Events Calendar

460 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA

March 6-7, 9:30-12:30pm, $150
This two-day class is designed for those who travel whether aboard or in the states. We will discuss how to get the best images while you are on your vacation. This class involves learning to take a few chances and learning to let go and live through the lens. Students also will learn which images really have content and to understand why or why not. Lastly, it will cover how to pack for a trip, what lenses and data storage to take. This class is open to all artists.

Nate Miah Johnson started freelancing in 1987 at the age of 25. Jobs have consisted of traveling overseas to the collapse of Eastern Europe to unexplored islands off of Africa to underwater Hollywood movie sets. Clients include National Geographic, National Geographic Channel, New York Times, AP, The City SUN, World Wildlife Fund, American Red Cross, NBC, CBS, BBC, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures and numerous publications. Awards include (POY) Picture of the Year magazine pictorial, Chicago film festival, EPIC festival, Innerspace Film festival Houston.
“Miah has a complete grasp of all aspects of photography and is enthusiastic.”

460 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA

01/23/2012Mondays, 3-7pm, and Thursdays, 9:30-1:30pm, January 23-March 15, $10

Join us twice weekly for some structured time and space for painting, without the guidance of a teacher. All styles, media and levels are welcome. Still-lifes and/or project ideas will be offered each session, with no obligation to participate. Project ideas are welcome from everyone.
Benefit from informal critique of each others’ work, and the general group atmosphere for talking about and making art. PAAM provides easels, stools, and props for still-lifes. All kinds of painting welcome. 16 sessions for $150, 8 sessions for $75, or $10/session.

Artists in their Studios: Chatham, MA

One-Day Workshops: March 10, March 21, April 11 or April 28, 10-3pm
$110 plus a $30 materials fee

Diane’s energetic and facilitating approach to one of the most empowering art mediums will delightfully reacquaint you to your unique creative self. Anyone can enjoy the serendipity of monotype painting and printing. All you need is a few tips and tricks as guidance to open yourself to a new world of creativity. You will experiment with non-toxic water based printing inks and several techniques including offset, stenciling, and chine colle. No drawing or painting experience necessary; perfect for novices or experienced artists. Feel free to bring collage elements you want to incorporate, or take advantage of the copious materials collected by the artist.

Diane Brinker spent 30 years designing and leading workshops in San Francisco and the Napa Valley, and in 2009 brought her creative measures full time to the Cape. As primarily a printmaker and experimenter, she brings to her workshops energy and freshness Her classes are known for the passion and enthusiasm she shows for artists of all ages and abilities. A staunch arts advocate and organizer, she has served as appointee on the Napa Mayor’s Round Table for the Arts, as well as chaired the Napa Valley Arts and Culture Alliance. On Cape, she has taught classes at the Chatham Fine Arts Center, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, and provided Artist Studio workshops for PAAM. Educated at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a degree in Marketing (Art minor), her design creations and products have been widely marketed to the National Parks in the US and Canada since1984. Commissioned memoir pieces, photography, and abstract painting experiments round out her playful and successful approach to art. www.dianebrinker.com

One student wrote, Diane is an “Excellent teacher, really helped me to learn the medium, very inspiring!! She was wonderful – very well versed and generous and supportive. I learned a lot about possibilities of the medium. She taught me to play and explore, not get caught up in trying for a specific effect, like perfection. Creative spirit – helped me with process but allowed me to use my own ideas and compositions.”

460 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA

March 12-13, 10-2pm, $100 plus a $20 materials fee
Learn the art of silkscreen printing in 2 easy hands-on sessions. Participants will learn simple and direct methods for making screen prints on any relatively smooth surface with non toxic materials and permanent inks. Print on fabric or paper. This workshop includes studio access until 4pm on Monday.

Vicky Tomayko is an artist/printmaker living in Truro. She was a fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and has a MFA in printmaking from Western Michigan University. In addition to PAAM, she teaches at Cape Cod Community College and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Summer Program. She manages the print studio for the Fine Arts Work Center during the seven-month residency program, and during the Massachusetts College of Art Low Residency Masters Program, providing workshops and one-on-one instruction. She was an artist-in-residence at the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School in Orleans for ten years. Tomayko was assistant professor of printmaking at Connecticut College, 1979 through 1981. She is represented by The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown.

Of this class, one student noted the “overall artistic freedom, affordabaility” as well as remarking, “Tomayko is nonjudgemental, encouraging, and has great energy.”

460 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA

01/23/2012Mondays, 3-7pm, and Thursdays, 9:30-1:30pm, January 23-March 15, $10

Join us twice weekly for some structured time and space for painting, without the guidance of a teacher. All styles, media and levels are welcome. Still-lifes and/or project ideas will be offered each session, with no obligation to participate. Project ideas are welcome from everyone.
Benefit from informal critique of each others’ work, and the general group atmosphere for talking about and making art. PAAM provides easels, stools, and props for still-lifes. All kinds of painting welcome. 16 sessions for $150, 8 sessions for $75, or $10/session.