Marlborough Arts Center

14/02/2025

It was a fabulous Opening Reception for the Quilt Show featuring the magnificent quilts of Lillian “Jill” Chase! The show will continue on Saturday (2/15) and Sunday (2/16) from 1:00 to 4:00pm, and the following Saturday and Sunday, as well.
Quilting fabrics will be available for sale during the show.

There is no charge for admission, but donations are always appreciated.

13/02/2025

Stop by tonight from 6pm to 8pm for the Opening Reception of the Lillian “Jill” Chase Quilt show. Here are a few of the 40+ quilts that are on display!

Visit marlborougharts.org for additional information. No charge for admission, donations are always welcomed!

12/02/2025

New class forming at MAC:
Drawing With Charcoal!

12/02/2025

New Class forming at MAC: Color!

11/02/2025

Are you ready to learn how to really use your dogital 35mm camera?

The Marlborough Arts Center is excited to offer a Beginners’ Class in Digital 35mm Photography taught by Peter Glass, a local commercial and editorial photographer. The series of three 3-hour classes will begin on Tuesday, March 4, from 6 to 9PM, and will continue on the two following Tuesday evenings, ending on March 18, 2025. Classes will be held at the Arts Center, 231 North Main Street, Marlborough.

For more info, visit Marlborougharts.org.

07/02/2025

NEW CLASS: Photography 101

The Marlborough Arts Center is excited to offer a Beginners’ Class in Digital 35mm Photography taught by Peter Glass, a local commercial and editorial photographer. The series of three 3-hour classes will begin on Tuesday, March 4, from 6 to 9PM, and will continue on the two following Tuesday evenings, ending on March 18, 2025. Classes will be held at the Arts Center, 231 North Main Street, Marlborough.

The course description states:
“Perhaps you own and shoot with a 35mm digital camera but are ending up with less than satisfactory photos. Or maybe you’re tired of shooting on AUTO, having realized you’d like a better understanding of how your
camera works. This, then, is the course for you. All the basic photography concepts will be covered in depth, including:

* Hand-holding the camera
* What aperture, shutter speed, and ISO do, and how to make them work for you
* Methods for avoiding blurry and out-of-focus pictures
* How to make sure your photographs are properly exposed
* The advantages of shooting in Shutter Priority and Aperture Priority
* Digital image editing basics

Then, with camera in hand, we’ll move on to the specific controls that mystify most beginners, learning exactly where they are located on your camera and precisely what to do with them.”

Students should bring to class a 35mm digital camera (with battery charged), battery charger, instruction booklet, and extra lenses, if they have them. A detailed, comprehensive handout will be distributed at the beginning of the course.

The total class fee of $120.00.
Registration can be downloaded from the MAC website: www.marlborougharts.org. The class is limited to ten students. Early enrollment is encouraged.

Peter Glass specializes in corporate, portrait, stock, and magazine work. In addition, he creates personal fine art images and holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Texas. He has been teaching photography-related, adult education classes for almost fifteen years through local towns, libraries, art centers, and colleges.

For more information or to register, please visit:

https://marlborougharts.org/digital-photography-for-beginners/

06/02/2025

The Marlborough Arts Center announces a one-day workshop in making an acrylic-topped table with Rhode Island sculptor Don Ledversis. The workshop will take place on Saturday, March 22, from 10 Am to 2 PM with a one-hour break for lunch, at the Arts Center, 231 North Main Street, Marlborough. Cost is $115, which includes a $65 fee for materials.

Students are asked to bring small items that they will embed into liquid acrylic, making an original top for a small table. Items such as keys, coins, shells, tacks, nails, screws, anything less than ¼ inch thick, are suggested. Other materials, including a small table, will be provided. The table-tops will need to be left to cure for two days and can be picked up on Monday, March 24 from 1 to 4 PM or by appointment.

Five of Don’s large sculptures are on display out front and in the sculpture garden at the Marlborough Arts Center and has several sculptures in Redmond, Oregon; Lafayette, Colorado; Riverton, and East Lyme, Connecticut.

Registration forms can be downloaded from the website www.marlborougharts.org and mailed to the Arts Center with a check. On-line registration from the website is also possible. Class size is limited; early registration is encouraged.

The Marlborough Arts Center is a regional non-profit organization serving the towns in the surrounding area. For more information, please visit the website, call 860-467-6353, or email
[email protected].

03/02/2025

New Exibit at Town Hall!

