Each week, homeschoolers will focus on a different artist, art movement, or art medium. They will take a tour of the galleries and then creating original artwork. Students of all ages will enjoy being artistic, social, and learning new skills!
May 14: 3D Art
May 28: Sky paintings
Cost: $15 per participant
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT
Free parking is available behind the museum in lots on Park Place
May 10 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Learn inside tips from a florist on how to create beautiful bouquets! Perfect for your kitchen counter, or as a gift for a loved one, this is the perfect Mother’s Day activity.
Member: $45
Non-Member: $55
Sponsored by Linford & Mildred White Charitable Fund
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/adult-art-workshop-flower-arranging/
Intermediate Youth Art Workshop: Practicing Pastels Inspired by Art
Come enhance your art skills with us! In this art lesson, youth (ages 11- 18) will practice blending, layering, and mixing oil pastels.
Students will study a piece of art from our museum and practice replicating the color and form in the painting. All supplies provided.
Register Here
Non-Members – $15
Members – $10
Adventure Passholders – FREE
WPS Students – FREE
Kids Adventure Passholders get in FREE. Learn more.
Sponsored by American Savings Foundation, United Way of Greater Waterbury, and Elisa Leavenworth Foundation and the David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund.
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Free parking in lots on Park Place
Kids Art Workshop: Pebble Painting
Non-Members – $10
Adults: $5
Adventure Passholders-$0
WPS Students – $0
Kids Adventure Passholders get in FREE. Learn more.
Sponsored by American Savings Foundation, United Way of Greater Waterbury, and Elisa Leavenworth Foundation and the David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund.
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/kids-art-workshop-pebble-painting/
Storytime: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
Join us for a reading of our story of the month which relates to the Kid’s Art Workshop that follows each story time.
This month’s story is:
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
FREE
Kids Adventure Passholders get in FREE.
Sponsored by Art Bridges Acce
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
May 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Georgia O’Keeffe has summoned an audience to help answer the question, “Was it me or was it Stieglitz?” We journey with O’Keeffe from 1915 when she tears up her work to date, and starts over in black and white to discover her own style. She revisits key moments in her life to reveal hidden truths, but the shadow of manager and husband Alfred Stieglitz looms heavy over her. Was it his nude photographs of her that enticed the art world to her, or was it her own excellence of craft? Would she have been noticed if he hadn’t exhibited her? Georgia rejects claims by the male dominated art world about what drives her art, but when a Stieglitz affair gets too intense, and a very public commission collapses, her world falls apart. Georgia rallies, determined to survive and paint again, but some difficult decisions must be made. In the end, the truth that lies deep in Georgia’s heart is revealed— and it’s as devastating as it is honest. O’Keeffe! is a revealing critically acclaimed drama about the beloved and complex American icon.
*Newly Revised Script and production* Written and performed by Lucinda McDermott. Directed by Jan Powell with soundscape by Jon Piro.
Cost
$10
Sponsored by Art Bridges Access for All
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT
06702
May 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Georgia O’Keeffe has summoned an audience to help answer the question, “Was it me or was it Stieglitz?” We journey with O’Keeffe from 1915 when she tears up her work to date, and starts over in black and white to discover her own style. She revisits key moments in her life to reveal hidden truths, but the shadow of manager and husband Alfred Stieglitz looms heavy over her. Was it his nude photographs of her that enticed the art world to her, or was it her own excellence of craft? Would she have been noticed if he hadn’t exhibited her? Georgia rejects claims by the male dominated art world about what drives her art, but when a Stieglitz affair gets too intense, and a very public commission collapses, her world falls apart. Georgia rallies, determined to survive and paint again, but some difficult decisions must be made. In the end, the truth that lies deep in Georgia’s heart is revealed— and it’s as devastating as it is honest. O’Keeffe! is a revealing critically acclaimed drama about the beloved and complex American icon.
*Newly Revised Script and production* Written and performed by Lucinda McDermott. Directed by Jan Powell with soundscape by Jon Piro.
Cost
$10
Sponsored by Art Bridges Access for All
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main St
Waterbury, CT 06702
Join us for our 3rd Annual MattaTrek Challenge! Venture forth with Director Bob Burns as he hikes the Litchfield Hills, or join us on Saturday, May 10th on our final 5k hike at the White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield!
Friday, May 9
Through-hike begins at the Cornwall Bridge following the Mohawk Trail for 19 miles to Housatonic Valley Regional High School.
Saturday, May 10
5K family-friendly hike beginning in White Memorial Conservation Center through the picturesque nature preserve and ending at the nearby Litchfield Distillery.
The MattaTrek is rain or shine!
* Hikers do so at their own risk and pace.
Saturday, May 10
5K family-friendly hike beginning in White Memorial Conservation Center through the picturesque nature preserve and ending at the nearby Litchfield Distillery.
The MattaTrek is rain or shine!
* Hikers do so at their own risk and pace.
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse offers a night of live music & poetry capped by Featured Artist Natalia Zukerman–an incisive songwriter, captivating jazz/blues singer, and talented multi-instrumentalist. Doors open @ 6 pm for open mic sign ups. Live music & poetry starts @ 6:30 pm and the Featured Performer starts @ 8 pm. Patrons can bring dinner & a favorite beverage (alcohol ok) while coffee/tea and fresh baked snacks are available as well. All for donations only. Come to listen, to perform, or both and enjoy this remarkable performing artist.
The Center on Main, 103 Main St., Falls Village, CT
Enjoy two themed cocktails created by a talented bartender from Litchfield Distillery while enjoying an evening with Mattatuck Museum Assistant Curator Becca Lo Presti. Learn about the inspiration behind The Art of Leisure and what leisure has looked like over the last century.
COST
Non-Member: $15
Member: $10
Sober: $5
Pre-registration is suggested due to limited spots.
Interested in discounts, free admission, and more? Become a member today!
Sponsored by Litchfield Distillery
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main
Waterbury, CT
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/cocktails-and-conversations-the-art-of-leisure/
Your weekly guide to can't-miss events, hidden gems, and local favorites in Litchfield County. Sign up now for curated things to do, eat, and explore—delivered every week. It’s free. It’s local. It’s essential.
