We believe the Arts are for individuals of all ages, cultures, and artistic abilities. We develop artistic skills, offer outstanding performances and art exhibitions, and enable visitors to experience art in all forms.
The HCA offers over 200 classes for youth, teens, and adults in the visual and performing arts. Every year over 2,000 students enjoy classes in fine art, dance, music, theater, film-making, photography, acting, and ceramics. In addition, students can take private music and art lessons with qualified instructors.
Among our innovative current programs:
• Pay-What-You-Can Summer Music Series in our beautiful amphitheater, which is adjacent to three lovely areas of respite: our Shakespeare, Fairy and Healing Gardens
• Linkage with public school students and teachers, who use HCA as an educational resource in the arts and in leadership training activities
LOCATION / CONTACT INFORMATION
HOPKINTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
98 Hayden Rowe Street (RT. 85) Hopkinton, MA 01748
HCA DANCE & CERAMIC STUDIOS
Suites 302 & 304
34 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA www.HopArtsCenter.org
REGISTRATION SUPPORT
Email: info@hopartscenter.org Phone: (508) 435-9222
In-Person:
Visit the HCA during business hours (Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
The Lotvin Family Gallery showcases a variety of exhibits, including juried exhibits, the HCA Members show, featured solo artist exhibits, and educational and community projects. Juried exhibits are curated by guest jurors who select pieces from submissions received during our open calls for art. The Delbridge Family Performance Center is home to a variety of music, dance and theatrical performances throughout the year.
Enter Stage Left Theater (ESL) is the resident theater of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, producing up to 10 productions every year. Each season brings a wide-array of theater options to audiences looking for a great affordable theater experience.
We are visited by more than 15,000 patrons a year from over 340 cities and towns in the US and Canada. Created in 2011, HCA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community arts center, fosters and celebrates the creative spirit in everyone.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
HCA members get a full range of benefits throughout the year. Your membership also helps HCA change the lives of artists and art-lovers through its nurturing faculty, state-of-the-art facility, and needbased scholarship program.
INSIDER PLUS LEVEL and above receives 5% off all classes. Learn more by visiting our website: www.HopArtsCenter.org
OUR PARTNERS and MEMBERS OF
SCHOLARSHIPS + FINANCIAL AID
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts believes the arts are for everyone and thanks to the generosity of the Dora Kishibay Garabedian Scholarship Fund and individual donations to our scholarship fund we are able to assist children, teens, and adults who might not otherwise be able to afford classes. Need-based scholarships are available for HCA classes to residents of Hopkinton and surrounding Metrowest communities. Assistance is awarded on the basis of demonstrated need, motivation, and potential benefit to the student.
Please visit our website www.HopArtsCenter.org and fill out our online scholarship form.
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS?
Registration is available 24/7 online at www.HopArtsCenter.org
If you need assistance with registering for a class please email info@hopartscenter.org or call (508) 435-9222 Monday–Friday during business hours.
Wait Lists
The HCA does keep wait lists for classes that are full. The lists are on a first come first serve basis. Once your name is added to a list you will be contacted if a spot becomes available.
Payment Plans
Payment is required in full at time of registration. No payment plans or deposits are accepted to hold your position in a class. Jr. Ensemble and Dance Ensemble are the only programs that require a deposit and provides a payment plan for its 34-week session.
Discounts
INSIDER PLUS LEVEL membership and above receives 5% off all classes. Learn more by visiting our website at www.HopArtsCenter.org
Calling All Volunteers!
The HCA is looking for volunteers (individuals or groups) to support our operational needs in different areas and positions. This is a great opportunity for adults or students looking to fulfill community service hours.
Click the link below to submit interest .
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INTRO TO CERAMICS
Instructors: Cheska Kommisar & Hana Reilly
Wednesdays, July 9 to August 27
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Tuition: $500 | Insider Plus: $475
Join us for a beginners-only summer class dedicated to learning all about ceramics! Over your eight-weeks, you’ll try your hand at wheelthrowing, handbuilding and glazing your own pieces. Class will include 25 pounds of clay in addition to all glazes and tools to begin your pottery adventure. (You will need to return to an open studio 2 weeks after the final class to glaze your final pieces)
BEGINNER WHEEL THROWING
Instructor: Mary Lou McKeen
Saturday, July 12 to August 30
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuition: $500 | Insider Plus: $475
Get a solid foundation in working with the wheel. Learn the basics including prepping the clay, centering, forming vessels, finishing and glazing. We will focus on making small projects including bowls which will be fired and ready to be picked up three weeks after the completion of the class.
