Education
Covid Policy: For your own protection and that of the community, we ask that everyone wear a mask while participating in MSA classes and events. We’ve requested all staff and faculty to be fully vaccinated and are limiting class size to ensure we can be distanced.
Scholarships: Thanks to the generosity of our donors, MSA has a scholarship fund available to make sure our courses are accessible to all. Please call to discuss how we can help.
Scholarships: Thanks to the generosity of our donors, MSA has a scholarship fund available to make sure our courses are accessible to all. Please call to discuss how we can help.
Upcoming Classes
ART & MUSIC
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Chinese Calligraphy with Jonathan Root
Learn the basics of character development, stroke order, and structural integrity. Calligraphy is a meditative practice which focuses the spirit into the brush, each stroke reflecting the state of mind of the writer. Saturdays 10-12 noon Session I, June 4, 11,18 Session II, July 2, 9, 16 LEARN MORE |
String Band with Jill Newton
String Band welcomes new members! Come and enjoy Main Street Arts’ longest running educational class. Play your instrument in a group setting and practice traditional square dance and fiddle tunes from around the world. Jill provides most of the music, choosing selections that are accessible but still beautiful, while at the same time keeping the group focused and in tune. Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:15 pm LEARN MORE |
MOVEMENT & THEATER
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Qigong Practice with John Bohannon
Participants in this class will learn and practice a variety of exercises, postures, and poses developed in China over many centuries. All of these fall under the title of Qigong, or “healthy breath cultivation” and are designed to help maintain a healthy and balanced body and spirit. On-going LEARN MORE |
Acting Workshops with Sean Roberts
Join Director Sean Roberts for evenings of acting exercises and audition training. The first few sessions will be dedicated to preparing participants for future auditions. Subsequent workshops will focus on monologues and exercises pulled from different techniques to help participants hone their acting skills and increase comfortability on the stage. June Mondays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm LEARN MORE |
Swing Dance with Matt Peake
Ever felt that urge to dance with a partner to the music of a live band, but didn’t exactly know how? We know the feeling, so we are offering 8 weeks of basic East Coast Swing dance lessons. July 21 -Sept 8 Thursdays 7:00-8:00 PM LEARN MORE |
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Main Street Arts has consistently offered educational programming throughout its history. We've provided regular classes in the fine arts, motion, music, and theater with specific offerings targeted to virtually all ages and abilities from the disabled amateur to the established arts professional. We offer a scholarship program that is open to everyone of all ages, so no one will be unable to attend our classes because of lack of funds. |
Here is a sampling of some of the types of classes we've offered in the past: String Band, Drawing Studio Sessions, Altered Art, Felting, Musical Instrument instruction, Watercolor and Acrylic Painting, Home-school Theater, Dance Workshops, Printmaking, Creativity Journals, Selling on Etsy, Puppetry, and Colored Pencil in addition to many others. |