Allston arts crafts events

Chocolate Treasure

Saturday, Aug 17 12:00p

Harvard Museums of Science and Culture/Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge

Cacao was a treasure for powerful Aztec and Maya lords. Flavor your own chocolate drink, decorate a shield to defend your treasure, and learn more about the food of the gods...

Boston Handmade Marketplace

Saturday, Jul 13 3:00p

Union Square Plaza, Somerville

Boston Handmade is a select group of artists and craftspeople that support each other and independent, local businesses. They create limited edition, handmade works in small studio environments...

Beading Group

Monday, Jun 24 10:00a

Cambridge Womens Center, Cambridge

Come get creative. No experience is necessary. All supplies are provided. Every Monday. Questions? Email us at BostonArtCollectives@gmail.com or call 617-354-6394

Jewelry making skills: bezel settings

Tuesday, Jul 9 6:00p

North Bennet Street School, Boston

Working with silver, learn to make round bezels stones, then cut seats and set the stones in a ring or pendant of your choice...

Play Date: Street Scene

Saturday, Jun 29 10:00a

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Visit the Barry McGee exhibition for inspiration, work with visiting artist Cathy McLaurin to create your own street-inspired works of art, then discover connections between McGee and activist song...

Beginner Basics – Earrings and Bracelet

Saturday, Jun 22 10:30a

Abeille, Brookline

A unique beginner experience focusing on two techniques which will allow you to make bracelets, necklaces and earrings...

Fundraiser for kids in Ghana

Friday, Oct 25 5:00p

Cambridge YMCA Theater, Cambridge

Cross Cultural Collaborative has space for 10 crafts vendors at it's fundraiser at the Cambridge YMCA on Oct. 25. Space rental is $50...

Me and My Friends Make Art II

Friday, Jul 12 7:00p

The Washington Street Art Center, Somerville

Last July, Washington Street featured member artists and their invitees in a group show about friends, community, and rad art...

Play Date: To the Letter

Saturday, Aug 31 10:00a

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Explore art on view in the Barry McGee exhibition, along with works by other artists throughout the galleries who incorporate letters and words in their art...

Play Date: Tap Lab

Saturday, Jul 27 10:00a

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Start the day with outdoor sketching activities, enjoy your own lunch on the grandstand, then join us indoors for gallery visits followed by a live, interactive, and hilarious performance by David ...

Woodworking: make a Maloof-inspired bench

Monday, Jul 29 9:00a

Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, Boston

Sam Maloof was an icon of 20th-century artistry, making furniture known for its clean yet fluid lines. Spend a summer week making a Maloof-inspired one-person bench with a sculpted seat...

Watercolor Boot Camp

Saturday, Jun 22 10:00a

Blacksmith House, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge

Spend a full day immersed in this beloved art form. Watercolor is a translucent medium that sinks into the fiber of a sheet of paper, releasing the light from the surface...

Summer Pottery Classes

Monday, Jul 8 9:00a

Indigo Fire, Belmont

Weekly Pottery Wheel classes all summer Afternoon Teen workshops Evening Adult Pottery Wheel classes A variety of classes and workshops will be offered throughout the summer at Indigo Fire...