The studio is open!
Hi all! Our studio is open and classes are in person. During the Covid spike classes are very small so please reach out to see if we have space.
We're gonna Zoom Zoom Zoom a Zoom
Good morning! Art with Amy is on Zoom this week M-F 3-5. Much like our art studio in Brookline Village our Zooms are creative hang outs with art making, watching interesting art related videos including interviews with artists, discussions of the unexpected and general fun. Bring any supplies you have at home and make cool things! Mixed age groupings. If you'd like to learn more please email artwithamystudio@gmail.com. Paintings by Owen.
Grown Ups Night Out! Friday evening!
This Friday evening and next Alex Vaillancourt will be in the studio for Grown Ups Night Out! Have you wanted to dig into our mixed media bins, play with oodles of yarn, old jewelry and boxes?! Our glue gun will heated up and ready! Meeting 6:15-7:45. $35 per person per night including all supplies. Email artwithamystudio@gmail.com to join the fun! Pictures taken in today's class. This could be you!
December Workshops and Classes
Art with Amy: December Offerings!
Brookline half-day workshops
12:40-2:30pm / $40 per day
**Pick up available at Pierce and FRR schools**
Thursday, Dec. 2nd: D.I.Y. shoe workshop! Create shoes from tape.
Wednesday, Dec. 8th: Slime workshop!
Early evening classes and workshops
**Supplies included in tuition**
Mondays: Dec. 6th, 13th, & 20th NEEDLE FELTING!
6:15-7:45pm / $180
Age: 10 and up
Instructor: Rachel
Learn the basics of needle felting and make your very own felted objects. Animals, figurines, accessories, jewelry, you name it!
Tuesdays: Nov. 30th, Dec. 7th, Dec. 14th, & Jan. 4th DRAWING TECHNIQUE!
6:15-7:45pm / $180
Age: Adults and teens, parent & child groups welcome
Instructor: Clay
Learn to draw heads, eyes, hands, and feet!
Wednesdays: Dec. 1st, Dec. 8th, Dec. 15th, Dec. 22nd. RESIN WORKSHOP!
6:15-7pm / $140
Age: 10 and up
Instructor: Oli
Learn to make candle holders, jewelry, and sculptural objects out of resin!
Thursdays: Dec. 16th. GEL PRINTS!
6:15-7:45pm / $50
Age: Adults and teens.
Instructor: Martha
Learn the art of gel printmaking! This is a fun,intuitive way for non artists and artists alike to create one of a kind prints.
Fridays: Dec. 3rd, Dec. 10th, Dec. 17th. GROWN UPS NIGHT OUT!
6:15-7:45pm / $35 per night
Age: Adults only.
Instructor: Alex
Get back in touch with your inner artist! Open workshop with access to a variety of materials, and space to create anything you desire. Let your mind wander and explore!
Looking for more workshops? Let us know what you want to see!
artwithamystudio@gmail.com
Make Art not War
I've been working on putting together a series of workshops. Yes, I am still working on it but thought I'd let you in at this stage of planning. One- if you want to see something different offered please let me know Two- if you want to join on to what I am planning please let me know.
Here's what we have so far. We start as soon as we have four students ready to go!
Tuesday evenings 6:15-7:45: Eyes, feet, hands and heads!
Learn drawing techniques. Adults and children 11 and up welcome. We have a parent/child set signed on so far. Taught by Clay
Wednesday evenings 6:15-7:45: Resin/ candlemaking workshop. This will be a four class set. Taught by Oli
Experimenting with one Thursday evening in December having a Makerspace for adults. Explore and create! With Alex Vaillancourt.
Make gel print cards! Date to be determined 6:15-7:45. Learn how to make gel prints and create a set of cards. Taught by Martha Friedman.
Drawing for non artists Date to by determined taught by Nancy Nicholson
And hey! Pictured above is Hidden Yoko!
***Hidden Yoko is in a small works exhibit at 404 Gallery in Park Slope Brooklyn New York
WHOLENESS: Small Works Show
December 1, 2021 - January 7, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 4th from 2-5pm
Do you like "Fun Facts"? My brother Steven also has his new video work in this exhibit!
If you're looking to purchase art for the holiday season please be in touch to set up a studio visit.
Hope to see you soon!
Amy
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***If you are in Provincetown in the coming weeks I have framed work at art AMP on Commercial Street. Winter hours so call ahead of time.
Art Market Provincetown
Provincetown, MA
http://www.artmarketprovincetown.com/art/20210625/
Read about my summer 2020 gallery shows at Wicked Local!
Working on organizing evening classes and workshops
Details coming soon!
