Calendar of Events
Adult Learning
Events
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Lunch and Learn: The Chilling Chronicles of Ice Cream
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesJoin us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history! Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch to enjoy. First Wednesday of Every Month | 12–1 PM Ice cream holds a special place in the hearts of Connecticut residents, serving as more...
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Movie Monday
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesLearn more about Indigenous artist Fritz Scholder (Luiseño) through two documentaries that dive into his life, artistic practice, and ideaologies. Multiple pieces of Scholder's work will be on display at the Mattatuck Museum over the course of the next year. Member: $5 Non- Member: $10 Register Here Sponsored by Linford & Mildred White Charitable Fund
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Lunch and Learn: Mozart’s Many Mysteries
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesMozart's Many Mysteries Join us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history! Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch to enjoy. First Wednesday of Every Month | 12–1 PM Join musicologist Dr. Gil Harel as he discusses Mozart's later years, including...
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Adult Art Workshop: Paint a Pot
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesPaint a terra cotta pot in your own style to create a functional piece of art! All participants will receive potted flower at the end of the session. All materials provided. Non-Member: $20 Member: $15 Register Here Sponsored by Linford & Mildred White Charitable Fund
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Lunch and Learn: Native American Backgrounds in Fritz Scholder’s Art
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesJoin us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history! Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch to enjoy. First Wednesday of Every Month | 12–1 PM Join W. Scott Peterson, M.D., as he explores the symbolic significance of Navajo landscapes in...
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Adult Art Workshop: Cover it in Buttons!
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesIn this workshop, you'll discover techniques for transforming ordinary vessels into extraordinary works of art inspired by the work of Beau McCall. Join us and express your creativity as you arrange and glue a dazzling array of buttons to make a unique statement piece for your home. Non-Member: $25 Member: $20 Register Here Sponsored by...
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Adult Art Workshop: Find Your Vibe: A Creative Exploration of Self
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesDive into visualizing your ideas with this collage workshop. We'll use magazines, found images, textures, and various materials to create a dynamic mood board—a tool for clarifying goals, exploring aesthetics, or planning a new creative project. You'll leave with a personalized piece of art that serves as a source of inspiration and focus. Non-Member: $25...
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Lunch and Learn: Journeys: Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission – A Lecture from the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesJoin us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history! Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch to enjoy. First Wednesday of Every Month | 12–1 PM In the 1870s, 120 boys from China, most of them barely teenagers, came to Connecticut...
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Adult Art Workshop: Sketching in the Galleries
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesTo the galleries we go! For this art class, join as we sketch our way around the galleries. All experience levels are welcome to take part in this practice. We will begin by warming up with quick sketches of art in the galleries, and spend the rest of the session working on a close-up study...
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Adult Art Workshop: Beginners Block Print: Symbols & Stamp-Making
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesMake your mark--come create your very own block print stamp! After a brief group group discussion around identity in the Ascendency: The Self in Contemporary Art exhibition, we will head to the art workshop to design our very own block print stamp that represents an aspect of our personalities. Whether you choose to symbolize your...