Featherstone Center for the Arts

Name: Featherstone Center for the Arts
Address: 30 Featherstone Lane (Off of Barnes Road), Oak Bluffs, MA, 02568, US
Telephone: +15086931850
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Featherstone Center for the Arts Creating community through the arts. Featherstone's mission is to engage, enrich and connect our com

01/24/2025

Our first writing workshop of the year is tomorrow, Saturday, January 25th in person at Featherstone with Nancy Aronie ! Read more about Nancy and the workshop “Writing From The Heart: Finding Your Own Voice” in this week’s MV Times (link to article in bio).

The workshop kicks off our Literary Arts offerings this winter and is followed by a two day online workshop with Kate Feiffer and Elisa Speranza the next month, Saturday and Sunday, February 8th and 9th “Your Book is not Going to Sell Itself: Planning and Executing a Book Publicity Strategy.”

Then, in March we partner with MV Arts & Ideas , hosting a new winter Islanders Write event on March 15th and 16th! The March event will feature two days of free writing workshops.

Visit our website to learn more and to register for Literary Arts at Featherstone workshops: featherstoneart.org/writingworkshops
and for information on Islanders Write:
featherstoneart.org/islanderswrite

01/23/2025

This chilly weather is the perfect time to come learn a new cozy craft! Rug hooking is like painting with wool - in this 2 hour beginner workshop, students will learn how to hand hook a 10”x10” mat. Students will be given the choice to hook a Heart, Snowflake, or Sunflower design and will leave the session with their linen backing with design and all the wool required to finish their 10” x 10” mat. Island Hookers host a weekly Rug Hooking Open Studio on Wednesday evenings (4-7PM), which is also an excellent opportunity to work on projects and finish your first mat with assistance!

Beginner Rug Hooking Workshops with Lynn Marquedant, Debbie Grant, Becky Flanders and other Island Hookers.
Wednesday, February 5th
3-5PM or 6-8PM / $70

Registration is available online at: featherstoneart.org/fiberarts

01/16/2025

Save the Date! Registration opens for Children’s Summer Art Camp 3 weeks from now - Thursday, February 6th at 5:00PM! Featherstone offers weeklong art camps for children ages 4 through teens on our 6 acre campus, inspiring young minds to explore art and creativity. Camps are Monday through Friday, 9AM-12PM, beginning the week of June 16th and running through August 8th, for four age groups; plus our special afternoon weeklong collaborative Youth Filmmakers Camp with and !

Registration opens ONLINE Thursday, February 6th at 5:00PM! 💻 . . . 🖌🎨🖍☀️.
Visit: featherstoneart.org/artcamp for more camp details 🎨

01/14/2025

The next session Children’s Art classes begin next week! We still have space in our preschool aged Adventures in Art on Monday afternoons, and Ceramic Exploration (7+) weekly classes beginning Saturday, February 8th. Visit featherstoneart.org/childrensart to learn more 🎨

01/09/2025

We’re Hiring! Featherstone is growing! Come join our team as we plan for the next era of innovative programming and community connection. Bring your vision, smarts, and talents to nurture the power of art and creative expression for everyone on Martha’s Vineyard.

Want to join our team? We are hiring for the following positions:

Program Manager - to spearhead Featherstone’s high quality, community-responsive art and literary programs for all ages, as well as our popular summer camp for children and teens.

Development & Events Manager - to lead Featherstone’s fundraising efforts to ensure long-term sustainability, build resources, and deepen donor engagement to fuel our mission.

Operations Coordinator - to run Featherstone’s foundational daily operations, as well as provide critical administrative and staffing support for our community-centered events and programs.

Please visit our website at featherstoneart.org/jobs (link in bio) for full job descriptions and how to apply.

12/31/2024

Thank you for another inspiring year! There is still time to give to our year end appeal! Join others who support the arts in our community and here at Featherstone with a tax-deductible gift on this last day of 2024. If you have not yet given, we hope that you will consider making a year end gift to Featherstone Center for the Arts.

