South Shore Art Center

11/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who contributed and helped make our “Skeletons in the Closet” fundraiser a wicked success over Halloween weekend! The funds raised will go towards our Artist in Residence (AIR) Program for the 26’-27’ school year, an art education outreach program offered free to all elementary schools along the South Shore. Stay tuned for a special post announcing our new Artist in Residence at SSAC, who may be posted in one of these pics…can you guess which one?? 😱 🎨 🎃

10/28/2026

DID YOU KNOW? André Breton (co-founder of Surrealism) and other Surrealist painters loved flea markets, junk shops and rummage sales. Breton and other Surrealists regularly hunted second hand markets believing it sparked their creativity and imagination. Breton described the Paris flea market as “an almost forbidden world of sudden parallels, petrifying coincidences, and reflexes particular to each individual.” Join us at the South Shore Art Center this weekend, Oct. 30-31, to partake in the Surrealist practice of “Objective Chance” where we will be selling art, supplies, and all sorts of curiosities. Children’s crafts and Halloween inspired festivities will be offered throughout the weekend. All proceeds will go to benefit SSAC outreach and free art programs. See you there! 🎨 🎃 💀

10/21/2026

Join us tomorrow night at the Paul Pratt Library for the opening of Local Color: Around the South Shore showcasing beautiful watercolors and oils by artist JoAnne Chittick. Joanne is a long time exhibiting and published artist that primarily paints landscape and architecture, giving her personal interpretation of a subject that speaks to her. This collection features special places from Cohasset, Hull, Hingham, Scituate and Marshfield. Opening reception is Thursday, Oct. 22nd from 5:00-7:30 and the exhibition will run through December. ⛵️

10/16/2026

We love seeing our artists out “in the wild” painting the beauty of our South Shore. This past Tuesday, Bob Beaulieu’s Plein Air students were spotted down at Bound Brook, the historic Mordecai Lincoln creek emptying into the Gulf River bordering the lovely towns of Cohasset and Scituate. What a lovely way to start out the week! 🎨 🍃

10/14/2026

We still have a few spots available for our Felted Pumpkin Workshop with Patrice Kelley!
When: TOMORROW, Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Class Fee: $25
Spaces are limited, so grab your spot today!

The wonders of wool will delight and engage in this two hour needle felting workshop. Learn about different types of wool roving and felting techniques to create your own sensational squash. For the beginner, experienced and anyone wanting to try something new.
For more information about this class and to register please visit our website
https://www.ssac.org/courses/475-felted-pumpkin-workshop/

10/11/2026

Nationally sought after pastel artist, instructor, and author Dawn Emerson will be teaching a 2-day workshop November 14th-15th at the South Shore Art Center. Her work is influenced by printmaking and constantly pushing the boundaries of how the pastel medium can be utilized. In this 2 day workshop you will be filling your tool kit with new techniques and your imagination with creative applications for mixed media, printmaking, and pastel. Seats are filling fast! Register at www.ssac.org.

10/08/2026

475 Felted Pumpkin WORKSHOP with Patrice Kelley
The wonders of wool will delight and engage in this two hour needle felting workshop. Learn about different types of wool roving and felting techniques to create your own sensational squash. For the beginner, experienced and anyone wanting to try something new.
Thursday October 15, 2026, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Class Fee $25
For more information about this class and to register please visit our website
https://www.ssac.org/courses/475-felted-pumpkin-workshop/

For more information about other classes at SSAC please visit our website,
For Adult Classes, visit:
https://www.ssac.org/education/adult-education/
For Kids Classes, visit:
https://www.ssac.org/education/youth-education/

10/03/2026

SAVE THE DATE!! Halloween weekend the South Shore Art Center will be cleaning out our closets to get ready for an exciting new season. Artwork, supplies, frames, and other “objects of curiosity”…don’t miss this one! We will also be offering free kids crafts, fun Halloween activities, and face painting all weekend, so come in your costumes and shop through our “skeletons” and take in the festivities of the holiday weekend. All proceeds will go to SSAC to benefit their art programming and outreach programs. More details to come!! 👻 🎃 🎨 💀 😱

09/26/2026

09/24/2026

Call for Art! Submissions are still open for our Fall Juried Show “Full Circle” juried by Andrew Fish. Submissions will close Midnight on October 12th. Go to CALL FOR ENTRIES on our website at www.ssac.org for more details.