Montserrat College of Art Offers Summer Art Courses and Workshops

Montserrat College of Art’s Continuing Education Department is offering classes and workshops through the Summer Immersive Program in June and July on Montserrat’s campus, 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA.

The Summer Immersive Program is designed to allow participants time and instruction to delve into a new skill or subject through short-term, credit and non-credit classes. Classes and workshops include: creative writing, mixed media, drawing, Japanese woodblock printing, introduction to comics, performance art, solar plate etching, knitting, still life, digital imaging, film, painting, miniature metal sculpture, portraiture, acrylic, book art, collage and more.

Montserrat’s diverse Summer Immersive courses are designed to allow participants time and instruction to explore new avenues of creative inquiry. They are ideal for adult art enthusiasts of all backgrounds and professions to make the most of this summer learning new skills and insights. The program allows its participants to devote part of the summer to art in the unique environment that only a working art college can offer.

The instructors hail from Montserrat and beyond, and are nationally and internationally recognized artist-educators who form the core of the unique, summer community of adult learners. Their expertise combined with small class sizes ensures an unforgettable experience. Affordable accommodation and optional evening activities foster a residential community of individuals who share the creative spirit and commitment, both during and outside of class.

Early bird special discounted prices available through April 10. For more information about the offered courses, instructors or to register, visit: http://montserrat.edu/continuing-ed/summer-workshops/ or contact Montserrat’s Continuing Education Office at ce@montserrat.edu or 978.921.4242 x1202.

Montserrat College of Art is a small, private, residential college of visual art and design, founded in 1970, by artists, for artists, educating the creative problem solvers of tomorrow. The college offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, continuing education classes and four galleries exhibiting works by international, national and regional contemporary artists, intended to offer art education beyond the Montserrat classrooms through a series of public lectures, gallery talks, catalogs and events. www.montserrat.edu