Gel Printing for Teens and Tweens
For Ages 11-19, try your hand at gel printing, a fun way to explore color, texture, and layers. The process is fairly easy. No experience needed! Dress for a mess. […]
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The Great Falls Discovery Center hosts community programs and events, rotating art exhibits in our Great Hall and a Coffee House hosted by the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.
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Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States
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Great Hall Artist Talk and Reception: Ways of My Ancestors — We Are Still Here
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesStarting at 2 p.m. Native American photographer Scott Strong Hawk Foster presents a talk about his exhibit, Ways of My Ancestors—We Are Still Here, which captures his travels throughout the […]
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Ongoing – Great Hall Exhibit: The Towns of Franklin County— by the Springfield Photographic Society
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFind out what makes our Franklin County communities so special through the eyes of avid photographers! This exhibit features a photograph of each of the communities in Franklin County by […]
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Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: Fish Printing
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesA free two-day celebration at Unity Park on First Street in Turners Falls, sponsored by the Nolumbeka Project and RiverCulture. This festival is the perfect combination of live music, drumming, […]
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Art Naturally: Source to Sea Mosaics
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover nature through story, poetry and art in our series of free art programs. With instruction and technique, you create an art piece to take home from tile, pebbles, marble […]
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Ongoing – Great Hall Exhibit: Day of the Dead Altar
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesView a Day of the Dead Altar built by local families with support from the Heartwing Center. Learn about the tradition of leaving messages of love to honor and commemorate […]
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Art Naturally: Leaf Prints for Leaf Peepers
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover nature through story, poetry and art! Create an art piece inspired by autumn using paint, paper, gel and even leaves, with instruction and techniques. For adults, teens, and children […]
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Ongoing- Great Hall Exhibit: Migrations
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesMigrations paintings, curated by GuateMaya Art and Culture Connection, celebrate the human and natural diversity of the upper Connecticut River Valley and the Americas. Colorful works depict scenes integral to […]
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Great Hall Reception — Migrations: A Celebration of Art, Birds, and the Day of the Dead
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFirst, join us for a talk from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. by ornithologist Chad Witko on bird migration (described above). Then enjoy refreshments, view paintings from Guatemalan artists, and visit […]
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Ongoing – Great Hall Exhibit: Home
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFrom forest floor to canopy, Will Close’s exhibition of original watercolor and mixed media paintings invites viewers to rediscover the beauty and complexity of the natural world that surrounds us. […]
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Art Naturally: Felting Life Under the Snow
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover nature through story, poetry and art in our series of free art programs. Create a wintry landscape “painting” with wool, fleece, pre-felt and water. Learn how different animals adapt […]
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Art Naturally: Gel-Printing Snowflakes
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover nature through story, poetry and art in our series of free art programs. Get inspired by the story of Vermont’s Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley. Build your own blizzard with paper […]
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