Your 100% tax-deductible donation directly supports our work, allowing us to keep Featherstone active and vibrant, providing space for artists to sell their work, and the public to enjoy it. It enables us to fill our studios with students of all ages, where they learn and engage with others. It sustains numerous free events open to all - curator and artist conversations, poetry readings and author talks, and our summer photographers salon series. Featherstone provides a space for artists to share their art, craft, music, writing, experiences and knowledge with our community. Your gift provides discovery and enrichment for all who visit, enjoy, and learn on our creative campus.

Thank you for considering Featherstone in your end of year giving! Wishing you a happy, healthy and creative year ahead! 🔗 Link in bio (featherstoneart.org/donate-now) ♥️.

12/08/2024

Next Sunday is our last workshop of 2024 and we have a few spaces left in Snowscapes Mixed Media Collage with Bricque Garber! Sunday, December 15th from 10AM-2PM.

In these workshops, papers, fabrics, paint and found objects are used. Collage is a visual representation made from an assembly of different forms, materials and sources to create a new whole. Bring any materials you wish, or work with Bricque’s varied collection.

$110 includes canvases and all materials, registration is available online at: featherstoneart.org/mixedmedia

12/07/2024

Next week! Join us next Saturday with visiting artist Rory Valentine for a fun and beginner friendly one day workshop. Explore your creative side while making a unique treasure for someone special or yourself! In this mini workshop, you will work on your own winter themed wool keepsake - a snowman, gnome, snowflake ornament, whatever you wish. Needle felting is a simple yet dynamic technique using barbed needles to entangle wool fibers into 2-D and 3-D forms.

Needle Felting Workshop with Rory Valentine
Saturday, December 14th
2:00PM-4:00PM / $50 includes all materials

Registration is available online at: featherstoneart.org/fiberarts

12/03/2024

Interested in learning a unique glazing technique? Join Debbie Hale in the Pottery Studio next week to explore the peacock method of glazing, involving the layering of glazes and how to create patterns and movement. Students should come to the workshop with a maximum of three pieces (if they are large – please only bring two).

Peacock Glazing Method (Intermediate/Advanced)
Monday, December 9th
4:00PM - 6:30PM / $85

Visit featherstoneart.org/ceramics to register.

11/30/2024

Today is the perfect day to show your support of locally made products and small businesses! Come visit us today while you are out shopping on Small Business Saturday! The 22nd annual Holiday Gift Show, featuring the work of 120 local artists, is open 12-4PM each day, through December 15th.

11/23/2024

Today is a perfect day to visit the Holiday Gift Show! There are so many beautiful handcrafted goods filling our gallery from 120 artisans! Pottery, jewelry, knitwear, baby clothing, jams, dish towels, cards, paintings, photography, ornaments, books, clothing, accessories…even tiny plants! Come visit and find something special - we open from 12-4PM each day through Sunday, December 15th (closed Thanksgiving Day), along with another late shopping night on Thursday, December 5th, when we will be open until 7PM 🛍️. Come support artists & Featherstone during the end of year fundraiser ❤️.

featherstoneart.org/holidaygiftshow

11/18/2024

Make sure you visit the Feldman Family Artspace at the Martha's Vineyard Film Society to see Alex Elvin’s beautiful work - paintings are selling fast! Six pieces have already sold since his reception on Saturday!

11/15/2024

Tomorrow! Visit the MV Film Center’s Feldman Family Artspace to view paintings by Alex Elvin through December 1st. Come meet Alex and discover his beautiful oil paintings of familiar Island scenes this weekend - he will be hosting a reception Saturday, November 16th from 1-3PM in the Artspace.

“Alex approaches painting as a practice in attention and as a way of more deeply appreciating the natural world, painting mostly alla prima and from life, favoring everyday subjects. He is inspired by many artists from around the world, but especially the Impressionists. He often attends the open studios at Featherstone Center for the Arts, and recently studied figure painting at the Art Students League in New York. Alex is drawn to the changing light and moving subjects inherent to outdoor painting, which require the artist to improvise and try new things. He finds that most people also share an interest in art, and will offer an encouraging word along the way. Each painting is an adventure.”