Drawing eyes, hands, feet and heads Tuesdays 6:15-7:45
Resin workshop Wednesdays 6:15-7:45
Make your own gel print cards
Drawing for non artists
Maker space for adults!
Are you interested ? Please email artwithamystudio@gmail.com
Would you like to learn something you don’t see here? Let us know!
Brookline half day art classes
Hello all!
Extra November and December classes!
Limited spaces - these days we keep our classes extra small so be in touch soon.
No school November 1st in Brookline
Art class meeting 9-1
Half day art classes:
Wednesday November 10th
Thursday November 18th
Thursday December 2nd
Wednesday December 8th
Art class meets 12:40-2:30
Art boxes for holidays and birthdays I've been creating painting/mixed media boxes. These have canvas, paint, glue and fun mixed media pieces from the studio. Purchase with or without a Zoom class. **reminder Chanukah starts November 28th this year!!
Hope to see you soon!
Amy
Drawing class! Local Art exhibits!
Starting this Thursday evening!
We have a drawing class for 8th and 9th graders starting this coming Thursday evening. Meeting 6:15- 7:45. Taught by Michelle Mendez. Learn new drawing techniques in a comfortable and nonjudgmental studio environment. For more info email artwithamystudio@gmail.com.
**hand study by Michelle Mendez
Getting a head start of holiday shopping? Buy art!
I have framed and unframed work of mine in the studio. Happy to arrange a time you can come by for a studio visit! Check out and follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/amysolomon_studio/
In NYC today? Check out Speedpasterobot at Gowanus Open Studios!
Next weekend October 23rd and 24th check out Martha Friedman's art at her Open Studio in Cambridge!
Hope to see you soon!
Amy
Hello all!
Something is wrong with my phone messages. If you sent me an art class message please email artwithamystudio@gmail.com. Thanks!
Drawing at Off Main Gallery in Wellfleet/ Art classes this week!
It's an Official invite! I have my "Counting The Days" series of drawings in a three person exhibit at Off Main Gallery in Wellfleet! Super happy to be showing with Kay Gordon and Susie Nielsen. The opening reception is next Saturday July 24th 6-8. Hope to see you!
If you are on the Cape this weekend please stop in at AMP and check out my series of scrolls "Earth Beat" up through this Wednesday.
Meanwhile, back in the studio this week the plan is M-W
1-6. Our time will be filled wth tie dye (a box of new t-shirts arrived!), painting, and drawing. Someone just said to me the studio feels like a real art school for kids-yeah!
Email me to hold your space.
Some spaces are still available in other weeks. As we head into August we really are almost full so do reach out sooner rather than later.
Cheers,
Amy
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Art with Amy is located at
45 Harvard Street in Brookline Village
Check out our classes and workshops at www.artwithamy.com
Save the dates!
My paintings will be featured in two Cape Cod art shows this summer:
Art Market Provincetown
Provincetown, MA
June 25th-July 21st
http://www.artmarketprovincetown.com/art/20210625/
Off Main Gallery
Wellfleet, MA
July 23rd-August 12th
Opening Saturday, July 24th 6-8 pm
https://www.offmaingallery.com/artists#/amy-solomon/
Read about my summer gallery shows at Wicked Local!
I'm Wicked Local!
Brookline Post-Pan (We Hope): Two Cape galleries to exhibit Amy Solomon's art
Susie Davidson / brookline@wickedlocal.com
"I'm looking forward to, at long last, leaving my cave and enjoying the ocean breeze," said Amy Solomon, who operates Art with Amy at 45 Harvard St. in Brookline Village.
"Plus," she added, "I get to enjoy real art, live and in person!"
Sounds like a great deal, especially right about now, as we are shedding wings and leaving cocoons. Solomon's paintings will be featured in two Cape Cod art shows this summer, the first in Provincetown, the second in Wellfleet. So if you're looking for an excuse to head Capeward, here's a couple.
Solomon's new series of ink/mixed media scrolls, "Earth Beat," will be at Art Market Provincetown (AMP) at 432 Commercial St., from June 25-July 21. The show will be curated by the gallery's director and curator Deb Nadolney.
"She's a master, and her shows never disappoint," Solomon said.
These works were made with heavily layered ink and paint on paper during the lockdown year. "I had many hours of isolation, counting time, walking in nature and thinking about and missing people," Solomon reflected.
She also found herself thinking about Hokusai, the Japanese printmaker from the 1700s. She wondered how he painted wind and air. "So impossible! The simplicity of his line carrying so much weight," she thought.
Solomon also formed a new ritual of walking the river near her home. "It was with a mixture of joy and fear," she said. "Time was slower, and this was a long year. But I enjoyed the new solitude, and watching as the seasons changed," she added.
