Montserrat College of Art Offers Week-Long Summer Art Workshops for Teens and Adults in Beverly, MA

BEVERLY, Mass. - May 8, 2015 - PRLog -- Montserrat College of Art’s Continuing Education Department is offering 15 different week-long art classes for teens and adults through the Summer Immersive Program in June and July on Montserrat’s campus, 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA.

The Summer Immersive Program is designed to allow participants time and instruction to explore new skills or subject through short-term, credit, PDPs and non-credit classes. Classes and workshops include: Classical Portraiture, Drawing, Encaustic Painting, Puppet Making, Collage, Metal on Metal, Plein Air Landscape, Stop Motion Animation, Mixed Media, Creating Abstract Art, Digital Photography, Painting the Still Life, Solarplate Etching, Painting & Drawing, Introduction to Comics, and an Italy Travel Program.

Montserrat’s diverse Summer Immersive courses are ideal for teen and adult art enthusiasts of all backgrounds and professions to make the most of this summer learning new skills and insights. The program allows its participants to devote part of the summer to art in the unique environment that only a working art college can offer.

The instructors hail from Montserrat and beyond, and are nationally and internationally recognized artist-educators who form the core of the unique, summer community of adult learners. Their expertise combined with small class sizes ensures an unforgettable experience. Affordable accommodation and optional evening activities foster a residential community of individuals who share the creative spirit and commitment, both during and outside of class.

Montserrat is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education as a Professional Development Provider. All Summer Immersive courses are eligible for PDP awards. For more information about the offered courses, instructors or to register, visit: montserrat.edu/continuing-ed/summer-workshops/ or contact Montserrat’s Continuing Education Office at ce@montserrat.edu or 978.921.4242 x1202. Discounted rates are offered to educators, seniors and Montserrat alumni.

Montserrat College of Art is a small, private, residential college of visual art and design, founded in 1970, by artists, for artists, educating the creative problem solvers of tomorrow. The college offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, continuing education classes and four galleries exhibiting works by international, national and regional contemporary artists, intended to offer art education beyond the Montserrat classrooms through a series of public lectures, gallery talks, catalogs and events. www.montserrat.edu