This workshop will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing with an emphasis on individual experimentation and expressive design. Explore surface techniques such as sgraffito, slip trailing and glaze applications.
Instructor: Kathy Cady
Wednesdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $378 / Non-Members: $420
Ceramic Wheel Throwing and Surface Techniques
This workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to intaglio printmaking techniques including etching, drypoint and mezzotint. Designed to address all levels of experience, you will build a foundation in ink application, plate wiping and press operation as you create a series of prints.
Instructor: Tony Kirk
Thursdays, July 24 & 31, 2025
10 AM - 4 PM
Members: $171 / Non-Members: $190
Printmaking Techniques: Etching, Drypoint & Mezzotint
Torrington residents are invited to an evening in the Arts Center Courtyard with music by Brian Mattiello, refreshments and tours of the campus transformation.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
5 – 7 PM
Five Points Arts Center
Free event
Community in the Courtyard: Torrington Day
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Join a celebration of the late David Marks, a master woodworker whose equipment and tools were generously donated to the newly opening lab at the Arts Center.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
4 – 6 PM
Five Points Arts Center
Free event
David Marks Woodworking Lab Opening Reception
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
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
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 cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing with an emphasis on individual experimentation and expressive design. Explore surface techniques such as sgraffito, slip trailing and glaze applications.
Instructor: Kathy Cady
Wednesdays, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Members: $378 / Non-Members: $420
Ceramic Wheel Throwing and Surface Techniques
This workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to intaglio printmaking techniques including etching, drypoint and mezzotint. Designed to address all levels of experience, you will build a foundation in ink application, plate wiping and press operation as you create a series of prints.
Instructor: Tony Kirk
Thursdays, July 24 & 31, 2025
10 AM - 4 PM
Members: $171 / Non-Members: $190
Printmaking Techniques: Etching, Drypoint & Mezzotint
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
Learn a unique approach to photography from artist and educator, Robert Calafiore, who employs a hand-built pinhole camera and analog processing techniques to create his signature one-of-a-kind prints. Participants will learn how to build their own pinhole camera and utilize traditional chemistry in the darkroom to create black and white silver gelatin prints.
Instructor: Robert Calafiore
Saturday, August 2, 2025
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Members: $171 / Non-Members: $190
Picture Making: Experimental Black & White with Pinhole Cameras
This workshop will focus on analyzing composition, building a foundation in oil painting and creating the illusion of translucent objects on canvas. Work your way through the process of developing an underpainting and utilizing glazing techniques to bring out the true luminosity of glass and reflection.
Instructor: Sarah Paolucci
Saturdays, August 2 & 9, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Members: $162 / Non-Members: $180
Reflections of Life: Painting Glass in Oils
Opening Reception. Friday, July 25 6-8 PM
7 Water ST, Torrington, CT
Five Points 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition
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
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
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
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