Art at the Market with Follow Your Art

Lead by the Follow Your Art team, Art at the Market will bring hands-on, inclusive art experiences into our market space. Over five different weeks we’ll host free workshops that welcome everyone of all ages and abilities to create art in a shared community experience. Participants will get to create alongside local artists, connect with neighbors, and express their creativity through simple techniques. The workshops will draw inspiration from the market environment and local farm produce, and will culminate in a community gallery show hosted at Follow Your Art on September 11, 2026.

Details:

  • Sign up for a 30 minute time slot to complete your project. (Registration coming soon!)

  • Workshops are designed for all ages, however children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult and fill one spot together (caregiver and child work together on one project).

  • Participation is free, but donations are welcome to support Follow Your Art’s Arts for All program and the Market’s SNAP Match program.

  • Artwork can be submitted on site at no cost to be in our Art at the Market gallery show at FYACS for the month of September. All are welcome and encouraged to participate!


Dates:

June 18, 2:00 - 4:00pm:
Blind Contour Drawing
Draw what you see, but don’t peek at your picture! This is a fun way to practice line drawing using inspiration from the market. Our abstracted still-life artwork will be finished in watercolor; this is a fun activity for all abilities!

July 2, 4:00 - 6:00pm:
Produce Stamping
Learn how to make and print stamps using market produce. Then combine them with drawn elements to compose an original work.

July 16, 2:00 - 4:00pm:
Gelli Printmaking
Monoprinting is infinitely fascinating and even a newbie can create beautiful compositions in rich colors. Learn the basics and make a monoprint inspired by the natural world.

July 30, 2:00 - 4:00pm:
Paper Collage
Use one of the most accessible art forms to cut, tear and fold an original collage. Food is our favorite theme challenge, but your imagination is the limit.

August 13, 4:00 - 6:00pm:
Paper Quilling
Try your hand at a 3D art technique that is centuries old but very en vogue. Roll, shape and glue paper filigree into basic shapes that can be combined beautifully.

September 11, 6:30 to 8:30pm:
Community Art Gallery Opening
Come celebrate our season of making art together at the market!

This project is made possible because of grant funding from the wonderful Melrose Cultural Council. We thank them for their generous support of Art at the Market!