Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required. *These programs are open to Dana-Farber patients and caregivers.
- Please note that the Dec. 17 workshop is at capacity and now closed. But you can email us to be added to that waitlist.
Beaded
Artwork and Jewelry with the MFA
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 11
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
Get fancy this month with a fun jewelry making workshop!
Learn about different designs and traditions in beaded artwork on view at the
Museum of Fine Arts and then create your own beaded bracelets. Enjoy the
calming and meditative practice of beadwork as you select and arrange different
colors and styles of beads to make your own beautiful a...
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required. *These programs are open to Dana-Farber patients and caregivers.
Mindfulness
Jars and Glass Artwork with the MFA
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 11
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
Join us this month for a calming and relaxing workshop!
We’ll view artwork from the glass collection at the Museum of Fine Arts and
bask in the swirl of beautiful shapes and colors. Then we’ll create our own
mindfulness jars! Fill your mindfulness jar with soothing and peaceful
materials that swirl around as you move it and then carry it with you anywhere
you go for a calming and relaxing mindfulness break!
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required. *These programs are open to Dana-Farber patients and caregivers. Please note that our October workshops are at capacity and now closed. But you can email us to be added to the waitlist.
Gratitude Cards and Printmaking with the MFA – Join us this October to explore the joys of
printmaking and card making! Inspired by the enchanting still life paintings of
Dutch artist Rachel
Ruysch, we’ll create our own beautiful greeting cards. We’ll learn
about the art of printmaking and how to carve our own designs into linoleum
blocks. This is the perfect opportunity to create delightful cards to share
with friends and family!
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required. *These programs are open to Dana-Farber patients and caregivers. Please note that our September workshops are at capacity and now closed. But you can email us to be added to the waitlist.
Landscape Artwork and Needle Felting with the MFA – Delight your senses this September as we explore
landscape artwork and needle felting. Inspired by a selection of gorgeous
landscape paintings currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, we’ll
experiment with making our own beautiful landscape artwork with needle felting.
Join us as we have fun learning the basics of needle felting together!
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required. *These programs are open to Dana-Farber patients and caregivers. Please note that our August workshops are at capacity and now closed. But you can email us to be added to the waitlist.
Abstract Acrylic Painting with the MFA – Join us this August to explore abstract painting.
We’ll draw inspiration from a selection of magnificent contemporary paintings
that are currently on view in the exhibition - Ebb and Flow: Contemporary Art
from the Collection. Then we’ll experiment with different techniques for
creating our own abstract paintings. This will be the perfect opportunity to
relax and play with colors on a canvas!
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required. *These programs are open to Dana-Farber patients and caregivers. Please note that our July workshops are at capacity and now closed. But you can email us to be added to the waitlist.
Jewelry
Making with the MFA – Join us this July to bedazzle yourself with handmade
jewelry. Inspired by the design and history of some incredible pieces in the jewelry collection at the Museum of Fine Arts,
we’ll create our own brooches and pins using small paper collages. Dress up
your clothes, lanyards, and bags with some unique jewelry made by you!
If you missed our jewelry workshop in February or you
want to make even more jewel...
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required. *These programs are open to Dana-Farber patients and caregivers. Please note that registration for the June workshops are at capacity and now closed.
Paint by Number – Unleash
your inner artist in this relaxing Blue Poppies Paint-by-Numbers workshop!
Enjoy the calming, therapeutic act of painting without needing to create the
design yourself. With a pre-outlined canvas and a provided color palette, you
can focus on the joy of placing color and painting on canvas. Whether you're
new to painting or just want to unwind, this session lets you enjoy the process
in creative community. Finished pieces are perfect for gifting or display...
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required.
Please note that registration for the May workshops are at capacity, but please email if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
Musical Instruments
with the MFA – Uplift your spirit with a delightful workshop that features the
musical instrument collection at the Museum of Fine Arts. We’ll view a variety
of instruments and listen to what they sound like, then we’ll decorate and
create our very own thumb pianos. The thumb pianos are small enough that you
can carry them with you during the day for some pleasant musical interludes!
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required.
Please note that registration for the April workshops are at capacity and now closed.
Bookmaking: Pamphlet
Stitch Books with the MFA– Join us for a fun and creative bookmaking
workshop inspired by two exhibits currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts
that feature books. We’ll take a look at work from Robert
Frank: Mary’s Book and also books that John Wilson created
illustrations for in Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson.
Together, we’ll learn a simple stitching method of bookbinding so that you can
create books filled with your own creative ideas and inspiration!
*Please let us know if you ...
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required.
Please note that registration for March workshops are at capacity and now closed.
Sculpture
with the MFA – Join us for a fun workshop inspired by the amazing
diversity of sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts. Sculpture is an art form
with an incredible amount of variety and versatility. We’ll explore a range of
sculptural pieces for inspiration and then we’ll create our own masterpieces
with air-dry clay. This will be the perfect opportunity for you to relax and
let your hands enjoy the creative wonders of working with clay. Once your
masterpiece is dry, you can add color and details with acrylic paints....
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required. Please note that registration for the February workshops are at capacity and now closed. Please email us to be added to a waitlist.
Jewelry Making with the MFA
– Join us for a dazzling workshop inspired by the jewelry collection at
the Museum of Fine Arts. Jewelry has been used throughout history as a way to
artistically express and adorn oneself. We will look at jewelry featured in the
Beyond Brilliance exhibition as well as some other pieces currently on display.
Inspired by the design, history, and culture of these fascinating pieces, we
will create pendants for necklaces using our own small paper collages. If
you’ve...
Description: Explore how creative arts activities can support relaxation to help you feel better and connect with others in the Dana-Farber community by joining the Zakim Center's monthly Creative Arts Online Workshops via Zoom. Materials will be provided and no experience is necessary to participate, but space is limited and registration is required.
Dragon Fold Origami Books with the MFA – Join us for a fun and creative bookmaking workshop inspired by Asian artwork at the Museum of Fine Arts. This workshop features a style of bookmaking that uses simple folded paper techniques for binding rather than sewing techniques. Create one-of-a-kind books that unfold in elegant shapes and colors, and fill them with your own ideas and inspiration using drawing and collage materials. Whether you’re new to bookmaking or an experienced bookmaker, these books will absolutely delight you! *Please let us know if you need us to send you scissors.