"It was walking in cold snow and slushy rain, and finally, a spring with leaves returning and new hope," she said. "Definitely, a strange and wonderful year of art making!" But she found the repetitive and quiet days suited her. "These paintings are a marking of that time," she said.
Solomon will share the art show with Susan Bernstein, Phyllis Ewen, Philip Gerstein and Judith Trepp.
The Wellfleet exhibit, at Off Main Gallery, 75 Commercial St., runs July 23-Aug 12, with the opening on July 24 from 6-8 p.m. Solomon will be showing with artists Susie Nielsen and Kay Gordon.
This show will be curated by gallery director Robert Shreefter. "He is both an artist and an arts/literacy educator," Solomon said. "He served as the director and curator of the Marran Gallery and the Atrium Gallery at Lesley University, and has consistently brought together interesting combinations of artists to create intimate and welcoming exhibits."
She explained that this is the kickoff season for Off Main's brand new light-filled space, situated by a salt marsh in beautiful Wellfleet.
Sounds lovely, for sure. But if you can't get to the Cape, you don't need to travel far to check out Solomon's indie art center in the Village, where she has held classes and workshops for almost 20 years.
More:Brookline Post-Pan (We Hope): Brookline by Map to reveal town history
Solomon, who has a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, lives in Brookline Village as well. She's worked with K-12 children around the neighborhood; at her workshops, they learn to make real art with their hands. "There are no computers or iPhones to be found," Solomon said.
Her work has been shown at Wayfarers Brooklyn, and at Chandler Gallery in Cambridge. Along with colleague Lisa Link, she received a grant from Jewish Collaborative Arts and produced a traveling, interactive exhibit "Words Matter - The Tree of Life." Her work is held in collections in the U.S., Greece and Switzerland.
For more information, contact artwithamystudio@gmail.com or info@artmarketprovincetown.com (646-298-9258) or offmaingallery.com (508-514-1326).
Brookline Post-Pan (We Hope) spotlights noteworthy town residents who continue to make the most of their housebound, and increasingly real world time. Send suggestions to Susiedavidsonjournalist@gmail.com.
SUMMER SUMMER SUMMER
Hey! Ho! Let's go!
At long last we are opening the studio!
Limited small groupings/ Masks required indoors
We have a full schedule of creative and fun times planned for this summer!
Mornings with Jenny! 8:30-1
Make your own pinhole camera, create cyanotypes (sun prints), build, keep a sketchbook, paint and more!
Afternoons Art with Amy 1-6
Explore and Create! Expect drawing, canvas painting, dioramas, sculpey creations. Let your creative spirit fly!
Tie dye in the park mornings and afternoons!
Teen Drawing - Intensive
The week of July 12th in the afternoons M-F 1-6 Guest artist Michelle Mendez will be in the studio with a special class for teens. Explore different drawing concepts and learn new techniques. Students will think outside the box - draw large and small using inks, pencils, paint and graphite! If your child is not quite a teen but loves to draw please reach out.
Daily sign ons welcome where space allows
Mornings M-F 8:30-1
Weeks of:
June 28th Class filled email for wait list
July 5 (Four day week) Five spaces open
July 12 Five spaces open
July 19 Six spaces open
August 9 Six spaces open
August 16 Five spaces open
August 23 Full email for wait list
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Afternoons: M-F 1-6. These days will be taught by Amy. Check out my art here.
Weeks of:
June 28th One space open
July 5 (Four-day week) Two spaces open
July 12 ** Teen class** this is a week of mark making/learn a variety of drawing techniques Six spots available taught by Michelle Mendez
July 19 Five spots available
August 9 Full - email for wait list
August 16 One spot available
August 23 Class is full email for wait list
Tuition: $550 including AWA t-shirt, art supplies *July 4th week is $440
Please feel free to email with any questions and to sign on!
Cheers,
Amy
** I made that ink drawing outside a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait to do this with kids!!
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Art with Amy is located at
45 Harvard Street in Brookline Village
Check out our classes and workshops at www.artwithamy.com
Save the dates!
My paintings will be featured in two Cape Cod art shows this summer:
Art Market Provincetown
Provincetown, MA
June 25th-July 21st
Opening Friday, June 25th 6-8 pm
http://www.artmarketprovincetown.com/art/20210625/
Off Main Gallery
Wellfleet, MA
July 23rd-August 12th
Opening Saturday, July 24th 6-8 pm
https://www.offmaingallery.com/artists#/amy-solomon/
Mornings M-F 8:30-1
Weeks of:
June 28th two spaces open on Monday and Tuesday only
July 5 (Four day week) Five spaces open
July 12 Five spaces open
July 19 Six spaces open
August 9 Six spaces open
August 16 Five spaces open
August 23 Full email for wait list
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Afternoons: M-F 1-6. These days will be taught by Amy. Check out my arthere.
