Saturday
September 30, 2023
1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Learn about kites from kite educator Glenn Davison, the author of a dozen books on the art and science of building and flying kites.
Davison is internationally known as a kite workshop leader, kite builder, kite designer, author, speaker, and kite flyer.
This event is free and all are welcome.
Following this presentation is a kite workshop! Visitors are invited to build and decorate a kite and then try to fly it on the museum grounds.
Our free concert series continues on Sunday, October 1 with the Shtrykov-Tanaka Duo, featuring clarinet and piano.
The concert begins at 4:00pm. Seating is first-come, first-served. We encourage concert goers to arrive early, as we reserve the right to cap attendance if it exceeds the capacity of the room.
#artcomplexmuseum #classicalconcert #shtrykovtanakaduo #duxburyma See Plymouth
Join us Sunday, September 24 at 2:00pm for the final Japanese Tea Ceremony of the season at the Art Complex Museum.
Hosted by tea masters from Urasenke Boston, this event is held outdoors at our tea hut. All are invited to this free event. (In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held inside the museum.)
#artcomplexmuseum #japaneseteaceremony #tea #SeePlymouth #duxbury
Kite Day: Art that Flies!
On Saturday, Sept 30th at 1:30pm, kite educator Glenn Davison will talk about the science of building and flying kites.
After the talk is a FREE Kite Workshop. Build and decorate your own kite!
Please register so we have plenty of kites on hand! artcomplex.org/product/kites_davison_sept2023/
#artcomplexmuseum #kites #glenndavison #SeePlymouth #duxbury #artmusuem
A new exhibit by Nora Valdez opens on Sept 17, 2023:
"Passage," a series of four sculptures that represent critical moments in a journey, is now installed outside, on the museum grounds.
Valdez's immigrant-themed work describes the challenge of those caught within unfamiliar systems who seek the security of home.
Shown: Nora Valdez, "Voiceless #1," (Detail), 2019, Indiana limestone
#artcomplexmuseum #sculpture #duxburyma Nora Valdez
Since the early 1970s, the museum has collected prints from The Boston Printmakers. This exhibit includes prize-winning prints from our permanent collection, including many winners of the Ture Bengtz Memorial Prize, created in honor of the museum's first director.
"Collecting the Boston Printmakers," open Sept 17, 2023 through Jan 14, 2024
Reception: November 12, 2023 @ 1:00-4:00pm
Shown: Mark Sisson, "Portrait of Daniel King: Scouting for Men and Boys," 2016
linocut, wood cut, lithograph
#artcomplexmuseum #duxbury #seeplymouth #prints #artcollecting The Boston Printmakers
In continued celebration of the museum's 50th anniversary, this show features a selection of works collected in the five decades since the museum's opening.
"Fifty Years of Collecting Art," open Sunday, Sept 17, 2023 through Jan 14, 2024.
Reception: November 12, 2023 @ 1:00-4:00pm
Shown: Prilla Smith Brackett, "Touchstone: Glimpses of Noon #2," 2004, acrylic and oil on canvas
#artcomplexmuseum #artcollection #duxburyma #seeplymouth See Plymouth
We invite you to a Gallery Talk by Anabella Wewer on September 14, 2023 at 2:00pm. Wewer is one of three mosaic artists featured in "Unsettled Pieces," now on display at the Art Complex.
Classically trained, Wewer uses traditional mosaic techniques to produce thoroughly modern abstract mosaics. Wewer has studied mosaic all over the world with contemporary mosaic masters. All are welcome to this free event.
#artcomplexmuseum #artmuseum #mosaic #duxbury
Tai Chi is an ancient art involving postures, breathing, and movements to enhance the flow of energy, or "chi," throughout the body. Join Kathryn Demers for a 5-week class beginning at the museum on September 15. Registration is now open at artcomplex.org.
#artcomplexmuseum #taichi #duxburyma #kathryndemers #seeplymouth @[loading]SeePlymouthMA
![Tai Chi is an ancient art involving postures, breathing, and movements to enhance the flow of energy, or chi, throughout the body. Join Kathryn Demers for a 5-week class beginning at the museum on September 15. Registration is now open at artcomplex.org.
#artcomplexmuseum #taichi #duxburyma #kathryndemers #seeplymouth @[loading]SeePlymouthMA](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/374740610_812862127506419_7219049882280078096_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=49d041&_nc_ohc=kxBWVqsCFGsAX9N0POO&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&edm=ALdPpPkEAAAA&oh=00_AfA1sVoVMkCzZNdlOdcfFFmSHqqMDh6t6d80LU5BHuQzWg&oe=65178FC7)
Want to try your hand at linocut printing? Learn with our Education Coordinator, Sally Dean! We have a new 6-week class running on Fridays, Sept 29-Nov 3.
See artcomplex.org for details and registration.
#artcomplexmuseum #linocut #linoleumblock #sallydean
Have that "back to school" feeling? Take an art class!
Beginning Painting with Acrylic Paint, taught by Kelley MacDonald.
Thursdays, 2:00-4:30pm, Sept 14 - Oct 19
See artcomplex.org for registration.
#artcomplexmuseum #kelleymacdonald #seeplymouth @[info][188977667780580]
![Have that back to school feeling? Take an art class!
Beginning Painting with Acrylic Paint, taught by Kelley MacDonald.
Thursdays, 2:00-4:30pm, Sept 14 - Oct 19
See artcomplex.org for registration.
#artcomplexmuseum #kelleymacdonald #seeplymouth @[info][188977667780580]](https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/372916911_811425910983374_1639475432720793561_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p720x720&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=49d041&_nc_ohc=15cDUD_W-JIAX8xrbr9&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&edm=ALdPpPkEAAAA&oh=00_AfD_M5CrNY9vkhAIwzGRLYg3EmgssXf9Gy55d2G8sgaXYA&oe=6516FD67)
Kite Workshop (September, 2023)