The Marlborough Arts Center is proud to present an exhibition
of photographs by local resident Danny Veilleux at Marlborough Town Hall. The exhibit is open to the public during regular Town Hall business hours from February 1 through July 31, 2025.

A resident of Marlborough since 2020, Danny spends many hours in the great outdoors, enthusiastically enjoying hiking and photography. His photos capture the power and magnificence of nature, and have received honors and awards from art shows at the Marlborough Arts Center.

For more information, please visit
www.marlborougharts.org.

03/02/2025

February 4th Friday Concert 2/28:

The Marlborough Arts Center welcomes husband and wife duo, Judy Handler, and Mark Levesque for our February 2025 4th Friday @ the Arts Café series. The concert will be held on Friday, February 28th at 7:30 pm.

Handler and Levesque have performed over 2,000 concerts together in the US & Europe. Their sophisticated & expressive arrangements blend classical, Brazilian, Latin American, klezmer, gypsy, jazz, Celtic, and folk music influences to create a unique and extraordinary sound. This, matched with their impeccable musicianship, has won them a widespread enthusiastic following.

28/01/2025

Join Us!
Opening Reception February 13th, 6-8pm

06/01/2025

SAVE THE DATE 1/24/2025

The Marlborough Arts Center is hosting Sonnen Duo for the first musical performance of 2025’s 4th Friday @ the Arts Café series on Friday, January 24th at 7:30 pm. The Marlborough Arts Center is located at 231 North Main St., Marlborough CT.

The performance is titled, “Guitar Music Through History”. The Sonnen Duo features Petra Jenkinson and Dawn B. Cwirka who play Classical Guitar, Lute Guitar, Lute and Folk Guitar with Vocals. Their music is featured on Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/sonnenduo and with the Connecticut Guitar Society Ensemble.

The 4th Friday @ the Arts Café concerts remain at $10 per person payable at the door. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. BYOW. Other drinks are available. There is ample parking, and the Arts Center is fully accessible.

Visit our website at www.marlborougharts.org

16/12/2024

New Year's Eve Open House at the Marlborough Arts Center

Everyone is welcome to join oin us on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, December 31st) from 6 to 9 PM at the MAC! Bring a snack, your own drink, and enjoy the company of others who also want to celebrate…just not at midnight!

Find us at 231 North Main Street, Marlborough, CT 06447.

08/12/2024

Update 12/8: We’d like to thank the artists who displayed their talents and all the patrons who purchased these items! Another successful event supporting the arts and our artists! Happy holidays!

The gallery at Marlborough Arts Center is open now for the last day of our holiday Art and gift sale!

Stop by for handmade gifts and paintings; we’re CB open until 4:00pm!

06/12/2024

Happening Tonight - Join us as we get into the holiday spirit!

Charles David Denler will be presenting a benefit concert for the Marlborough Arts Center. Denler will be sharing behind-the-scenes footage from some of his recent films, including a film with Richard Gere, Cyndi Lauper, and Paul Simon. He will also perform holiday favorites on the piano, originals from his award-winning albums, and some of our favorite standards!

Charles has written music for over 200 films, and his symphonies have been premiered in the United States and Europe. Critics have called his music “a national treasure”. Come join us for a relaxing evening to celebrate the season!

For more about Charles Denler, click here to visit his website.

Tickets are $25 and 100% of the proceeds will be given to the Marlborough Arts Center.

Doors open at 7 PM with tickets available for $25 at the in advance and at the door. MAC offers free parking and is fully accessible. For more information, please email [email protected] or call us at 860-467-6353.

05/12/2024

04/12/2024

Amazing art is here.

03/12/2024

Are you looking for an extraordinary space to rent for your next special event?

The beautiful Marlborough Arts Center is housed in a historic building on two levels surrounded by landscaped gardens and is available for rent for private parties, weddings, showers, celebrations, retreats, seminars, get-togethers, etc.

The upper level Art Gallery is open and very light, with views of the gardens from all windows, and always has works of member artists on its walls. The lower level has a large classroom space with very flexible uses. Folding chairs and tables are available for both levels. There are small kitchens on each level that caterers find very convenient. There is ample parking and the building is fully accessible.

For more information, please visit marlborougharts.org/rent-marlborough-arts-center. Or, you may call (860) 467-6353 and leave a message. One of the members of the Board of Directors will be pleased to return your call, answer any questions, and arrange for a site visit.