Weeks of:
June 28th Two spots available
July 5 (Four-day week) Three spots available
July 12 ** Teen class** this is a week of mark making/learn a variety of drawing techniques Six spots available taught by Michelle Mendez
July 19 Five spots available
August 9 Full- wait list available
August 16 One spot available
August 23 One spaces open ( we mix ages and to help create a balance preference given to ages 10 and up for the last two spaces)
Amy's Provincetown art exhibit/ Summer updates! Teen class added!
Hello all!
I am happy to be showing my new series "Earth Beat" at AMP gallery in Provincetown in just a couple of weeks. Please stop in and check it out!
Art Market Provincetown
Provincetown, MA
June 25th-July 21st
Opening Friday, June 25th 6-8 pm
http://www.artmarketprovincetown.com/art/20210625/
AWA Summer news!
We are opening the studio this summer! Expect a fun combination of park and studio time. Limited spaces.
Drop ins welcome! Where there is space open we are welcoming single day sign ons for both the morning (8:30-1) and afternoon (1-6) programs. Pre-registration preferred.
Excited to announce a teen mark making/drawing class taught by Michelle Mendez. This will be a week long FUN intensive learning experience!
Week of July 16th M-F 1-6
Expect explorations, learning techniques with both wet and dry materials.. large and small. Think outside the box! So think ink, charcoal, pencils, graphite!
Weaving on looms!
We have two spaces remaining for July Zoom classes with Mihoko. Rent a loom for your house and begin weaving!
Please feel free to email artwithamystudio@gmail.com with any questions and to sign on.
Hope to see you soon!
Amy
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Art with Amy is located at
45 Harvard Street in Brookline Village
Check out our classes and workshops at www.artwithamy.com
Save the dates!
My paintings will be featured in two Cape Cod art shows this summer:
Art Market Provincetown
Provincetown, MA
June 25th-July 21st
Opening Friday, June 25th 6-8 pm
http://www.artmarketprovincetown.com/art/20210625/
Off Main Gallery
Wellfleet, MA
July 23rd-August 12th
Opening Saturday, July 24th 6-8 pm
https://www.offmaingallery.com/artists#/amy-solomon/
AWA Tshirts! Summer Update!
Hello all!
YAY!! Art with Amy t-shirts have arrived and are ready to tie dye!!
Summer classes! Mornings and Afternoons! Single day sign ons where space is available
Expect all sorts of painting, drawing and building. Our studio will be open offering a mix of park and studio art time. We will have small groups each week and plenty of creative space! Mornings just opened - limited space!
Mornings M-F 8:30-1
These classes will be taught by art guru Jenny Edwards - check out Jenny's arthere.
Weeks of:
June 28th Five spaces open
July 5 (Four day week) Five spaces open
July 12 Five spaces open
July 19 Six spaces open
August 9 Six spaces open
August 16 Five spaces open
August 23 Five spaces open
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Afternoons: M-F 1-6. These days will be taught by Amy. Check out my arthere.
Weeks of:
June 28th Two spots available
July 5 (Four-day week) Three spots available
July 12 ** Teen class** this is a week of mark making/learn a variety of drawing techniques Six spots available taught by Michelle Mendez
July 19 Five spots available
August 9 Full- wait list available
August 16 One spot available
August 23 Two spaces open ( we mix ages and to help create a balance preference given to ages 10 and up for the last two spaces)
Tuition: $550 including AWA t-shirt, art supplies *July 4th week is $440
Organizing a drawing/painting class for teens. Please reach out for more info.
Weaving on looms returns for Summer 2021! AWA is partnering with SAORI WORCESTER and renting looms that come with weaving classes on Zoom for July and August. This could be you!
Two spaces remain
Showing my art in Wellfleet and Provincetown!
Excited to be showing my new series of scrolls "Earth Beat"
at AMP Gallery in Provincetown June 25th- July 21st and
my Counting Time pieces at Off Main Gallery in Wellfleet July 24th- August 14th
*** t-shirts designed by Speedpasterobot! Check out his work here
Each sign on receives their own t-shirt to tie dye.
I also have a limited supply available for purchase if you'd like to look snazzy and support your local indie art center. T-shirts are $25.
As always please feel free to reach out with any questions and to sign on.
See you soon!