Alex Elvin .elvin
November 4 - December 1
Artist Reception: Saturday, November 16, 1-3PM
Feldman Family Artspace
featherstoneart.org/feldmanfamilyartspace

11/15/2024

Mother daughter duo Liz Huss and Barbara Rush visited this evening during our late shopping night. These two learned how to make pottery here at Featherstone, taking classes from instructor Debbie Hale back in 2020. They have continued their practice together and now create lovely ceramic pieces in their home studio. How sweet to have participating artists in the Holiday Gift Show who learned their craft at Featherstone!

Come find beautiful pottery and so many other hand crafted gifts this holiday season! The Holiday Gift Show is open through Sunday, December 15th, from 12-4PM each day (closed Thanksgiving Day). Save the date: our next Sip & Shop night is Thursday, December 5th, when we will be open until 7PM!

www.featherstoneart.org/holidaygiftshow

11/11/2024

Tomorrow! The 22nd annual Holiday Gift Show opens this Tuesday, November 12th! We will be open from 12-4PM each day through Sunday, December 15th (closed Thanksgiving Day). Stop in this holiday season to find beautiful and one of a kind gifts for yourself and others. The gallery is bursting with wares from 120 artisans - some of your favorites and some that are new to Featherstone! Handmade creations including paintings, photography, pottery, crafts, jewelry, knitwear, accessories, ornaments, cards, and stocking stuffers abound. Buy local and support local artists all while supporting Featherstone as well!

We have scheduled two late shopping nights, and the first one is this week! The Holiday Gift Show will be open until 7PM on Thursday, November 14th and Thursday, December 5th. Come shop after hours and enjoy a cup of hot apple cider or wine while perusing this special craft market!

www.featherstoneart.org/holidaygiftshow

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Today is the final day of Tickled Pink & Peach in the Francine Kelly Gallery, visit us Sunday, November 3rd from 12-4PM. If you were unable to make it in person, here is a 6.5 minute tour of the gallery, showing varied work by 68 artists in this community show. TICKLED PINK & PEACHOctober 15 - November 3..#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #artshow #exhibit #artexhibit #galleryshow #gallery #art #artist #community #creativity #create #artmatters #artsmatter #marthasvineyardartist #pink #peach #tickledpinkandpeach #pantonecoloroftheyear

A busy fall day at Featherstone! Acrylic Painting with John Holladay, day one of Abstracting from Nature with visiting artist Mary Moquin, day one of the Raku Workshop with Frank Creney, and today is the second to last day of The Art of the Horse & Horse Barn! Gallery is open 12-4PM today and Sunday. ..#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #artshow #exhibit #artexhibit #galleryshow #gallery #art #artist #community #creativity #create #artmatters #artsmatter #marthasvineyardartist #painting #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #ceramics #pottery #rakufiring #horse #horsefarm #barn

We are looking forward to welcoming visiting artist Mary Moquin @marymoquinart to Featherstone next weekend! Mary will be teaching a two day workshop Abstracting from Nature, Saturday & Sunday, October 5 & 6 from 10AM to 4PM each day. This reel shows examples of this process as well as a quick tour of her studio.✨Have you always wanted to try abstraction but can’t figure out a way to begin? This workshop will help jumpstart your process with exercises designed to get you thinking differently about abstraction. It isn’t my goal to turn you into an abstract artist, it’s to help you think more abstractly and concentrate more on what paint, shape, composition and color can do on their own without being hung on a representational image. How can we transcend the subject matter and evoke more of the experience we witnessed as artists?✨Mary is is represented by galleries in Duxbury, Rockport, and Wellfleet, MA as well as here on the Island at North Water Gallery in Edgartown. Visiting Artist Workshop: Abstracting from Nature with Mary MoquinSaturday-Sunday, October 5-6: 10AM-4PM each day$300 for 2 day workshopFurther details and registration can be found at: www.featherstoneart.org/painting..#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #creativity #create #art #artist #artclass #painting #paintingclass #landscape #landscapepainting #oilpainting #abstract #abstractworkshop #artmatters #artsmatter #marymoquin

