This workshop will focus on pinch, slab and coil handbuilding techniques enriched by demonstrations on sculpting small and large forms designed for indoor and outdoor installation. Open to all levels of experience, you will have the opportunity to creatively express yourself through clay.
Instructor: Kathy McFadden
Thursday - Saturday, August 14, 15 & 16, 2025
10 AM - 3 PM
Members: $247.50 / Non-Members: $275
Handbuilding Techniques
Designed to hone your artmaking, expand your creative problem-solving skills and build a strong portfolio, this fully funded program offers comprehensive workshops in Ceramics, Printmaking, Alternative Photography, and Painting & Drawing. Each workshop meets one afternoon per week for six weeks. Attendees can register for any individual or all four workshops.
Instructors: Jill Van Slooten, Caleb Portfolio, Kimberly Jo & Christine Mitchell
Mondays - Thursdays, July 7 through August 14, 2025
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Ages: 13 - 17
Members & Non-Members: FREE
2025 Summer Teen Art Labs
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
This workshop will focus on pinch, slab and coil handbuilding techniques enriched by demonstrations on sculpting small and large forms designed for indoor and outdoor installation. Open to all levels of experience, you will have the opportunity to creatively express yourself through clay.
Instructor: Kathy McFadden
Thursday - Saturday, August 14, 15 & 16, 2025
10 AM - 3 PM
Members: $247.50 / Non-Members: $275
Handbuilding Techniques
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Open to all levels of experience, this workshop explores the process of cyanotype; known for producing rich blue and white prints on paper. Using an assortment of botanical specimens and household objects, you will experiment with mark-making and composition.
Instructor: Fruma Markowitz
Saturday, August 16, 2025
10 AM - 4 PM
Members: $114.30 / Non-Members: $127
Cyanotype with Botanicals
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Discover the unique process of screen printing a custom design on fabric using single-layer printing techniques. Open to all levels of experience, you will be encouraged to bring a variety of cotton fabric material to experiment with including tote bags, t-shirts and canvas.
Instructor: Nick Colabella
Saturdays, August 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 4 PM
Members: $175.50 / Non-Members: $195
Ink & Cotton: Screen Printing on Fabric
Learn to utilize reference photos to paint in a creative, personal and expressive way. Dismiss the sense of obligation to create your subject exactly as it appears and manipulate your composition, assuring vitality and making the painting your personal creation.
Instructor: Souby Boski
Saturday, August 23, 2025
12:30 - 4:30 PM
Members: $72 / Non-Members: $80
Painting Creatively From Photos
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Discover the unique process of screen printing a custom design on fabric using single-layer printing techniques. Open to all levels of experience, you will be encouraged to bring a variety of cotton fabric material to experiment with including tote bags, t-shirts and canvas.
Instructor: Nick Colabella
Saturdays, August 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 4 PM
Members: $175.50 / Non-Members: $195
Ink & Cotton: Screen Printing on Fabric
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
This workshop will offer a comprehensive introduction to portraiture, still life and landscape photography. With access to professional lighting equipment, learn to manipulate lighting, shadows and compositional elements to create captivating imagery.
Instructor: Thaddeus Kubis
Saturdays, September 6, 13 & 20, 2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Ages: 15+
Members: $121.50 / Non-Members: $135
Creative Compositions
