Upcoming and Current Events.
Spring into West Concord
All of the businesses in West Concord are once again joining in for a fun and festive day in West Concord welcoming the Spring season to the Village! More details on the West Concord Village Community Facebook page.
Join Art for All Concord in front of a New Leaf, 74 Commonwealth Ave!
AfA Activities
Scavenger hunt: Beginning on May 11th, pick up your scavenger hunt forms at the Fowler Library or other retailers in West Concord. Explore the Village while hunting for 20 paintings by Art for All art makers hanging in shop windows. The raffle, with prizes from local retailers, will take place at 3:00 on May 18th, during Spring into West Concord, in front of the West Concord Pharmacy. Happy Hunting!
Pollinator Pals: We will have a table set up to make bees and flowers out of recycled material
Happy Birthday Hands: Our 5th Birthday was in January but we are celebrating all year long! We are outlining hands to make decorations for our 5th Birthday party at the end of the year
Poetry Phone Booth: Did you know our Artist in Residence, Mike Sprague, is building a phone booth to make poetry more accessible? Concordians and visitors can step into the vintage phone booth and take a moment to hear a poem from members of the community. Read more about it in the Concord Bridge article here!
Mother's Day Card Making Workshop
Make greeting cards just in time for Mother’s Day and learn mono printing techniques with Nadia Yassa!
AfA is committed to bringing art to all, regardless of abilities and financial circumstances. Registration for the printing workshop begins at $10, please consider paying $15, $20 or $25 as you are able. Your support of our programs allows us to keep our offerings inclusive.
Please register on our workshop page here
Mother's Day Card Making Workshop
Product sales are an important source of income for our Art for All Abilities program. We invite you to make Mother's Day cards for us to sell at Debra's Next Door and the Concord Flower Shop, while learning techniques from accomplished artists.
Sunday, April 28th, 12:00 to 2:00
Nancy Gruskin will teach card making with collage papers.
Please register on our workshop page here
Instagram Giveaway!
In collaboration with Musketaquid Arts and Environment, we are having a giveaway on Instagram to celebrate our connection with nature and spread awareness about our local pollinators.
learn more about entering here!
Signs of Life Workshop
Repurposing yard signs with unique paintings that celebrate our connection with nature and encourage eco-friendly landscape practices that support our animals, plants, insects, and pollinator friends.
REGISTER AT THE FOWLER LIBRARY: HERE
Learn more about the Signs of Life project here!
Signs of Life Workshop
Repurposing yard signs with unique paintings that celebrate our connection with nature and encourage eco-friendly landscape practices that support our animals, plants, insects, and pollinator friends.
REGISTER AT THE FOWLER LIBRARY: HERE
Learn more about the Signs of Life project here!
Signs of Life Workshop
Repurposing yard signs with unique paintings that celebrate our connection with nature and encourage eco-friendly landscape practices that support our animals, plants, insects, and pollinator friends.
REGISTER AT THE FOWLER LIBRARY: HERE
Learn more about the Signs of Life project here!
Garden Safari Exhibit
Chris Price is a photographer and painter who lives in Concord. She’s been a member of the Art for All team for the past 5 years, and has contributed to the AfA murals, Music in the Village, Our Family Farms, A Garden of Verses, West Concord Junction, and the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. She’s shared her photographs in the Close to Home, Two X Two, and most recently, Summer Adventures shows. She’s also an educator in the Concord Public Schools and adjunct faculty at Lesley University.
Meet the artist during our open reception Sunday, February 25th 4-6pm at Reasons to Be Cheerful
Valentine card making workshop
Make Valentines for yourself or for our Greetings for All project! Cards will be sold at Debras Natural Gourmet and all sales will contribute to our community art projects and workshops.
Dates: 2/4 and 2/11, 12 to 2p
No registration, $10 donation suggested
All ages welcome
Valentine card making workshop
Make Valentines for yourself or for our Greetings for All project! Cards will be sold at Debras Natural Gourmet and all sales will contribute to our community art projects and workshops.
Dates: 2/4 and 2/11, 12 to 2p
No registration, $10 donation suggested
All ages welcome
Michael Sprague Solo Exhibition
Our artist in residence, Mike Sprague, will be having his first solo exhibit with Art for All. His work will be on display for the month of February.
High Five Birthday Celebration and Open House
Join us for our Birthday celebration and annual open house. We are turning 5 this year - woohoo
Meet our dedicated staff and volunteers, find out more about our exciting projects happening in 2024, sign up for workshops, become a volunteer, and most importantly, connect with the community.
silly hats are encouraged!!
There will be cake and an art activity of course.
Signs of Wellbeing Exhibit
Signs that are on display will also be for sale for $50! Thank you to all those involved in creating these masterpieces.
Holiday Stroll
Join the West Concord businesses as they celebrate the Holiday Season - carolers, crafts and special holiday fare from all of your favorite West Concord shops.
