Please bring your choice of materials and an easel if you usually work with one. Fees are $15/session or $10/wk if paid on a monthly basis.

One artist, Nancy Coykendall Robertson, has said, "You are certainly offering a wonderful opportunity for artists to practice their skills in a very important venue."

If you would like more information about the Figure Workshop, please call Carolyn Winter at 401-624-1699 or 401-316-8272.

Directions: The Westport Art Group's Center is located at 1740 Main Road in Westport Point, MA.  From I-195, take Rte 88 south to Drift Road.  Turn right onto Drift Road; continue straight (<0.1 mi.) onto High Hill Road (<0.1 mi) to intersection with Main Road.  Turn right onto Main Road and proceed ~ 0.4 mi.  The WAG Center is at 1740 Main Road, on the east (right) side of the road.

From Bristol/Portsmouth, take Rte 24 northbound and take the first exit, immediately after crossing the Sakonnet River Bridge.  Proceed south on Main Road (Rte 77) to the (only) stoplight at Four Corners.  Turn left onto East Road and after about 2 miles bear right onto Stone Church Road (Rte 179).  Continue into Adamsville (Little Compton) and after crossing into Westport and passing Gray's Grist Mill, turn right onto Cornell Road (opposite baseball field of former St. Vincent's Home).  Follow to the end of the road (2 miles) and turn right onto Main Road.  The WAG Center will be ~ 2 miles down the road on your left.

The Westport Art Group and the Sakonnet Arts Network proudly presents:

A Figure Workshop
taught by Meredith Wildes Cornell

Join Meredith Cornell for three Tusedays in April to study the figure through gesture drawing and more developed painting, working from a live model. Some emphasis on the portrait will be included.

Classes will be held on Tuesday mornings April 13, 20, & 27 from 9:30 am–12:30 pm at the WAG building, 1740 Main Road in Westport. Gesture materials will be provided. Bring your own painting materials.

The fee is $75.00 for members of WAG and SAN, and $90 for non-members. It includes the model fee. Please register by April 2 to ensure a space.

Local artist and beloved teacher, Meredith Cornell, will provide instruction in working from the figure. She still lives in Little Compton RI, and is a graduate of the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, MA, and a student then and since of several masters from Sigmund Abeles and Reopel and later to Norma Anderson and Thomas Sgouros. Ms. Cornell taught for many years at the Westport Art Group in Westport MA.

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To register, visit www.westportartgroup.com/classes.html , download the pdf of the registration form and mail it to WAG, PO Box 157, Westport Point, MA 02791 with a check. You can also email info@westportartgroup.com for more information.

The Westport Art Group
The Westport Art Group is a non-profit organization that supports education in the arts with classes, art exhibits and scholarships to high school seniors. The mission of the Westport Art Group is to stimulate and promote the appreciation and encouragement of the arts and crafts. Call 508-636-2114 or visit www.westportartgroup.com for more information.

Sakonnet Arts Network
Sakonnet Arts Network is a non-profit group dedicated to providing arts experiences for the community. The group has received a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation which funds after school arts enrichment classes and artist in residence programs in local schools. SAN also sponsors arts workshops in music, theater, dance and visual arts. The Network welcomes your involvement as it brings arts programs and events to all members of our community! For additional information about how you can become involved, please visit www.SakonnetArts.org.