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Please Take Our Survey!
The Dorchester Center for the Arts (DCA) in Cambridge is developing a three-year strategic plan and we are looking for community input to inform it. Our mission is to provide and support programming in the visual, literary and performing arts to connect people, cultivate creativity and catalyze curiosity. It’s a big mission with a modest […]
Support the 2023 Annual Appeal!
Please support the DCA 2023 Annual Appeal! We believe art is essential, and we know you do, too. Everyone should have access to life-long learning opportunities that inspire, uplift, and transform. Our commitment to providing accessible and diverse artistic experiences sets us apart, but we can’t do it without your gifts. Can we count on […]
Call for Entries!
Celebrating Black Achievement, community exhibition. February 2024. Details and application here.
HOLIDAY CLOSING through Jan 1
DCA will be closed through January 1. The Center will reopen on Tuesday January 2 with regular hours noon-8:00 p.m. See you in 2024!
4 events,
Open Studio
Open Studio
Intended to foster creative collaboration and encourage artistic experimentation. No instruction, just use of the classroom as communal studio space. All mediums welcome. Clay studio will be open as well. Length – Ongoing Thursdays (5:30-8:30pm) Free for DCA Members, fee for non-members.
4 events,
Fiber Fridays
Fiber Fridays
Bring whatever project you are working on, from knitting to rug hooking to needlepoint. Enjoy the time with like-minded others. All are welcome! This group is facilitated by advanced needle artist Windy Karpavage. Ongoing Fridays. Free. No registration needed.
3 events,
Open Studio
Open Studio
Intended to foster creative collaboration and encourage artistic experimentation. No instruction, just use of the classroom as communal studio space. All mediums welcome. Clay studio will be open as well. Length – Ongoing Thursdays (5:30-8:30pm) Free for DCA Members, fee for non-members.
3 events,
Fiber Fridays
Fiber Fridays
Bring whatever project you are working on, from knitting to rug hooking to needlepoint. Enjoy the time with like-minded others. All are welcome! This group is facilitated by advanced needle artist Windy Karpavage. Ongoing Fridays. Free. No registration needed.
3 events,
Second Saturday with Makayla Lizzy Music Live!
Second Saturday with Makayla Lizzy Music Live!
Join us for the first Second Saturday Reception of 2024! January 13 will feature Makayla Lizzy Music Live! Enjoy the gallery exhibition: "Youthful Minds, Big Ideas", showcasing work by students of E.L. HAYNES PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL in WASHINGTON, DC. Light refreshments, all are welcome!
5 events,
Open Studio
Open Studio
Intended to foster creative collaboration and encourage artistic experimentation. No instruction, just use of the classroom as communal studio space. All mediums welcome. Clay studio will be open as well. Length – Ongoing Thursdays (5:30-8:30pm) Free for DCA Members, fee for non-members.
Open Dance
Open Dance
“Open Dance” – Building a strong dance community in Dorchester County Open dance is a new and unexplored idea, whose purpose is to provide a safe space for people to perform, learn, and teach. This new weekly program premieres in the George B. Todd Performance Hall at the Dorchester Center for the Arts on January […]
Open Dance
Open Dance
“Open Dance” – Building a strong dance community in Dorchester County Open dance is a new and unexplored idea, whose purpose is to provide a safe space for people to perform, learn, and teach. This new weekly program premieres in the George B. Todd Performance Hall at the Dorchester Center for the Arts on January […]
3 events,
Fiber Fridays
Fiber Fridays
Bring whatever project you are working on, from knitting to rug hooking to needlepoint. Enjoy the time with like-minded others. All are welcome! This group is facilitated by advanced needle artist Windy Karpavage. Ongoing Fridays. Free. No registration needed.
3 events,
Drawing for Beginners – Learning How to Use Line and Value
Drawing for Beginners – Learning How to Use Line and Value
This class is for the beginner or artist that wants to learn about the basics of drawing that underpins artwork. The class will include learning essential skills – line, value, perspective etc. and will transition participants from being able to create simple line drawings to producing more complex and realistic 3D artwork. The class will […]
4 events,
Open Studio
Open Studio
Intended to foster creative collaboration and encourage artistic experimentation. No instruction, just use of the classroom as communal studio space. All mediums welcome. Clay studio will be open as well. Length – Ongoing Thursdays (5:30-8:30pm) Free for DCA Members, fee for non-members.
Open Dance
Open Dance
“Open Dance” – Building a strong dance community in Dorchester County Open dance is a new and unexplored idea, whose purpose is to provide a safe space for people to perform, learn, and teach. This new weekly program premieres in the George B. Todd Performance Hall at the Dorchester Center for the Arts on January […]
3 events,
Fiber Fridays
Fiber Fridays
Bring whatever project you are working on, from knitting to rug hooking to needlepoint. Enjoy the time with like-minded others. All are welcome! This group is facilitated by advanced needle artist Windy Karpavage. Ongoing Fridays. Free. No registration needed.
3 events,
Sol Roots Band Concert
Sol Roots Band Concert
In partnership with The Harriet Tubman Museum, DCA welcomes Sol Roots to kick off the Museum's 2024 Jazz at the Mural series. The Sol Roots Band performs a mix of raw funk, deep blues, energetic rock, greasy soul, and hypnotic grooves. Sol is a guitarist and vocalist who has toured with many roots, funk, blue […]
3 events,
Drawing for Beginners – Learning How to Use Line and Value
Drawing for Beginners – Learning How to Use Line and Value
This class is for the beginner or artist that wants to learn about the basics of drawing that underpins artwork. The class will include learning essential skills – line, value, perspective etc. and will transition participants from being able to create simple line drawings to producing more complex and realistic 3D artwork. The class will […]
2 events,
Open Studio
Open Studio
Intended to foster creative collaboration and encourage artistic experimentation. No instruction, just use of the classroom as communal studio space. All mediums welcome. Clay studio will be open as well. Length – Ongoing Thursdays (5:30-8:30pm) Free for DCA Members, fee for non-members.
Open Dance
Open Dance
“Open Dance” – Building a strong dance community in Dorchester County Open dance is a new and unexplored idea, whose purpose is to provide a safe space for people to perform, learn, and teach. This new weekly program premieres in the George B. Todd Performance Hall at the Dorchester Center for the Arts on January […]
1 event,
Fiber Fridays
Fiber Fridays
Bring whatever project you are working on, from knitting to rug hooking to needlepoint. Enjoy the time with like-minded others. All are welcome! This group is facilitated by advanced needle artist Windy Karpavage. Ongoing Fridays. Free. No registration needed.
Support the 2023 Annual Appeal!
Call for Entries!
HOLIDAY CLOSING through Jan 1
Support the 2023 Annual Appeal!
Call for Entries!
HOLIDAY CLOSING through Jan 1
Fiber Fridays
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