Amy
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Art with Amy is located at
45 Harvard Street in Brookline Village
Check out our classes and workshops at www.artwithamy.com
Check out Amy's art at
https://www.facebook.com/amysolomonsopenstudio
https://www.artwithamy.com/amy-solomon-online-store
www.instagram.com/amysolomon_studio
Summer Fun! Mornings and Afternoons!
Hello all!
Hot off the press! Super excited to have Brookline's Jenny Ber back at Art with Amy for summer mornings 8:30-1. Jenny has taught at AWA and teaches at RISD. Check out her work.
Expect lots of all sorts of painting, drawing and building. All spaces are open as of this writing! Reserve now :).
Mornings M-F 8:30-1
Weeks of
June 28th Five spaces open
*July 5 (Four day week) Five spaces open
July 12 Five spaces open
July 19 Six spaces open
August 9 Six spaces open
August 16 Six spaces open
August 23 Six spaces open
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Hours: M-F 1-6
Weeks of
June 28th Five spots available
*July 5 (Four-day week) Three spots available
July 12 Six spots available
July 19 Five spots available
August 9 Full- wait list available
August 16 One spot available
August 23 Three spots available
Tuition: $550 including AWA t-shirt, art supplies
July 4th week $440
Weaving on looms returns for Summer 2021! AWA is partnering with SAORI WORCESTER and renting looms that come with weaving classes on Zoom for July and August. This could be you!
Tuition $320 for the month including materials
Two spaces remain
Wellfleet and Provincetown!
Excited to be showing my new series of scrolls "Earth Beat"
at AMP Gallery in Provincetown June 25th- July 21st and
my Counting Time pieces at Off Main Gallery in Wellfleet July 24th- August 14th
*** Yes, that Art with Amy logo will be on our t-shirts!
Designed by Speedpasterobot.
As always please feel free to reach out with any questions and to sign on.
See you soon!
Amy
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Art with Amy is located at
45 Harvard Street in Brookline Village
Check out our classes and workshops at www.artwithamy.com
Check out Amy's art at
https://www.facebook.com/amysolomonsopenstudio
https://www.artwithamy.com/amy-solomon-online-store
www.instagram.com/amysolomon_studio
Please consider supporting us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/artwithamybrookline?fan_landing=true
Summer Fun 2021
Summer 2021 is almost here! This summer continues to be a little different and packed with lots of art fun. The plan is to meet in the park near my studio. There is a possibility I will be opening the studio at some point so keeping park groups on the smaller side with a limit of six children per group.
Expect sketchbooking, tie dye, painting, building of all sorts and general summer fun!
There may be a morning class added. Stay tuned. Keeping groups small this year. There may be daily spots open on some weeks. Please be in touch.
Wear a mask, bring a snack and off we go!
Hours: M-F 1-6
Weeks of
June 28th Filled/ wait list forming
*July 5 ( Four day week ) Four spots available
July 12 Six spots available
July 19 Five spots available
August 9 Filled/ wait list available
August 16 One spot available
August 23 Three spots available
Cost: $550 per week including supplies and an AWA t-shirt
Weaving on looms returns for Summer 2021! AWA is partnering with SAORI WORCESTER and renting looms that come with weaving classes on Zoom for July and August. Please email for more info.
** I am working on plans for morning art classes. Please email if this is something you are looking for.
Art with Amy Summer sun design made by Speedpasterobot! Excited to report we will finally have an AWA t-shirt and this will be the design!
Can't make it this summer and still want a t-shirt? Email and we will include you in our order! We also have extra special yellow sun shirts available!
Cheers,
Amy
PS Do you still want to Zoom art class? We can do that! Let me know.
Cheers,
Amy
Hey! Spring park classes coming soon!
Spring park classes starting soon! It seems there may still be some kids who want to stay on Zoom so will be offering that too. I'm sorting out where I have spaces available. To be on the list please email artwithamystudio@gmail.com.
AWA Update
Hello all!
Inching a little closer to some kind of normal! Hope you are all doing well in your caves. I'm still Zooming and expect pretty soon to make the transfer to park classes. Classes meet 3-5 for now. My second vaccine is the first week of April!!
These two ladies are hanging out together in the window of 45 Harvard in Brookline Village. If you are local please take a stroll by and check them out as well as other paintings and drawings of mine. Yes, all for sale . These pieces and others can be seen on my online store: https://www.artwithamy.com/amy-solomon-online-store
Working on my art blog too https://www.artwithamy.com/blog-idea
Happy spring and hope to see you all soon!
Amy
PS I know my emails reach near and far. Next weekend I am starting a Sunday morning art class on Zoom in China. We will be meeting 8:50 am ( Beijing time) . Please feel free to reach out for info on the special class <3