Art for All will have Signs of Wellbeing on display and for sale!
Concord Tree Lighting
Look for Art for All's table at Monument Square during the Parade and Tree Lighting! We will have the Signs of Well Being will be with us. Those that have not been bought will be for sale.
Watercolor Open Studio
Join us for a delightful afternoon of creativity at ART for ALL! Our Watercolor Open Studio is the perfect opportunity to explore your artistic side and immerse yourself in the world of watercolors along with other artists. This in-person event offers a supportive and relaxed environment for watercolor artists! Please bring your own material and we will provide the snacks and refreshments.
Register on our workshop page
New works in Oil and Watercolor Solo Exhibition by Laurie Engdahl
Our program director, Laurie Engdahl, will have a solo exhibition at the studio! her oil and watercolor art work will be on display.
Reception - Sunday afternoon October 15th at the ART for ALL studio.
150th birthday party for the main Concord Free Public Library
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Concord Free Public Library with an evening of food & drink & merriment for patrons 21+.
Beginning at 7 p.m. the Main Library will come alive with a mix of music, art, puppetry, theater, and storytelling. Groove to tunes by local singer/songwriters Sawyer Lawson and Britt Connors and by the Lori Zuroff Jazz Trio. Expect the unexpected from the Concord Players and puppet master Harry LaCoste. Get creative with Art for All and appreciate real-life stories told live with Fugitive Productions.
Your ticket includes food (apps and sweets) and drink (open bar) from local purveyors including Saltbox Kitchen, 80 Thoreau, Nosh, Karma, Verrill Farm, Crosby’s, and West Concord Liquors. Dressy casual attire is encouraged. Tickets will be available online only. No tickets will be sold at the Library.
Watercolor Open Studio
Join us for a delightful afternoon of creativity at ART for ALL! Our Watercolor Open Studio is the perfect opportunity to explore your artistic side and immerse yourself in the world of watercolors along with other artists. This in-person event offers a supportive and relaxed environment for watercolor artists! Please bring your own material and we will provide the snacks and refreshments.
Register on our workshop page
Watercolor Open Studio
Join us for a delightful afternoon of creativity at ART for ALL! Our Watercolor Open Studio is the perfect opportunity to explore your artistic side and immerse yourself in the world of watercolors along with other artists. This in-person event offers a supportive and relaxed environment for watercolor artists! Please bring your own material and we will provide the snacks and refreshments.
Register on our workshop page
Family Bike Rodeo
As part of Climate Prep Week, join us for a Family Bike Rodeo in the Harvey Wheeler Lot at 55 Church Street (across the street from the Fowler Branch Library). Pedal on over! Don't forget your helmets and water bottles! There will be fun for all! We'll have bike safety courses and tips, bike checks, bike decorating, and more! Get ready for Safe Routes to School's Bike to School events the beginning of October.
CALL FOR ART: Summer Works Exhibit
Call for art! All 2D pieces made during the summer and until September 15th are eligible.
Arts and Crafts Club
Arts and Crafts Club at t the Fowler Library, 4:30 to 5:30 every Tuesday through the summer. Depending on the weather and the project, we will meet either outdoors in the backyard, or in the event space downstairs. Arts and Crafts Club is a welcoming space for people with cognitive differences, as well as their friends and family. Please register below to attend.
Participation in the club is FREE thanks to funding from Three Stones Gallery, Concord Community Chest and Friends of the Library.
Arts and Crafts Club
Arts and Crafts Club at t the Fowler Library, 4:30 to 5:30 every Tuesday through the summer. Depending on the weather and the project, we will meet either outdoors in the backyard, or in the event space downstairs. Arts and Crafts Club is a welcoming space for people with cognitive differences, as well as their friends and family. Please register below to attend.
Participation in the club is FREE thanks to funding from Three Stones Gallery, Concord Community Chest and Friends of the Library.
Arts and Crafts Club
Arts and Crafts Club at t the Fowler Library, 4:30 to 5:30 every Tuesday through the summer. Depending on the weather and the project, we will meet either outdoors in the backyard, or in the event space downstairs. Arts and Crafts Club is a welcoming space for people with cognitive differences, as well as their friends and family. Please register below to attend.
Participation in the club is FREE thanks to funding from Three Stones Gallery, Concord Community Chest and Friends of the Library.
Arts and Crafts Club
Arts and Crafts Club at t the Fowler Library, 4:30 to 5:30 every Tuesday through the summer. Depending on the weather and the project, we will meet either outdoors in the backyard, or in the event space downstairs. Arts and Crafts Club is a welcoming space for people with cognitive differences, as well as their friends and family. Please register below to attend.
Participation in the club is FREE thanks to funding from Three Stones Gallery, Concord Community Chest and Friends of the Library.