THE WHEEL EXPERIENCE: ALL LEVELS
Instructor: Cheska Kommisar
Monday thru Friday, June 23 to 27
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuition: $320 | Insider Plus: $304
WHEEL THROWING: ALL LEVELS
Instructors: Cheska Kommisar & Hana Reilly
Tuesdays, July 8 to August 26
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuition: $500 | Insider Plus: $475
Tuesdays, July 8 to August 26
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Tuition: $500 | Insider Plus: $475
Fridays, July 11 to August 29
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuition: $500 | Insider Plus: $475
All levels of experience are welcome to this wheel throwing class. Beginning students will gain an understanding of basic ceramic techniques and skills such as wedging clay, centering, forming vessels, and glazing. Intermediate students will focus on making more complex forms, glazing techniques and other surface decoration. Class discussions and critiques of completed works will allow students to explore their individual styles better.
HANDBUILDING: ALL LEVELS
Instructors: Cheska Kommisar & Hana Reilly
Thursdays, July 10 to August 28
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Tuition: $500 | Insider Plus: $475
Join this eight-week mixed-level program for inspiration and camaraderie. Beginners will learn basic hand-building skills such as slab, coil, and pinch pots, and all students will refine technique, surface treatment, and finishing options. More advanced students will explore more complex forms to dig into their own personal style. Class discussions and critiques of fired works will allow students to better explore these individual styles.
Come and learn the basics of making pottery on the potter’s wheel! This is for beginners, intermediate, and advanced ceramics students. Students will explore the fundamentals of creating functional pottery forms in this week-long workshop. Students will focus on wheel throwing and learn about working in the HCA’s Ceramics Studio located at 34 Hayden Rowe Street. Includes a bag of clay, firing, and glazing.
INTRO TO BALLET
Instructors: Lindsay Gray
Mondays, June 30 to August 4
7 to 9 p.m.
Tuition: $155 | Insider Plus: $147.25
Discover the joy of classical ballet as you learn the fundamentals of the art form while moving to a playlist of piano favorites. This traditional ballet class will offer ballet barre instruction followed by movement across the floor. Why wait any longer to try ballet? You’ll discover cognitive and physical health benefits all wrapped up in joy.
INTRO TO STAND-UP COMEDY
Instructor: Mike Koutrobis
Mondays | July 21 to August 18
7 to 9 p.m.
Tuition: $275 | Insider Plus: $261.25
Perfect for aspiring comedians, performers, or anyone looking to improve public speaking with humor.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED BALLET (AGES 16+)
Instructors: Onalie Arts
Wednesdays, July 2 to August 6
7:30 to 9 p.m.
Tuition: $215 | Insider Plus: $204.25
Enjoy movement in music during this traditional ballet class with barre, center and conditioning. This class is appropriate for students who have at least five years of formal ballet training.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED DANCE CONDITIONING (AGES 16+)
Instructors: Onalie Arts
Wednesdays, July 2 to August 6
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuition: $155 | Insider Plus: $147.25
Advance your dance training. Classes train core stability, weight placement and alignment. Please bring long resistance bands, a small beach ball, a tennis ball or a racket ball, and a yoga mat. You can also bring a small-medium physio ball if you have your own. Instructor Onalie Arts is a certified Progressing Ballet Technique instructor and she has worked as a massage therapist and attended Yoga Teacher training. This class is appropriate for students with at least 5 years of formal classical ballet training.of formal ballet training.
In this five-week course, students will learn the fundamentals of stand-up comedy, from developing a unique on-stage persona to transforming personal stories into polished routines. Through guided writing exercises, performance techniques, and group feedback, students will build confidence, sharpen their comedic voice, and take the stage in a graduation showcase that friends and families can attend on August 25.
ACRYLIC PAINTING FOR BEGINNERS
Instructors: Megan Filios
Tuesdays | July 8 to July 29
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tuition: $195 | Insider Plus: $185.25
Enjoy painting at your own level and at your own pace in this supportive class environment. Unlock your hidden talents or expand the skills you have already nurtured. Students can work from a picture of their choice or a still-life set up. We will explore some of the steps of the painting process, including composition, and color theory according to the students’ needs.
PATTERN PAINTING (GOND, DOT, AND WARLI PAINTING) AGES 16+
Instructor: Kanchan Tare
Wednesdays | July 16 to July 30
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tuition: $135 | Insider Plus: $128.25
Gond is vibrant Indian tribal art which showcases nature’s beauty in a peculiar way generally of object arrangement. It uses bright colors and detailed patterns. Dot painting creates mesmerizing artwork using dots patterns. The symmetry in this style creates marvelous visual themes. Warli’s art reflects the connection between humans and nature using simple shapes and colors. It’s rudimentary style looks simple but creates stunning results. In each class, we’ll explore these important styles of Indian art, which have been part of Indian culture for many centuries. All levels are welcome.
