What’s On This April at Munroe Arts

APRIL 2026

Classes • Workshops & Events • Construction Update

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Join us this spring and find your creative escape! We have plenty of opportunities to grow and bloom.

There are several new classes & workshops to shake off those winter blues, and we'd love to share our front lawn with you to watch the Patriots' Day Parade.

Get inspired at the 16th Annual Lexington Open Studios. Add us to your tour of home studios, and check out Munroe artists as well as others we are hosting!

Art Classes for Adults

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There is still time to register for classes in printmaking, painting, and ceramics that begin April 6.

Collage

Tuesdays, April 7 - May 12

6-7:30pm

Gouche Painting

Thursdays, May 7 - 28

6:30-8:30pm

Read more about these and other classes online.

Interested in early class and workshop updates?

Especially for Kids

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NEW SPRING CLASSES

Polymer Clay

Grades K-4

Use colorful clay to create 3D animals, magical creatures, beads, and more.

April 8 - June 10

Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm

Saturday Morning Comics

Grades 3-6

Create unique comics with your own characters & exciting stories.

April 11 - May 30

Saturdays 10am - 11:30am

Go to our website to learn more about these and other art experiences.

SCHOOL HALF-DAY PROGRAM

"Art Adventures Studio"

Our teen mentors guide kids making fun 3D art

April 3, May 15 & June12

2:00 - 4:00pm

APRIL VACATION WEEK

Send your kids to our pottery and painting studios to exercise their creative muscles this week! Read more and register here.

SUMMER CAMP

Nine weeks of fun for kids in rising K - 6 grades, plus CIT program, volunteer opportunities, and paid counselor positions for older teens.

Extended Day program available too!

Read more about summer programs, and register here.

Upcoming Events

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Mini-Sketchbook with Coptic & Leather Binding

Sunday, March 29, 1-4pm

Make your own tiny leather-covered sketchbook and learn the beautiful Four Needle-Coptic Stitch - no experience required!

Reduction Block Printing

April 7 & 14, 10am-1pm

Reduction block printmaking, results in unique, multi-colored prints that are produced through multiple inkings and printings on the same paper.

Printing on Clay

Saturday, May 2 -10am-1pm

Use specifically formulated inks to transfer images on to 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!

Read about, and register for these and more workshops online.

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GALLERY EXHIBIT

Lexington Open Studios

Preview Show!

You can find a map of all the artists in the most recent Lexington Times Magazine. You can also see samples of their work at the Munroe Arts gallery this month.

Artwork will be on display

April 1 - 9

Join us, and over 30 of our favorite artists for this year's annual

LEXINGTON OPEN STUDIOS

Saturday & Sunday

April 11 & 12

11am - 5pm

Read more about our studio artists & visiting artists here.

DANCE INN RECITAL

Dance is Elemental

April 10 - 12

Bedford High School

Tickets are available online.

Construction Update

Here is what is taking shape behind the building - you can see spaces for the elevator and restrooms on each floor. Inside, workers are building the new HVAC infrastructure of electrical connections and ductwork.

Starting April 20 for two weeks, our antique boiler will be demo-ed, the ground floor will receive new flooring, and studio doors will be widened for accessibility.

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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SUMMER STAGE

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

Join us to reimagine the front yard as an intimate performance space.

Saturday, March 28 from 1-4:30pm

Community Room, Lexington Police Station

Register now, as room occupancy is limited. To maximize input, we are requesting only one person per household. The event will also be set up as a webinar for an additional participation opportunity - that link and any updates will be available on our website.

Following Saturday's event, we will be displaying drawings, parking study, and providing additional opportunities for feedback via an online form available on the website. DEADLINE for feedback will be a week later, April 4, to allow time to assemble all the information for a community report-back later next month (date will be announced this Saturday, and in social media).

If the registration is full, please email MCA Executive Director to be put on a waiting list.

Munroe Arts Team

Meet Greig Greenwald, MCA Board of Directors.

Greig is near and dear to our hearts because his outreach is what brought our Executive Director to Munroe Arts nearly 10 years ago. Greig is back and will be joining the team as Board Treasurer.

Greig also maximizes his donation of both volunteer time and dollars with an employer matching grant.

Double YOUR Impact

At No Extra Cost

Did you know your workplace may match your donation? Many companies support the arts by matching employee gifts. A quick check with your HR team could turn your contribution into even greater support for classes, exhibitions, and community programs at Munroe Arts.

You can read more about Greig's charitable donation processor at https://benevity.com, and find us under Lexington Friends of the Arts DBA Munroe Center for the Arts.