Join us for a week of special family-focused programs to explore how Norman Rockwell turned moments from everyday life into art! Take a guided family tour with our museum educators, then try your hand at drop-in artmaking inspired by Rockwell’s artistic process.
This class is not only for beginners but for any painter needing the basics of oil or acrylic painting. Setting up a palette, how to establish a strong composition, mixing colors, how to desaturate/mute a color to create subtle tones, ways of applying paint, and the latest in properly cleaning a brush. Come work in […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
This course will focus on the investigation of form for the soda firing process. Altering utilitarian wheel thrown forms with the intention of creating surfaces that will emphasize the firing technique. Students will develop wheel throwing skills while learning to consider the depth that can be created through sculptural additions and layering of slips and […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
In this class we will cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel. We'll get to know the various stages of the pottery-making process, and build skills to help you start your creative journey in clay. This class is meant for completely new folks, as well as beginners with some experience who would like […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
A community group for independent figure drawing from a live model, held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Artists should bring their own materials. Please be sure to register early! We will use the registration list to determine whether the group can run and if we may hire a model for the […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Discover a bold, interactive way to support Roots Rising! The Art Switch is a live, fast-paced art experience benefiting Roots Rising where artists rotate through one another’s work, creating powerful, one-of-a-kind pieces in real time. Watch 10 locally known artists paint in a high-energy round-robin format as the music plays and the artwork transforms before your […]
Benefits and Galas, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Titled Mothers, Sisters, Daughters: Family & Diversity in New French & Francophone Film, this year’s Williams French Film Festival features recent films from France and Belgium that focus on a diverse spectrum of women in the French-speaking world. From new moms in Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne’s Young Mothers (2025), to queer love in Hafsia Herzi’s The Little Sister (2025), […]
Diversity and Inclusion, Performing Arts & Entertainment
This month’s panel of stellar theater makers will feature Patrick Gabridge, the producing Artistic Director and Founder of Plays in Place, Randolyn Zinn and Allen McCoullgh, the Co-founder/Artistic Directors of Living Room Theater, and Genée Coreno, Artistic Director of WAM Theater. The Chat will be moderated by our Artistic Director Team, Judy Braha and Jim Frangione.
Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Norman Rockwell Museum is pleased to present Shine a Light: The Art and Life of Deb Koffman, a featured installation celebrating the artistry, life, and mindful spirit of Berkshire-based artist and author Deb Koffman (1956–2021). Known for her bold, text-infused paintings, illustrations, and books, Koffman created vibrant works that blend humor, hope, and honesty—providing practical tools […]
Arts and Culture, Exhibits, Family Friendly
Join MASS MoCA Museum Educators for a series of free workshops for all ages during school break. Workshops will take place in Kidspace at 11am and 1pm every day, and each will focus on a different art medium and process. Come get inspired, learn something new, and make a project to take home! The ArtBar […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly