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Happenings in Western Massachusetts
by and for LGBTQIA+ folks and our allies
Drop-In Public Studio
The time is yours! Drop In Public Studio is part of Easthampton City Arts ART WALK, and supervised by RCA studio assistants and instructors. Each Drop-In Saturday includes a featured activity, but you are always welcome to just hang out in community, use any of RCA’s supplies, and create independently!
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
This is a bi-weekly program happens on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7pm! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space. Pre-registration for Queer Trans Art Group is appreciated but not required.
Family Make and Take Sundays
Family Make & Take Sundays are a special studio play time for kiddos ages 3+ and their caregivers. Join us from 10-am-12pm on the second Sunday of each month for a featured activity ranging from painting, 3D sculpture, printmaking, drawing, and more! Families are welcome to Make & Take the featured activity, or just have a ball playing with all the materials in the studio.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Sky High Sculptures
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Full House Fridays: Sky High Sculptures
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups with a different theme introduced every other month. Students are split into groups after snacktime, then come back together for an art share at the end of the session.
Family Queer and Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group every third Saturday of the month from 11 am to 1 pm at the Resilient Community Arts studio, #238 in the Eastworks building (116 Pleasant Street Easthampton). Enjoy art-making in community and exploring RCA’s art supplies.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Sky High Sculptures
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
This is a bi-weekly program happens on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7pm! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space. Pre-registration for Queer Trans Art Group is appreciated but not required.
Full House Fridays: Sky High Sculptures
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups with a different theme introduced every other month. Students are split into groups after snacktime, then come back together for an art share at the end of the session.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Sky High Sculptures
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Full House Fridays: Sky High Sculptures
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups with a different theme introduced every other month. Students are split into groups after snacktime, then come back together for an art share at the end of the session.
Drop-In Public Studio
The time is yours! Drop In Public Studio is part of Easthampton City Arts ART WALK, and supervised by RCA studio assistants and instructors. Each Drop-In Saturday includes a featured activity, but you are always welcome to just hang out in community, use any of RCA’s supplies, and create independently!
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Collage Club
RCA is know for our endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints, and collected odds and ends, so we figured it was time to give you collage fanatics a special program just for your cut 'n paste treasure hunts!
Kid Creatives: Sky High Sculptures
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Full House Fridays: Sky High Sculptures
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups with a different theme introduced every other month. Students are split into groups after snacktime, then come back together for an art share at the end of the session.
Family Make and Take Sundays
Family Make & Take Sundays are a special studio play time for kiddos ages 3+ and their caregivers. Join us from 10-am-12pm on the second Sunday of each month for a featured activity ranging from painting, 3D sculpture, printmaking, drawing, and more! Families are welcome to Make & Take the featured activity, or just have a ball playing with all the materials in the studio.
Kid Creatives: Sky High Sculptures
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
This is a bi-weekly program happens on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7pm! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space. Pre-registration for Queer Trans Art Group is appreciated but not required.
Easthampton Arts & Ale Trail
Something awesome is happening in Easthampton—and we’re looking to rally teams of fun-loving friends to celebrate the best parts of Easthampton with us! Easthampton’s Arts & Ale Trail is a choose-your-own-adventure afternoon through Easthampton’s Mill District, with interactive art, local bites, music, special pours, and plenty of reasons to celebrate.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Sky High Sculptures
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Full House Fridays: Sky High Sculptures
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups with a different theme introduced every other month. Students are split into groups after snacktime, then come back together for an art share at the end of the session.
Family Queer and Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group every third Saturday of the month from 11 am to 1 pm at the Resilient Community Arts studio, #238 in the Eastworks building (116 Pleasant Street Easthampton). Enjoy art-making in community and exploring RCA’s art supplies.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Sky High Sculptures
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
This is a bi-weekly program happens on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7pm! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space. Pre-registration for Queer Trans Art Group is appreciated but not required.
Full House Fridays: Sky High Sculptures
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups with a different theme introduced every other month. Students are split into groups after snacktime, then come back together for an art share at the end of the session.
Collage Club
RCA is know for our endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints, and collected odds and ends, so we figured it was time to give you collage fanatics a special program just for your cut 'n paste treasure hunts!
Kid Creatives: Fiber Craft Critters
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Fiber Craft Critters
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
This is a bi-weekly program happens on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7pm! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space. Pre-registration for Queer Trans Art Group is appreciated but not required.
Family Make and Take Sundays
Family Make & Take Sundays are a special studio play time for kiddos ages 3+ and their caregivers. Join us from 10-am-12pm on the second Sunday of each month for a featured activity ranging from painting, 3D sculpture, printmaking, drawing, and more! Families are welcome to Make & Take the featured activity, or just have a ball playing with all the materials in the studio.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Fiber Craft Critters
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
Family Queer and Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group every third Saturday of the month from 11 am to 1 pm at the Resilient Community Arts studio, #238 in the Eastworks building (116 Pleasant Street Easthampton). Enjoy art-making in community and exploring RCA’s art supplies.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
This is a bi-weekly program happens on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7pm! Come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space. Pre-registration for Queer Trans Art Group is appreciated but not required.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Fiber Craft Critters
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Fiber Craft Critters
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Kid Creatives: Fiber Craft Critters
Kid Creatives invites young artists in grades 3rd-5th to go on an artistic adventure, each semester encountering new discoveries based around a special theme that rotates every other month. Each day, a new activity connected to the theme is introduced. Kids get to use choice-based centers to explore different art materials to bring their ideas to life.