Tonight! This is the final musical night of the season (after moving rained out Musical Monday to tonight!) Jon Zeeman and Joanne Cassidy will be performing on the outdoor stage at 6PM - Wednesday, August 28th! 🎶 Bring your beach chairs, blankets and picnics and enjoy music outside at Featherstone while supporting local musicians! Tickets for all musical performances are $20 per person with 50% of proceeds going to the musicians. 🎶 Visit featherstoneart.org/music to purchase tickets. 🎟 ..#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #communityarts #art #create #creativity #artmatters #artsmatter #outdoors #sunset #outdoorentertainment #beoutdoors #music #musicalperformance #liveband #livemusic #band #local #live #musician #musicalmondays #jonzeeman #joannecassidy

Potters Bowl studio hours this week 🥣 The Potter’s Bowl is less than two weeks away! Calling all potters to finish up any bowls they are planning on donating to the fundraiser, or stop by this week to work on new bowls - Frank Creney will be overseeing Potter’s Bowl Open Studio time each morning through Friday, August 30th, from 9AM to 12PM each day. Open to experienced potters free of charge, materials included. ✨ Please note, this studio time is only for creating bowls to be donated to the event and you must be an experienced intermediate/advanced potter. There is NO instruction. ✨ No registration necessary...#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #communityarts #potterystudio #ceramics #pottery #kiln #kilnfired #handmade #community #artmatters #artsmatter #pottersbowl

Tonight! This is the final Friday night with @johnnyhoyandthebluefish of the season, and we still have some tickets left on this perfect weather day! The last Musical Monday is right around the corner too - Jon Zeeman and Joanne Cassidy perform on August 26th! 🎶 Bring your beach chairs, blankets and picnics and enjoy music outside at Featherstone while supporting local musicians! Tickets for all musical performances are $20 per person with 50% of proceeds going to the musicians, these last two shows begin at 6PM. 🎶 Visit featherstoneart.org/music to purchase tickets. 🎟 ..#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #communityarts #art #create #creativity #artmatters #artsmatter #outdoors #sunset #outdoorentertainment #beoutdoors #music #musicalperformance #liveband #livemusic #band #local #live #musician #musicalmondays #johnnyhoyandthebluefish #jonzeeman #joannecassidy

This afternoon! Come have fun carving during this 3 hour workshop - Block Printing on Fabric with Anna Brody. Friday, August 9th from 2-5PM / $70 ✨.In this 3-hour course for printing on fabrics, we will carve stamps out of linoleum blocks to create images and patterns for fabrics. Please bring fabrics to print on such as: tea towels, shirts, tote bags, pillowcases, linen tablecloths, cotton sheets, or whatever flat-weave fabric you want (we have tote bags available for purchase in the studio) Any linoleum block stamps you create are yours to take home and continue printing with.To register:featherstoneart.org/printmaking..#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #communityarts #art #artist #create #creativity #artsandculture #artmatters #artsmatter #blockprinting #blockprintingonfabric

It was a fun night at Featherstone last night for the sold out @entrainband show! Join us this Friday night at 6PM for @johnnyhoyandthebluefish! Tickets for next week’s August 12th performance with Mike Benjamin Band @mikebenjaminandthekeepersmv are on sale - get your tickets early, this is another sell out show!🎶 Bring your beach chairs, blankets and picnics and enjoy music outside at Featherstone while supporting local musicians! Tickets for all musical performances are $20 per person with 50% of proceeds going to the musicians.Visit www.featherstoneart.org/music for schedule and to purchase tickets. 🎟 ..#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #communityarts #art #create #creativity #artmatters #artsmatter #outdoors #sunset #outdoorentertainment #beoutdoors #music #musicalperformance #liveband #livemusic #band #local #live #musician #musicalmondays #entrain

