December 2024

Ending the year, living our mission!

One of the things that we take great pride in is supporting our community's creative exploration and self expression. This month you can support that too by coming out to partake in the 2nd Annual Youth Holiday Market. More than 30 young artists will be on-hand with extra special gifts for everyone on your holiday list. 

Start your holiday shopping here, and support the next generation of creatives, crafters, and makers!  

(and don't forget that art classes make great gifts too)

Arts Education

Winter Class Registration

Registration is open - Art classes begin Jan. 6

YOUTH (K - gr. 5) - Foundational Drawing & Painting, Ceramics - hand building, Art Adventures Studio (new!)

TEENS (gr. 6 - 12) - Drawing & Painting Studio, Ceramics - hand building or wheel 

ADULT (age 18+) - Painting, Printmaking,

Ceramics - hand building or wheel

Upcoming Workshops

AGING ARTFULLY PRINTMAKING SERIES

Thursday, Dec. 12 @ 10am

A free program for adults 60+ to learn new printmaking techniques - sign up happens monthly

PRINTED CARDS

Saturday, Dec. 7 @ 1:30 or 3:00

Make your own holiday or other cards using gelli plates in our printmaking studio

NEW Class Newsflash:

Art Adventures Studio! Experienced teen mentors provide a fun 3D art adventure for kids on three Friday afternoons, register now, first session is January 17.

Details online

December Events

In the Gallery

The photographs of Neal Rantoul are on view in the MCA gallery all this month.

"In present-day landscape photography, it's popular to say that everything's been photographed. As an artist who points a camera at the land, I don't think that's true. After you look at this show, I wonder if you'll feel the same as I do." 

- Neal Rantoul

NEXT UP: Shehab Hossain, Bob Avakian & others - Night Photography & Light Painting



Youth Holiday Market

Saturday, December 7

1:00 - 4:00

Skip the mall and do your holiday shopping at our 2nd annual Youth Art Holiday Market.

The market features artwork from makers ages 18 and younger! Choose from jewelry, knit work, paintings, ornaments, and crafts of all kinds. Celebrate our youth!

Add to your shopping with your own personalized gift - reserve a spot for our FREE all-ages card-making ​workshop on the same afternoon to make some gelli prints in our printmaking studio. Space is limited, so sign up today

@ArtDogMunroe 2025 desk calendars have just dropped! You can find a sample in our office or at the Youth Holiday Market.

Pet Memorial Tree

Sunday, December 8 • 4:30 pm

Join us for the opening ceremony of our Pet Memorial Tree.

Pet owners and animal lovers alike are encouraged to hang a memento on the tree on the MCA’s front lawn in memory of a special pet. Items to hang need to be waterproof to withstand winter weather.

The tree is donated by Wilson Farm, and up through January.

Nutcracker Tea

Sunday, December 15

Lexington School of Ballet and Lexington Ballet Theatre will present THE NUTCRACKER TEA holiday fundraiser, proceeds to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital. 

Children will enter a winter wonderland where they will be entertained with their favorite dances from The Nutcracker and enjoy delicious Nutcracker sweets, create sparkling Nutcracker themed crafts, and delight in dancing with the Nutcracker soloists.

Register Here

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. for ages 5 - 6 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. for ages 7 - 9 

Stay tuned for more fun!

Your Holiday Photo Opp is being created now. Look for the giant 2024 to be installed in Depot Square later this month, and 2025 to pop up on January 1st!

Mark your calendars for LEX LUX on Saturday, January 11 - a fun kickoff to a week of town wide illuminations and a week of free lantern-making workshops to celebrate our 250th spirit.

Registration coming in December for one of our free lantern-making workshops. Be sure to follow us on Facebook & Instagram for updates!

It might be cold outside, but we’re planning for a super fun SUMMER CAMP season now! Weekly themed sessions for kids in rising grades K-6 provide a variety of arts activities, indoor and outdoors, with daily recess too!

Registration opens Jan. 6 - weeks & themes online now.

Can’t wait til summer for camp? Come join us for FEBRUARY SCHOOL VACATION camp, registration opens Jan. 6 too!

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 2024!

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