guide attendees through a drawing and collage exercise that is sure to offer exciting results! Participants will start by making a drawing based on direct observation of an arrangement of still life objects. We will then cut, rearrange, and collage into our drawings, transforming them into something more improvisational and potentially more abstract. A short slide presentation before this activity will introduce participants to the work of other artists who have used scissors, glue, and paper to change how we see the world.

Nancy Gruskin lives and works in Concord, MA. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, and she is currently represented by the Nancy Margolis Gallery. Nancy teaches painting, collage, and sculpture at the Concord Center for the Visual Arts and Black Pond Studio. You can learn more about Nancy and her work at www.nancygruskin.com.

Materials list

If possible, attendees should bring the following materials. We will also provide some supplies for participants who need them.

• • A piece of drawing, watercolor, or mixed media paper (any size from 11” x 14” to 18” x 24” is suggested)
  • A pencil or other drawing tool
  • Scissors
  • A glue stick
  • Masking tape
  • Collage paper
  • A ruler (as long as the longest dimensions of your paper)