Sharing a recent post of Delita Martin’s, showing video and images of her creating new works for her exhibit at Featherstone (which opened last night)!Tomorrow - Tuesday, July 30th at 10AM - Come enjoy a unique creative experience in Featherstone’s Printmaking Studio. You will be able to watch Delita Martin as she creates 10 limited edition prints which will be available for sale during her exhibit. She will be engaging with and taking feedback from the audience during the process. Space is limited, but Delita will be working over the course of several hours. There are also two talks this week! One with Delita & curator Dr. Myrtis Bedolla on Wednesday, and another with Delita & Dalila Scruggs on Thursday (further info below)…Repost @blackboxpress:I have spent the last year working on my exhibition “Sometimes My Blues Change Colors”…long days, sometimes long nights and weekends but definitely a labor of love 💗 💕 …. I am so proud and excited the be traveling to Martha’s Vineyard for my opening at the Featherstone Center For The Arts. I can’t tell you how excited I am about the new works not to mention all the other things!July 28 - September 1Artist Demonstration:“Beyond Layers: Relief Printing and Pronto Plate Lithography”Tuesday, July 30, 10AM-2PMArtist & Curator Talk:Wednesday, July 31, 4-5PMA conversation with Dr. Bedolla @galeriemyrtis Artist & Curator Talk with Reception:Thursday, August 1 at 4PM with reception following, at 5PMA conversation with Delita Martin and Dalila Scruggs, Smithsonian American Art Museum’s @americanart Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art, discussing Elizabeth Catlett’s art and legacy. I want to send a huge THANK YOU to @ulyssesowensjr_ for collaborating with me on this project. Your music has definitely added another layer of beauty to the work ❤️#exhibition #worksonpaper #marthasvineyard #visualpoet #delitapinchbackmartin #galeriemyrtis #featherstonecenterforthearts #artonthevineyard #ulyss

Can’t wait to see your lovely faces!!!!Please join us this Sunday, July 28th from 4-6PM for the opening reception of Delita Martin “Sometimes My Blues Change Color” in the Francine Kelly Gallery, guest curated by Dr. Myrtis Bedolla of @galeriemyrtis. #featherstonecenterforthearts #galeriemyrtis #blackboxpressstudio #visualpoet #mixedmediaworkdonpaper #printmaking #exhibition #delitapinchbackmartin #sometimesmyblueschangecolors #installation

🎶 Tonight! Perfect weather to enjoy jazz with Stan Strickland & Joel Harrison Band on our outdoor stage! Tickets for this and Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish’s Friday, July 26th performance are available online. Tickets for next week’s July 29th performance with The Jeremy Berlin Quartet featuring Theresa Thomason, go on go on sale today at noon. All three shows begin at 6:30PM.🎶 Bring your beach chairs, blankets and picnics and enjoy music outside at Featherstone while supporting local musicians! Tickets for all musical performances are $20 per person with 50% of proceeds going to the musicians.Visit www.featherstoneart.org/music for full summer schedule and to purchase tickets. 🎟 ..#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #communityarts #art #create #creativity #artmatters #artsmatter #outdoors #sunset #outdoorentertainment #beoutdoors #music #musicalperformance #liveband #livemusic #band #local #live #musician #musicalmondays #stanstrickland #joelharrison #jazz

Thank you to everyone who visited us yesterday for the opening reception of ‘The Art of Flowers’ in the Francine Kelly Gallery, and Garden Gate’s ‘The Art of Flowers through the Eyes of Children’ in the Schule Chapel Gallery! 💐 It was a wonderful turnout with so many familiar faces, and all ages! Come see the galleries blooming with floral creativity - we are open through Sunday, May 26th from 12-4PM…#featherstonecenterforthearts #marthasvineyard #oakbluffs #artcenter #artshow #exhibit #artexhibit #galleryshow #gallery #art #artist #community #creativity #create #artmatters #artsmatter #marthasvineyardartist #flowers #theartofflowers

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