Art and Healing explores the transformative and restorative potential of creative practice. While art is not medicine, it can foster healing through inspiration, reflection, and expression. The act of making can be calming and meditative, offering space to process emotion, navigate trauma or illness...

Boston Dance Theater (BDT) brings its signature blend of artistry, accessibility, and wellness to the Mosesian Center for the Arts. Led by professional company members, these classes welcome movers of all backgrounds—from curious beginners to advanced dancers seeking a professional environment. ...

Boston Dance Theater (BDT) brings its signature blend of artistry, accessibility, and wellness to the Mosesian Center for the Arts. Led by professional company members, these classes welcome movers of all backgrounds—from curious beginners to advanced dancers seeking a professional environment. ...

Boston Dance Theater (BDT) brings its signature blend of artistry, accessibility, and wellness to the Mosesian Center for the Arts. Led by professional company members, these classes welcome movers of all backgrounds—from curious beginners to advanced dancers seeking a professional environment. ...

A one-woman show based on the book The Choice by Edith Eva Eger. Sixteen-year-old Edith is sent to Auschwitz. She endures the horrors of the camp, loses her loved ones, yet finds an inner strength that helps her survive. Today, Dr. Edith Eger is a psychologist. She lives in the United States and...

Junior Players - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Main Stage Musical Gr. K-2 POSTPONED - Program will now begin April 6! Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & H...

Junior Players - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Main Stage Musical Gr. K-2 This Section is full with a waitlist. There are still spaces available in Section A. POSTPONED - This program will now begin April 6 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptat...

Beginning and Intermediate Painting with Acrylic Instructor: Marta Kaemmer Registration Opens on March 4 at 6:00 pm Paint with acrylics in this class for all levels of painters. Beginners embark on exercises exploring color, value, and composition. Intermediate painters work on t...

Visual Narratives / Low-cost class Instructor: Dawn Evans Scaltreto This Program is Full - to join the waitlist, click register Mosesian Center for the Arts is excited to offer a class for adults 55 years of age and over who are residents of Watertown. Creating visual art in c...

Mixed Media - Personal Explorations Instructor: Ruth Henry Registration Opens on March 4 at 6:00 pm This class explores a variety of mixed media techniques as participants learn to combine materials in order to express their personal journeys and/or perspectives on larger issues. T...

Develop Your Sketchbook Instructor: Boriana Kantcheva Registration Opens March 4 at 6:00 PM In this 6-week class students will focus on exploring a variety of materials from micron pens, markers, acrylic paints, acrylic inks, watercolor, and collage. Each week will focus on a different e...

Experimental Printmaking: Project Development Instructor: Boriana Kantcheva This program is full. To add yourself to the waitlist, click register. Work with experienced printmaker Boriana Kantcheva on individual projects. This 9-week class is offered to students with previous know...

Improv - Setting the Scene Spring 2026 Instructor: Kristina Smarz Registration Opens March 4 at 6:00 PM In Setting the Scene participants will work on two-person and group scenes with an emphasis on agreement, listening, and heightening. Participants will utilize scene structure to build an...

Beginning Watercolor Instructor: Paul Alie Registration Opens on March 4 at 6:00 pm Explore the joys of watercolor painting! First time users will learn basic watercolor techniques, how paint, watercolor and paper interact, as well as some fundamentals of composition and color. Exp...

Introduction to Sewing and Creative Textiles Instructor: Nancy Ishihara Registration opens March 4, 6 pm Learn to design and create garments for yourself and others with basic sewing skills! Participants will gain a basic understanding of hand and machine sewing, choosing fabrics for projec...

Foundations of Improv Comedy Instructor: Kristina Smarz Registration Opens on March 4 at 6:00 PM Foundations of Improv Comedy focuses on the skills necessary to improvise in any format. While being thoughtfully led through games, exercises, and two-person scenes, participants will explore ...

The true story of one man’s quest to cure his severe OCD with psychedelics “Brilliant, hilarious and moving” – Michael Pollan “Mines a great deal of laughter from disabling pain” – The New York Times These shows will be filmed for a feature film, executive produced by Michael Pollan and Hamil...

Story Explorers Gr. K–2 Registration opens March 4, 6 pm In this process-based class, participants explore theater and visual arts through the lens of classic, new, and original collaborative stories. Through drama games and mixed media, participants build their own world full of creative c...

