Gain fresh perspective through a variety of educational programs for all audiences.
Join workshops, lectures, and art courses offered throughout the year.
Upcoming Events
October 2025
Albrecht Dürer’s Invention of “Art” in Northern Europe- Part 2
Art History Mini-Series with Dr. Robert Baldwin Join us for a two-part lecture series on the art of German Renaissance painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer. Led by Dr. Robert Baldwin, Associate Professor Emeritus of Art History at Connecticut College, this series will explore topics ranging from Dürer’s entrepreneurship, the use of math and proportion, his […]
November 2025
Free First Saturday – November 2025
Admission is FREE all day, and from 11 am – 1 pm you can participate in a special project. Pastel Still Life See the special exhibition by artist Alison Gildersleeve and make your own pastel still life inspired by her work. Time: 11 am – 1 pm Cost: Free -Free First Saturdays are made possible […]
Down to the Sea in Ships: Film Screening with Live Musical Performance
Experience the film just as audiences would have in the silent film era . . . with live music! Down to the Sea in Ships (1922), directed by Elmer Clifton and filmed in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a full-feature silent film that will be screened at Lyman Allyn with musical score performed live at a […]
Art After Dark
Friday, November 14 Lyman Allyn’s Art After Dark combines art and entertainment! Mix and mingle with fellow art lovers and enjoy a good time around music, art, light bites, and drinks. Time: 6 – 9 pm Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members (21+ event, includes two drink tickets & art materials) Click here to purchase tickets online […]
Silkscreen Printing with Pattagansett Art Center
In this 1.5 hour workshop you will learn about the process of silkscreening through a presentation then participants will be guided through a hands-on portion creating a set design. This fun intro workshop explores the basics of the popular printmaking technique. This technique uses ink pushed through a fine mesh screen onto a surface to […]
December 2025
Gallery Talk- Allison Gildersleeve: Here Somewhere
Join us for a gallery talk celebrating the exhibition Allison GilderSleeve: Here Somewhere. Discover insights into Allison Gildersleeve’s artistic practice as she explores themes of time, place, and memory. In Allison Gildersleeve’s work, time is not sequential and location is not fixed. Gildersleeve picks apart and reassembles the familiar, using the variability of memory as her guide. […]
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