SUMMER PROGRAMS AT NISDA

Classes + Workshops // Youth Art Program

CHANCERY CALLIGRAPHY

Teen 13+ // Adult // All Skill Levels


Instructor:
 
Kathy Kelm

Days // Times:
 
August 5, 12, 19, 26
Tuesday Afternoons // 1:30 pm–3 pm


Tuition: 
$ 150

+ $ 30 (includes contemporary calligraphy pen, India ink, papers)


The art of calligraphy is a delight and has application as an expressive art, illumination & design. Among many daily applications, letter writing, birth and marriage certificates.

  • workshop description

    As we practice the basic elements of this beautiful and fluid hand, we will also explore a variety of designs for page layouts and borders.  Contemporary calligraphy marker pens will be provided. 


    We will also cut reed pens out of Phragmites Communis, a reed native to Nantucket. The spongy cellular texture of the Phragmites pen yields sensitive variations in your Calligraphic stroke!

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April 18, 2025
SAILOR’S VALENTINE Rescued and Found Material // Upcycled Art Teen 13+ // Adult Instructor: Michael Frassinelli Days // Times: August 4 , 6 + 8 Monday, Wednesday + Friday 1:30 am–4 pm Tuition: $ 195 An interesting twist on the Sailor’s Valentine! Found, rescued and upcycled materials are given new life in this 3D assemblage which draws its inspiration from the timeless and sentimental gifts brought home by Nantucket’s 19th century sea voyagers for their loved ones! Bring your tidbits or scavenge from a collection of odds and ends supplied by the instructor and NISDA. Art materials provided by NISDA.
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MONOPRINTING, PAINTING, STENCILING + STAMPING Decorative Arts Design + Studio Techniques Instructor: Kathy Kelm Days // Times: July 8 // July 15 // July 22 // July 29 Tuesday Afternoons, 1:00 pm–4:00 pm Tuition: $85 per class // $ 300 for all 4 classes (includes studio materials) Delve into colorful monoprinting with Nantucket’s nature, direct painting,stenciling and stamping techniques. This workshop explores fundamental elements of pattern and design layouts while discovering and creating your own personal motifs and ornamentation.
April 7, 2025
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5 Day Intensive August 18–22 // 1 pm–3:30 pm
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Fridays 9:30 am–12 pm
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2 Day Workshop June 17+ 19 // 9:30 am–12 noon
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July 17 // July 25 // July 31 August 7 // August 14 // August 21 Thursdays 6:00 pm–9 pm
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