PLEIN AIR PAINTING INTENSIVE
Instructor: Marion Buricatu
Monday thru Friday, July 21 to 25
5 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuition: $250 | Insider Plus: $237.50
All levels of painters are invited to join this weeklong program focusing on plein air (outdoor) painting in oil or acrylic. From the beautiful gardens to the unique exhibitions, the HCA offers plenty of inspiration for those looking to learn how to paint quickly and expressively in the moment.
PLEIN AIR PAINTING WORKSHOPS
Instructors: Meredith Fitzgerald and Marion Buricatu
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuition: $60 each | Insider Plus: $57 each
Capture the colors of summer en plein air (outdoors) in this series of workshops set in the HCA gardens. Work in your favorite paint medium (oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel), and gain more comfortability and confidence working outdoors. HCA’s Sunday morning outdoor concert series will serve as your backdrop and entertainment. Instruction will cover means of accurately and expressively depicting outdoor sites, including composition and how to make artistic choices while the light changes.
Sunday, June 22 | Sunday, June 29
Sunday, July 13 | Sunday, July 20
Sunday, July 27 | Sunday August 3
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HAND WEAVING TOTE BAG WORKSHOP (AGES 14+)
Instructor: Dahlia Popovits
Sunday, June 29
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuition: $135 | Insider Plus: $128.25
Join us for a full day workshop with award winning weaver, Dahlia Popovits, where you will create a beautiful unique tote bag. No previous experience is necessary as you will be guided through the weaving, design and finishing process.
DRAWING FROM NATURE (AGES 16+)
Instructor: Beth Gismondi
Saturday | July 12 to 26
10 a.m. to 12 Noon
Tuition: $135 | Insider Plus: $128.25
Come spend three Saturday mornings in July outside with our fun drawing class! Each week we will work on drawings inspired by the beautiful nature in and around the HCA’s gardens. We will use sight measuring, composition, shape, and value as we develop our pieces into finished works. In the event of rain, we will move indoors and draw from a still life setup. All levels are welcome and encouraged to join!
WATERCOLOR PAINTING FROM PHOTOGRAPHS WORKSHOP
Instructor: Richard Denzer
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuition: $150 each | Insider Plus: $142.50 each
Saturday, July 26
Saturday, August 16
Indulge your creativity with this one-day watercolor workshop! Bring photographs to replicate that inspire you, or use ones provided by the instructor. Beginner or experienced artists will receive individualized coaching throughout the day, with topics including composition, values, various wash options, contrast, textures and the choice of supplies.
BOHO AND MANDALA ART WORKSHOP (AGES 16+)
Instructor: Kanchan Tare
Saturday, August 2
1 to 4 p.m.
Tuition: $75 | Insider Plus: $71.25
Mandala art is a vibrant and captivating form of expression, known for its intricate designs that both calm and energize the viewer. Boho art, on the other hand, is a free-spirited and eclectic style inspired by nature, diverse cultures, and a love for self-expression. It often features bold colors, detailed patterns, and a rich blend of textures.
DECORATIVE BOOK FOLDING WORKSHOP (AGES 16+)
Instructor: Kelly O’Malley
Saturday, August 16
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tuition: $50 | Insider Plus: $47.50
This crafting project is perfect for the book lover. If you want to make a unique keepsake for yourself, friend, or loved one, this creative way to upcycle hardcover books is for you. This fun project lets you create a distinct piece of art that will generate conversation and be a statement piece for any crafter.
NEW! EXPERIMENTS WITH PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP (AGES 16+)
Instructor: Charusmitha Ram
Tuesdays | June 3 and 10
7 to 9 p.m.
Tuition: $100 | Insider Plus: $95
Explore the exciting medium of relief printing! Using a linoleum block, we’ll learn how to print by hand by carving our own designs and transferring them to create unique pieces of art filled with layers of tones and textures.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATION: PASTEL PAINTING FROM START TO FINISH
Instructor: Meredith Fitzgerald
Saturday, June 7
7 to 9 p.m.
Tuition: $30 | Spring Enrolled Students: $20
Join artist and teacher Meredith Fitzgerald for a dynamic evening and get a better understanding of pastel painting materials and techniques. While you watch a landscape demonstration from start to finish, Meredith will also share her experiences as a plein air art painter in oil and pastel. Discover the novel materials used in modern pastel painting today and how the artist decides on composition and color during this enjoyable evening.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATION: DRAWING ON HISTORICAL INSPIRATION (AGES 16+)
Instructor: Shea Justice
Friday, July 18
7 to 9 p.m.
Tuition: $30 | Insider Plus: $28.50
Join artist and teacher Shea Justice for an evening of fun and creativity. Justice will share his amazing stories and walk participants through creating his well-known scroll drawings, combining text and images. He will also demonstrate his art-making techniques and narrative art. Using Chinese rice paper scrolls, Justice explores current events and historical documents and the motives and meaning behind the words that have shaped American policies.
