Art Adventures in Wild Times — Shelley Chamberlin

Hello dear friends and fellow art lovers,

I hope you're well and taking care of yourself in these wild times, and that you've been able to make room for art in your life—which, as we all know, helps keeps the heart feeling alive, broadens our capacity for connection, and deepens our relationship with meaning and with joy (things I think we could all use a little more of these days!)

I know some of you follow along on my artmaking and art teaching journeys on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelleychamberlinart/ but I know lots of folks still rely on good old email to stay in touch (and it's been a minute! Hi!)

The pandemic has provided me the opportunity for a lot of reflection and a lot of solo studio time (and let's be honest a fair bit of sweatpants and netflix time too)

Artmaking has been such a source of joy and solace and connection in my life. Over these last couple of years, it has become increasingly clear to me that it's a practice I want to put my energy toward sharing with more people, keeping accessibility at the forefront. I've been slowly working towards launching a remote art course platform so that folks can join in from anywhere. I piloted the program with my Museum Drawing Course, and it's been so very lovely. I have been running a small cohort since summer of 2020—meeting on zoom to be in community and draw together—and I plan to launch additional offerings in summer of 2022. In addition to the Museum Drawing Course, I'm expecting to offer Beginning Drawing and Drawing for Kids, for a start (expect this to change and grow! This is art, after all!) Look for an announcement in your inbox (click here to connect) soon. (If you know you want in, please tell me your time preferences now, and I'll factor that in!) This is your moment to tell me what you want! I'm open to suggestions and requests.

I'm also thrilled to share that I'm gearing up for a big 4-week artist residency and fellowship at Mass MoCA this year and will be sharing that journey on instagram as well, if you wish to follow along.