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MAY 2026
Classes • Workshops & Events • Construction Update
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May is Full of Creativity & Community!
The spring semester of classes is in full swing, but there’s still time to sign up for a May workshop or later semester class.
Join us for an evening artists’ social, explore art-making for kids and teens, and so much more - read on!
Artwork by Judith Ellen Sanders, on display & in conversation, at next week's
social hour - hope you can join us!
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Get Creative this Summer
Courses & schedules online Monday, May 18
Registration opens
Wednesday, May 27 @ 9am
Semester begins July 7 - August 21
Offerings in ceramics (wheel & handbuilding), drawing & painting, printmaking, and crafts. Multi-week sessions & one-day workshops too!
There’s still time to register for SPRING CLASSES
Intro to Ceramics - Fridays, 10am-1pm - May 15-June 12
Tetra Pak Explorations - Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:30pm - May 20-June 10
Intro to Collagraphs - Wednesdays, 1:30-4:00pm - May 20-June 10
Gouache Painting - Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm - May 7-28
Interested in early class and workshop updates?
Sign up for the quarterly Art Ed newsletter.
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Art Adventures Studio
On public school half day afternoons, our teen mentors guide kids making fun 3D art
Fridays, May 15 & June 12
2:00 - 4:00pm
Sign up for one or both sessions - $25/session
Summer Camp
Nine weeks of fun for kids in rising K - 6 grades, plus CIT program, volunteer opportunities, teen art projects, and more! Extended Day program available too! Read more about summer programs, and register here.
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ARTIST HOUR
An Evening of Creative Conversation & Art
Wednesday, May 6 @ 6-8pm
Munroe Arts’ studio artist Judith Ellen Sanders shares the process and purpose behind her vibrant paintings @ 7pm.
All are invited to enjoy refreshments and conversation in the painting studio and Sanders’ studio upstairs.
Artwork by Judith Ellen Sanders on the WGBH Community Canvas last Feb.
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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Printing on Clay
Saturday, May 2 -10am-1pm
Use specifically formulated inks to transfer images onto unfired clay.
White Line WoodCuts
Saturday, May 16 & Sunday, May 17 - 10am-1pm
Learn this method developed by Provincetown artists in the early 1900's, make some prints, and continue printing at home if you are so inspired!
Inspired By Nature: Gel Plate Printing
Tuesday, May 19 - 10am-1pm
Make multicolored, multilayered prints using Speedbal gel plates, Akua inks, and objects from nature (flowers, leaves, shells, etc).
Cyanotypes
Saturday, June 6 - 11am -1pm
Explore one of the earliest forms of photography, cyanotypes, and create beautiful prussian blue toned images by combining your own gathered materials from nature.
Read about, and register for these and more workshops online.
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Lexington School of Ballet
Spring performances feature variations from Sleeping Beauty and other ballet, modern, and jazz dances.
May 8 at 6:30pm & May 9 at 1:00pm
Masonic Rite Museum & Library. Tickets are available in the LSB Office.
Lexington School of Ballet registration for Summer Classes is ongoing and registration for new students for the Fall/Winter 2026 - 2027 Term begins on May 15.
Visit LSB website for more information.
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We've made so much progress in the last couple of months. New electrical power lines can be seen from the front yard, and the new main entry and ramp are taking form behind the building.
Last month we held a community forum to discuss plans to replace the stage and canopies we had last summer with something more lasting and accessible. Feedback from the forum participants is being written up in a report that will soon be posted on our website.
Additionally, a summary of this session will be presented at a Report Back session to be held online on Tues. May 12, 7:00pm. The link to this session will be sent to the community forum participants (both those who attended in-person and virtually), and will be available on our website.
Also, we are working with sound professionals to host a sound demo to review what a clear, equitable audience experience would look like at the lowest possible volume. That date has been set for Thurs. May 14, 6pm.
At this time our MASS. AVE. DOORS will be the only building egress.
Updates about the construction project will continue to be posted on our website, social media, and in these monthly newsletters.
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CALL FOR ARTISTS
Lexington Utility Box Painting
All interested artists are invited to submit up to three original designs to be considered for utility box painting to be completed by the end of August. The box is at Lincoln Park, and brings with it a stipend of $1000. Designs should be bold, colorful, and creative.
Examples of prior painted boxes can be seen online. Additional details and submission form are available from Laurie Bogdan.
Artwork here by Liz LaManche
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Lexington Goes Purple for Alzheimer’s Awareness
This annual community awareness and fundraising initiative kicks off in May, supporting the Alzheimer's Association's Do What You Love To End ALZ Program.
We look forward to seeing our purple tribute garden bloom again this spring for Lexington Goes Purple, and bringing ArtDog to the Purple Puppy Parade May 16.
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Join Us at Lexington's DISCOVERY DAY
We're excited to join with local businesses, restaurants, town organizations, and community groups at this annual event on Saturday, May 23, from 10 am-3pm on Massachusetts Ave. (between Meriam and Waltham St.). Stop by the Munroe Arts booth, make some art, and learn more about summer classes, workshops, and art camp!
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Shop & Support the Arts
We’ve been selected as a non-profit partner in Star Market’s GIVE BACK reusable bag program for the month of May.
Munroe Arts will receive $1 for each $3 Give Back Where It Counts reusable bag sold this month at the Star Market on Lexington St, Waltham.
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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 2026!
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Email us to find out how you can partner with us to sponsor an event, or sponsor a student
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