Western Avenue Studios

Blow Your Own Pint Glass
2019-10-11 17:00 - 19:30, 2019-09-27 17:00 - 18:30 UTC | MA
Come blow your own pint glass with Mill City Glass Works on the first floor here at Western Avenue.
Each glass take 20 to 30 minutes, please show up 40 min before your time slot and watch and learn. Once your pint is completed it will have to cool down over night.
Come back the next day and enjoy a cold beer in your personalized pint by walking next door to Navigation Brewery located.

Space is limited but we host this class on an ongoing basis. Cost $68

Drawing and Painting with Angela Ales
2019-09-12 18:30 - 20:30 | MA
For artists of all levels who wish to learn and master drawing and painting fundamentals, this class helps you with friendly, one-on-one coaching as well as inspiration from others. You will explore different mediums and techniques, color theory, conceptual developments and composition. Students will receive expert instruction in a low-stress and welcoming atmosphere.
This class is an Open Studio format and features regular mini-lectures, short demonstrations and coaching to help you explore concept development, learn how to mix paint, create new compositions, and textures. Class sizes are kept small so that we can personalize each student’s projects according to their needs and goals.
My mission for you is simple: I want you to create paintings, not pictures. I want to get you comfortable with the creative process. If I can help you make your own artwork using best practices in technique and composition, and get you further along the path of art through a wider appreciation of art history, even better. It is about finding your unique artistic voice.

Class is held in a professional studio setting (Alés Lores Studio – Loft 216)
Easel will be provided. List of materials needed is listed on the website www.alesloresstudio.com
Enrollment is open year-round depending on availability.
Free parking available.

Sculpture and Ceramics Class at Lores Studio
2019-09-11 18:30 - 20:30 | MA
Students can expect a relaxed and individualized experience where they will be guided and challenged according to their level of development and personal goals. Ceramics and Sculpture will cover hand building techniques designed to focus on your area of interest including: portrait, figurative, and functional art as well as jewelry.
This class is an Open Studio format and features regular mini-lectures, short demonstrations and coaching to help you explore and learn hand building techniques.

Class is held in a professional studio setting (Alés Lores Studio – Studio A413)
Basic Tools and Clay will be provided for beginners
Students are expected to purchase additional clay, glazes, and special tools and materials required for their projects.
Enrollment is open year-round depending on availability.
Free parking available.

Classes Available:
Wednesdays 6:30pm – 8:30pm (Instructor: Roneld Lores)

Drawing and Painting Class with Roneld Lores
2019-09-17 18:30 - 20:30 | MA
For artists of all levels who wish to learn and master painting fundamentals, this class helps you with friendly, one-on-one coaching as well as inspiration from others. You will explore different mediums and techniques, color theory, conceptual developments and composition. Students will receive expert instruction in a low-stress and welcoming atmosphere.
This class is an Open Studio format and features regular mini-lectures, short demonstrations and coaching to help you explore concept development, learn how to mix paint, create new compositions, and textures.
My mission for you is simple: I want you to create paintings, not pictures. I want to get you comfortable with the creative process. If I can help you make your own artwork using best practices in technique and composition, and get you further along the path of art through a wider appreciation of art history, even better. It is about finding your unique artistic voice.

Class is held in a professional studio setting (Alés Lores Studio – Loft 216)
Easel will be provided. List of materials needed is listed on the website www.alesloresstudio.com
Enrollment is open year-round depending on availability.
Free parking available.

Classes Available:
Tuesdays 6:30pm – 8:30pm (Instructor: Roneld Lores)

ARToberfest Open Studios
2019-10-05 12:00 - 17:00 | Western Avenue Studios & Lofts, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
Join us as we celebrate FALL! On Saturday October 5th and Sunday October 6th from noon until 5pm each day and the artists will have their doors open to share their creative passions with you. Explore our repurposed mill buildings filled with locally made artwork, handmade crafts, photography, jewelry, works in wood, glass and metal. We’re the second largest artist community in the US – right here in Lowell and we’ve got art. And a coffee pop-up. And a brewery. And food trucks too. Pretty cool.
Saturday features the Loading Dock Gallery’s show reception from 4-6pm. This is the New England Juried Poetry Convergence called “Repetition, Replication, Variation” and will feature a poetry slam on the A Mill Loading Dock. Stick around for words flying off the walls!
We’ve got lots going on – read about it all in our blog post!

October Gallery Reception
2019-10-05 16:00 - 19:00 | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
The Loading Dock Gallery welcomes…welcomes…welcomes New England-based artists inspired by the rhythmic echo of repetition during its annual New England Juried Art Show and Poetry Convergence.
The October theme, Repetition, Replication, Variation showcases how artists use repetition and replication of images, patterns, shapes and other elements to convey an aesthetic, a message, movement or a feeling to showcase evolution, contrast and variations of ideas and concepts.
Come and engage in this fascinating, unique display!
…and speaking of rhythmic echoes, the reception will be followed by the much-celebrated New England Juried Poetry Convergence, hosted by the Lowell Writers Group.
The show opens on October 2nd and runs through October 29th. Please visit the Loading Dock Gallery online.

