How Did She Do That? Margaret Noah, Montrose fiber artist and winner of the “Best of Show” award at the recent Black Canyon Quilt Show, will discuss her design process and materials used to make “The Big Sunflower” quilt, starting with a photo taken in her yard. The presentation is at 6 pm at Montrose […]
Monthly board meeting - open to the public.
Ridgway fiber artist and accomplished art-to-wear creator, Nick Coman, will talk about working in the garment industry and creating his one-of-a-kind designs. He will construct an art-to-wear jacket during his talk! The presentation is at 6 pm at Montrose Center for Arts. $5 donation appreciated.
Current Featured Exhibit: “Material Matters” – Art quilts and fiber creations from 10 area artists. Exhibit closes August 30. 5:30 pm – “Art Talk” by featured fiber artist 6:00 pm – “What about this Block?” – “info bites” about this city block in Montrose history with Sally Johnson, Museum Coordinator, Montrose County Historical Society
10-12: Children’s Appreciation Day: art activities for kids at MCA
6 pm 1-hour ART TALK Linda Beach will share her techniques and inspiration behind her pieced art quilts at 6 pm at the Montrose Community Room adjacent to the Police Station, 434 S. First St. She is an award-winning fiber artist whose nature-inspired pieces have been commissioned for many public art installations as well as juried into nationally prominent exhibitions. $5 donation […]
The Montrose Center for Arts is pleased to welcome Plein Air artists, the Montrose Area Woodturners and the Woodworkers Guild of Western Colorado as the featured artists in September. The […]
Monthly board meeting - open to the public.
5:30 – ART Demos at 2nd Thursday event, Woodturners + Plein Air
In this intro class you will learn painting techniques with acrylics using different size brushes. We will also learn perspective, how colors interact and how to mix paint to a specific thickness and color. Details Suggested minimum age: 10 yrs Registration cutoff - Sept 13th Limit number of students: 8 Please arrive at 9:00 for […]
This class is intended for first time oil painters. You will learn to use water soluble oils, basic painting techniques and how to use different types of brushes. Materials: Provided: The painting, surface, and paints, paper towels and paper palette You will be provided brushes and water container to clean brushes. Brushes suggested- #2,4,6, plus […]
Demo and hands-on workshop, painting with soft ("chalk") pastels. During this session, you'll practice various techniques for panting in this versatile medium. Details Date: Monday, October 6, 2025 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Maximum number of students: 8 Fee: $65.00 Materials Bring your own SOFT pastels OR - purchase set of soft pastels stocks […]
