Join students and instructors from the Academy of Realist Art for a live painting and drawing demo. The demonstration will run concurrently with a special exhibition of work from the students and instructors of the Academy of Realist Art, Boston's premier realist art school, currently on view at the Copley Society of Art. The […]
Join us for the opening recepetion of Chris Firger's Solo Show, Wandering the City, a celebration of Boston’s neighborhoods, communities, architecture, and natural beauty. After years of painting New England and Massachusetts, this exhibition is Firger’s first foray into capturing the city that he called home for nearly a decade. Throughout this body of […]
Join artist Chris Firger for a behind-the-scenes look at his solo show, Wandering the City. Chris will begin by explaining his technical and creative process, before leading viewers on a personal "tour" of the iconic and lesser-known Boston scenes that make up his exhibition. As he leads the group around the gallery Chris will […]
The Copley Society of Art is thrilled to present the National Show: Intersections an exhibition juried by Almitra Stanely, the director of Boston Sculpture's Gallery and founder of Art Maven Consulting. On view from July 9th - August 8th, this exhibition explores the dynamic spaces where paths cross and ideas converge. Artists were encouraged to […]
Join artist David Palmquist for an oil painting demo in the gallery. Hailing from the Midwest, David specializes in painting liminal spaces around the United States, often manipulating his images through pixelation, blurring, or exaggerated definition to suggest the presence of an alternate reality behind the mundane. Time and Date: Saturday, July 18, […]
Please join us for our opening reception of Small Works: In Tandem on Saturday, August 1st, from 4PM - 6PM. Open to the public! For the second edition of Small Works: In Tandem, works will again be hung in pairs for a stunning display of small works from July 30th - October 17th. We hope […]
The Copley Society of Art is proud to present Resonance of the Ordinary, a selection of realist still life paintings that celebrate how small moments and everyday objects resonate with our senses. The show brings together three distinctive voices: Paul Beckingham, whose floral and narrative still lifes invite viewers to unravel stories through thoughtful color […]
The Copley Society of Art invites you to join us in honoring Geoffrey Teale Chalmers for his long-standing dedication to our community and his distinguished body of work as an Artist Member and Board Member of the Copley Society of Art. As he embarks on his next chapter, please join us for an evening of […]
This workshop will cover the fundamental concept of atmospheric perspective to create rich, colorful landscape paintings with depth and convincing space. It is a lesson that is excellent to learn for a beginner but also helpful for experienced students as well. After a color mixing lesson and painting demonstration, students will be able to […]
A no-nonsense fire-hose of information that includes everything you need to know to make better representational drawings and paintings, led by Julie Beck, the Assistant Director of the Academy of Realist Art, Boston's premier atelier training program. While being self taught is sometimes used as a badge of honor, it’s often a coded excuse for […]
Join Paul Beckingham, Kristin Nyberg, and Deborah Schlossman for a multi-artist oil painting demo in the gallery. Beckingham, Nyberg, and Schlossman are the three artists behind Resonance of the Ordinary, the current show of stunning still lifes in the upper gallery, and will be painting concurrently from the same still life set up. If […]
Join us for the opening reception of Fantastical Realities, a new exhibition on view from September 17 to October 17, juried by Michael Rose in the Upper Gallery, AND the opening reception of Untold Fairytale by Mari Saxon in the Lower Gallery Alcove. Fantastical Realities broadly interprets ideas of fantasy to encompass surreal landscapes, legendary […]