Pumpkin Glass Class - Make Your Own
2019-10-05 13:00 - 17:00 | First Floor WA
Glass Blowing Experiences are safe and fun with little time commitment. Each experience lasts about 15 to 20 minutes. With the help of an instructor; you will create a beautiful glass pumpkin to celebrate the fall season. You can expect to add color, turn the pipe, and feel the heat.

September Final Friday : Theme - Black
2019-09-28 16:00 - 21:00 | First Floor WA
Join us for the final Friday of every month for an exclusive opportunity to check out the First Floor at Western Avenue! Theme of the month? BLACK. Wander the halls of our old mill building, explore our studios, get to know the makers, take a specialty class, or bring home a new piece of art! Enjoy a craft beer from our very own Navigation Brewing Co., and delicious wood-fired pizza from local food truck Phoenix Rising Pizza. It’s a sure thing!

Intermediate Spoon Carving
2019-09-28 13:00 - 18:00 | Second Floor WA, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
John Francis Designs offers this intermediate class, going more in-depth to the design and carving process than the Intro class. Students will be able to select a piece of wood and draw a spoon of their own design. The blanks will be cut on a bandsaw, then carved and finished using gouges, drawknives, spokeshaves, and carving knives. Tool sharpening and maintenance will be discussed, as well as recommended wood types and local suppliers.
Beginners are welcome!
18+ only please.

Gallery Opening Reception
2019-09-07 16:00 - 18:00 | MA
If you’ve ever wondered why powerful women are pictured in heels stride over to the Loading Dock Gallery this September and enjoy this show – These Shoes are Made for Walking : Fashion as Female Empowerment. You will ask, what does fashion say about contemporary women’s lives? The show features encaustics by Regina McGearty, jewelry by Liz Stewart, paintings by Peggie Bouvier, and full sized fashion pieces by Emily Rapley. The show runs September 4-29th.

Open Studios : September at WA
2019-09-07 12:00 - 17:00 | Western Avenue Studios & Lofts, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
On the first Saturday of every month, Western Avenue Studios & Western Avenue Lofts artists open their doors to the public. Visit us and take a peek inside our artists’ work spaces and see for yourself why Western Avenue is the creative soul of Lowell. Open Studios artists are happy to talk about their creative process, how their lives inform their art – and are happy when their work finds a new home. There are four buildings to wander through – all entries are accessible from the parking lot.
What else happens on an OS Saturday? The Loading Dock Gallery hosts its’ monthly reception for the gallery’s new show – These Shoes Are Made For Walking – from 4-6pm. Brew’d Awakening will be on the A Mill Loading Dock serving up their delicious coffees as well as Sweet Lydia’s Chocolates. Navigation Brewing is hosting a fundraiser for the NH Roller Derby with members hanging at NB from 12-5pm. And a food truck will be ready for action from noon – 8pm.

We have plenty of on site parking, are dog friendly and handicapped accessible. We hope to see you with family and friends on September 7th!

First Floor Final Friday
2019-08-30 16:00 - 21:00 | First Floor WA
Join us Friday August 30th, for an exclusive opportunity to check out the artists and makers of The First Floor at Western Avenue Studios. Wander the first floor of our old mill building, explore artist studios, get to know the makers, take a specialty class, or bring home a new piece of art! Our showcase theme this month? Autumn!
KH Photography is hosting her Grand Opening starting at 5pm. Enjoy a craft beer from our very own Navigation Brewing Co., delicious wood-fired pizza from local food truck Phoenix Rising Pizza, yummy desserts from Sweet Lydia’s, and explore the First Floor Showcase with a new theme every month.

August Open Studios
2019-08-03 12:00 - 17:00 | Western Avenue Studios & Lofts, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
On the first Saturday of every month, Western Avenue Studios & Western Avenue Lofts artists open their doors to the public. Come take a peek inside their work spaces and see for yourself why Western Avenue is the creative soul of Lowell.
Our next Open Studios is Saturday, August 3, 2019, from 12-5PM.
We are celebrating the Dog Days of Summer with a special shout out to our artists that love painting the four legged creatures we share our lives with. (No diss to the felines out there – you can find them featured in artwork too!!) Open Studios is a day to chat with artists about their creative process, find out about classes, and order a portrait of Fido!
What else happens on an OS Saturday? Food Truck Chez Rafiki will be on site until 8pm. Navigation Brewing is open from 2-10pm. And the Loading Dock Gallery hosts its’ monthly reception for the gallery’s new show “Funky Book Show” from 4-6pm.

Western Avenue is a complex of four buildings of artist studios and loft residences that number over 350 artists. We think that makes us the largest artist community at least on the East Coast – right here in Lowell MA!!
This is a free event AND we have plenty of free parking. Oh yeah – we’re dog friendly too!
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We hope to see you here. Woof!!