Comics / Illustrations Gr. 3–5 Registration opens March 4, 6 pm Create your own comics and illustrations through storytelling and drawing. Whether you are influenced by manga, Marvel, or your own favorite book, sharpen your skills as you develop characters and the worlds they live in. Parti...

The true story of one man’s quest to cure his severe OCD with psychedelics “Brilliant, hilarious and moving” – Michael Pollan “Mines a great deal of laughter from disabling pain” – The New York Times These shows will be filmed for a feature film, executive produced by Michael Pollan and Hamil...

Painted Paper Collage Workshop Instructor: Cat Bennett Registration Opens March 4 at 6:00 PM Painted paper collage is a way to make dynamic, colorful images in a quick way adding in drawing for details. We’ll look first at the work of other collage artists for inspiration. Then, in...

Intro to Painting Gr. 3-5 POSTPONED - New Start Date April 13 Learn the fundamentals of painting and have fun creating your own works of art. Participants will learn about line, color, texture, contour, and more as they work with various types of paint and surfaces to paint on. Mon...

Actor’s Toolbox Gr. 3–5 Registration opens March 4, 6 pm Explore the fundamentals of acting! Through improv games and dramatic play, participants create characters, explore movement, and work together to create scenes to share. Returning participants are always welcome! Mondays, 4:0...

Organic / Longform Improv Instructor: Kristina Smarz Registration Opens March 4 at 6:00 PM Class will introduce basic edits and drill down on grounded scene work and group connection to influence form and performability. In this class we work on timing, pacing, instinct, game, theatrica...

All the Art! Gr. K–2 POSTPONED - New Start Date is April 15 Try something new in this experiential class! Explore art making with a variety of different materials including clay, collage, paint, oil pastels, and recycled materials. Learn about color mixing, play with textures, build 3D scul...

Drawing with Pencil and Brush Workshop Instructor: Cat Bennett Registration Opens on March 4 at 6:00 pm In this class, we’ll use brush and paint with colored pencils to make observational drawings using plants as our subject matter. Drawing with brush and paint allows us to work ...

Audition Workshop with Marissa Jaret Winokur Gr 6-12+ Marissa Jaret Winokur originated the role of Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway production of Hairsprey, for which she won the 2003 Tony Award. We are excited to welcome her to MCA for a one-day workshop! Participants should prepar...

Edwin O. Munera: No Land’s Man is a solo guitar performance that explores the question of belonging—how place, memory, and movement shape identity through sound. Featuring guest artists: Jenny Oliver – Choreography & Dance Darrell Hyche – Dance Drawing on syncopated dance rhythms from ...

April Vacation Gr. K–5 Registration opens March 4, 6 pm Join our creative community for four days of visual and performing arts programming! Gr. K-5 will explore all different types of art. Connect with other participants and teaching artists as we paint, collage, sculpt, write stories, lea...

April Vacation - Activist Theater Workshop Gr. 6-8 Registration opens March 4, 6 pm Theater is a powerful medium for storytelling and for communicating with audiences about issues that matter to us. In this four day workshop, participants will work with a teaching artist to explore the issu...

April Vacation Extended Day Gr. K-8 Registration opens March 4, 6 pm We offer Extended Day Tuesday through Thursday from 3:00–5:00 PM which includes interdisciplinary activities. ...

The Post-Meridian Radio Players present three audio drama adaptations of classic PG Wodehouse stories featuring the iconic characters: Bertie Wooster, and his valet Jeeves. Will Bertie recover Aunt Agatha’s stolen pearls? Can he stop the publication of his Aunt’s scandalous new book? Can Bettie W...

The Post-Meridian Radio Players present three audio drama adaptations of classic PG Wodehouse stories featuring the iconic characters: Bertie Wooster, and his valet Jeeves. Will Bertie recover Aunt Agatha’s stolen pearls? Can he stop the publication of his Aunt’s scandalous new book? Can Bettie W...

The Post-Meridian Radio Players present three audio drama adaptations of classic PG Wodehouse stories featuring the iconic characters: Bertie Wooster, and his valet Jeeves. Will Bertie recover Aunt Agatha’s stolen pearls? Can he stop the publication of his Aunt’s scandalous new book? Can Bettie W...

The JCA Orchestra will perform new music composed by its 4 resident composers. The orchestra has been a creative voice in the Boston jazz scene since 1985 and has released 12 albums. The concerts are exciting, joyful and always striving to take the music another step forward. ...