RCA Teen Studio
Teen Studio invites young artists grade 6th-9th to explore their creativity in a supportive, flexible environment. Whether working independently or collaborating in small groups, teens will shape their own artistic journeys through a wide range of mediums—including printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more.
Collage Club
RCA is know for our endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints, and collected odds and ends, so we figured it was time to give you collage fanatics a special program just for your cut 'n paste treasure hunts!
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Family Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group!
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Collage Club
RCA is know for our endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints and collected odds and ends. We figured it was time we give our collage fanatics a special program just for you!
Youth Summer Studio: Make It Mini
If tiny things call your name, look no further! Experiment with all the techniques that make mini-making so unique, including clay, shrinky-dinks, repurposed recyclables, and much more. We say: the smaller, the better!
Drop-In Public Studio
Supervised by RCA studio instructors, come to hang out in community, use any of RCA’s supplies, and create independently!
Youth Summer Studio: Reduce Reuse ReCRAFT!
Does your young artist like digging through the trash? Do you hear “don’t throw that away, I might use it to build something!” on recycling day? We have a new week new this summer designed for environmentally minded artists.
Plein Air
Come sit outdoors and paint a masterpiece! We’re headed back to Holyoke Heritage State Park for a FREE painting session, no sign-up required!
Youth Summer Studio: Fables and Fantasy
Are you called to all things magical? Would you feel most at home in a Hobbit house? Do you wish you could ride a dragon or befriend a unicorn? Fables and Fantasy is the week for you to live the mystical story of your dreams!
Youth Summer Studio: Fiber Frenzy
Weaving, needle felting, hand sewing, cross stitch, and textiles, oh my! We’re kicking off summer 2026 with the latest crafting craze: all things fiber!
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Full House Fridays: Earth Art
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups.
Spring and Pride Artist Barter Party
Join artists of all backgrounds, styles, and mediums for an evening of swapping art and celebrating the season!
Painting Skill Builder
Take in a luscious western mass spring by building new painting skills over four weeks! Each session we will use water-soluble oil paints to focus on a different painting technique, helping you build confidence to take your painting practice outdoors.
RCA Teen Studio
A supportive, flexible environment for teen artists, letting them shape their own creative journeys through a wide range of mediums— printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more!
Family Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Join Translate Gender and Resilient Community Arts for an all-ages version of Queer and Trans Art Group!
Full House Fridays: Earth Art
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups.
Queer & Trans Art Group (QTAG)
Open to anyone who identifies as queer, trans, or gender-expansive, come hang out, make art in community, or just connect with other queer and trans folks in a safer space!
Painting Skill Builder
Take in a luscious western mass spring by building new painting skills over four weeks! Each session we will use water-soluble oil paints to focus on a different painting technique, helping you build confidence to take your painting practice outdoors.
RCA Teen Studio
A supportive, flexible environment for teen artists, letting them shape their own creative journeys through a wide range of mediums— printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more!
Full House Fridays: Earth Art
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups.
Collage Club
RCA is know for our endless supply of Nat Geo magazines, wacky prints, and collected odds and ends, so we figured it was time to give you collage fanatics a special program just for your cut 'n paste treasure hunts!
Painting Skill Builder
Take in a luscious western mass spring by building new painting skills over four weeks! Each session we will use water-soluble oil paints to focus on a different painting technique, helping you build confidence to take your painting practice outdoors.
RCA Teen Studio
A supportive, flexible environment for teen artists, letting them shape their own creative journeys through a wide range of mediums— printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more!
Drop-In Public Studio
The time is yours! Each Drop-In Saturday includes a featured activity, but you are always welcome to just hang out in community, use any of RCA’s supplies, and create independently!
Full House Fridays: Earth Art
Full House Fridays is a special opportunity for K-2nd students to get a taste of afterschool time at RCA, and for 3rd-5th grade students to soak up extra studio time. A perfect option for families with siblings in different age groups.
Painting Skill Builder
Take in a luscious western mass spring by building new painting skills over four weeks! Each session we will use water-soluble oil paints to focus on a different painting technique, helping you build confidence to take your painting practice outdoors.
RCA Teen Studio
A supportive, flexible environment for teen artists, letting them shape their own creative journeys through a wide range of mediums— printmaking, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, and more!
Doodle-A-Thon Closing Event
Our closing event at Eastworks will have 30ft of doodle space, DIY mosaic tiles, a workshop with Allie the Brave, and discounted registration for upcoming programs. Free and open to all, so bring the whole fam to help us support and celebrate youth artists in need, and make a donation today!