November 2025

ArtWalk • Winter Classes • Community Events & More!

Take That Class!

Winter Class Registration Opens Wednesday, Nov. 5



We’ve got a full (and fun!) schedule of classes and workshops for kids and adults coming this winter. Choose from drawing and painting, pottery wheel and handbuilding, printmaking, and more.

Check out class descriptions and schedules, online Nov. 3.

Be ready when registration opens Nov. 5, as classes will fill quickly.

Winter semester begins Jan. 5.

Upcoming Workshops

Ceramic Ornaments

Saturday, Nov. 15 - Two morning sessions

Our Ceramics Studio Manager has been perfecting ways to make gingerbread house decorations. Make a gingerbread house, or any other ornament that tickles your fancy!

Great for adults and kids in grades 2+

Aging Artfully

Thursday, Nov. 20 - 10:00 - 12:30pm

Our Aging Artfully workshop will have registration open next week alongside the Winter Semester offerings. Online Signups Here

on Wednesday, Nov. 5 @ 9am.

For people age 60+

Kids Theater Weekend

Weekend of Nov. 22 & 23 - two afternoon sessions

For those of you here this summer, you will remember Kate, our Camp Manager, who is back again this fall - to teach! Kids will be introduced to the core components of creating a play, such as writing dialogue, developing themes, and crafting memorable characters​ in Collaborative Playmaking.

For kids in in grades 3-6

Art Adventures Club

Friday afternoons Nov. 14 & Dec. 12 - choose one or both sessions

These school professional development days are a perfect time to introduce some fun and creativity into your child's week.

For kids in grades K-5, more info here.

Insider Updates

CONSTRUCTION

UP CLOSE

This has been the most exciting month so far, with the footings being poured for the elevator addition, and heat pump cassettes being installed in the studios. Take a closer look with our MunroeCam video at the ongoing construction!

PARKING REMINDER - please do not sit and wait in your car for your child by the back door. This creates a back-up for people wanting to do a quick drop off, and creates a safety hazard. Please find a spot in the lot, or along Mass. Ave.

Updates about the whole project will continue to be posted on our website, social media, and in these monthly newsletters.

IN THE GALLERY

Pressing Matters: Community Connections in Printmaking

Now – November 23

PUBLIC RECEPTION

Thurs, Nov. 6 @ 6:30pm

Come chat with the artists over adult beverages, and celebrate the printmaking studio with an extravaganza of work there too!

You don't want to miss this show, featuring top-notch regional printmakers and a variety of techniques, including linocut, intaglio, monoprint, collagraph, cyanotype, textiles, and more!

Details about this show can be found online.

Calling Young Artists, Crafters & Entrepreneurs

Our 3rd Annual Youth Art Holiday Market returns on Saturday, Dec. 6, and kids/teens can submit applications to display and sell their work. Previous markets have featured paintings, jewelry, pottery, knitwear, photography and more!

Apply ASAP, as space is limited.

Welcome Sarah!

This month we welcome our new Registrar in the MCA office, Sarah Winters. Sarah is excited to join the MCA team and brings a professional background in arts education and administration.

Sarah is happy to answer your questions about the new winter semester of classes and workshops!

Read more on our About Staff page.

In the Community

ArtWalk 2025

There’s still time to stroll through Lexington Center and view shop window displays of paintings, collages, pottery, and more, from 70 local artists.

Check out all the locations, or where your favorite artist is located online.

Art is up now through Nov. 20.

Many thanks to our partners at the Lexington History Museums for the special display in the CVS Windows: Art Then & Now!

Lexington Murals

A shout out to our Lexington Economic Development Office for getting the arts out there as a way to enliven our community!!

Stop by the office if you want to know the Easter Egg in the East Lexington Mural - so cool!

Round Up for the MCA at Revival Cafe Continues

This month, each time you make a yummy purchase at Revival Cafe in Lexington Center, you’ll be given the opportunity to round up your bill in support of MCA's free (and low cost) community programs and events. Many thanks to Revival Cafe for their ongoing support of community arts!

Volunteer for the Arts

We are always looking for helpers and have several ways for you to volunteer!

From greeting shoppers at the Youth Art Holiday Market, to helping to set up for the End-of-Year Holiday Party, to organizing art supplies, or cleaning up the gardens, there’s a task for everyone.

Sign up to be on our call list, or email the office to find out what is coming up in the next few months.

Save the Date!

Friday, Dec. 5 @ 6:30pm & Saturday, Dec. 6 @ 1:00pm

Lexington School of Ballet will perform The Nutcracker Suite, a benefit for Boston Children’s Hospital in the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum's Library Auditorium in Lexington. For tickets and more info, call (781) 861-9349.

Friday, Dec. 5, Saturday, Dec. 6, & Friday, Dec. 12

The Dance Inn brings their vibrancy to the stage for the annual Holiday Show at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, and Cary Hall in Lexington.

Details are online.

Wonder what we've been doing this year? All our newsletters are archived on our website.

We have an ambitious year ahead of us with COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING & BUILDING STEWARDSHIP.

Every dollar helps to ensure that our home for community arts thrives in 2025!

Thank you to our community supporters for helping us to bring art to life!