“Dorchester Cares: A Tapestry for Change” wraps up this month with two hands-on sessions.  DCA invites all ages to stop in Friday February 12 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. or Saturday February 27 from noon – 2:00 p.m. Write a personal message for hope and change on ribbon or fabric and then weave it into the tapestry. All materials provided or bring…

Dorchester Center for the Arts is partnering with Oolite Arts for a new January class "Introduction to Painting: Portrait", to be taught in both English and Spanish, with painter Pablo Contrisciani. Pablo earned his Masters in Fine Arts, Painting, at Facultad de Bellas Artes, National University of La Plata, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has worked as a painting instructor…

Grants are available for nonprofit organizations that focus on arts and culture or promote arts-based activities. These grants range from $250.00 to $1,000.00. The Community Arts Grants program is an effort of the Dorchester Center for the Arts, (DCA) as the designated county Arts Council, to support and expand arts programming throughout the county. These funds, allocated by the Maryland…

Dorchester Center for the Arts will host a special exhibition on the centennial of women’s suffrage in the U.S. Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence, a poster exhibition from the Smithsonian, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and explores the complexity of the women's suffrage movement and the relevance of this history to Americans' lives today. The…