About our Program:
The Visual Arts Program at Munroe Center offers a wide range of classes for all ages and all levels of experience. Our year-round programming is led by a team of professional artists who develop a curriculum that both teaches fundamental skills while helping students evolve their own unique, creative vision. Classes include painting, drawing, portfolio development, and the fiber arts.
The Visual Arts Program at Munroe Center offers a wide range of classes for all ages and all levels of experience. Our year-round programming is led by a team of professional artists who develop a curriculum that both teaches fundamental skills while helping students evolve their own unique, creative vision. Classes include painting, drawing, portfolio development, and the fiber arts.
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Classes:
Meet the Instructors:
Leah Nashel
Leah Nashel is a painter, writer, and multi-disciplinary artist. She graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in Visual Arts, and just spent an awesome summer teaching at Munroe Center for the Arts Summer Camp! She is excited to share her love of creating with more students, helping them develop work that is unique and inspiring to them. |
Laurel Smith
Laurel is a working and teaching artist who has been at Munroe since 2013. She founded and facilitates the Life Drawing studio group, and leads ‘In Your Hands’, the teen studio group. She has been active in the visual arts in Lexington since her grown children were elementary students, and is a member of the ArtWalk committee. Her focus is on building an individual’s art ‘language’ through practice, risk, and play. |
Justine Curran
Justine has been an artist all her life. Her love of color started at a young age and the hallway walls were her palette. Lucky for her she had a mother who appreciated her creative spirit and bought her sketchbooks to fill with her designs. Those messy paintings inspired Justine to pursue a degree in Theatre Arts & Design. After graduating she worked at different theaters and was lucky enough to work at a camp teaching Set Design to young artists. She realized she had a love for teaching and in 2016 started her journey as an Art Teacher. She is inspired by her students everyday! When Justine isn't painting she loves to get outside! You can find her camping, hiking, and kayaking. No matter the adventure she always finds inspiration! On rainy days that keep her inside she loves to snuggle with her two cats and knit. 
Anya Krupnik
Anya Krupnik is an art educator, designer, and artist with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University. She co-founded Alma Mater, an educational studio in Lexington, where she has taught a wide variety of art classes to children, youth and adults. Anya is passionate about art history and believes that art lessons bring an inspiration that lasts a lifetime. |
Karla Collins-Eck
Karla has exhibited her work in public installations including fundraising auctions and several Umbrella Center for the Arts Earth exhibits. In 2020 she showcased her students’ work at Reasons to Be Cheerful. She was an Art for All teacher at the Village Art Room. During Covid, out of work, she reached out to share her love of art. During this time she assembled as many of Karlas Kits as she could possibly make for local quarantined children. These sensory and process art kits were totally economical and delivered door to door at no extra cost. The kit materials were natural and upcycled. Two of Karla’s installations are concurrently featured at Go Outdoors/Westford and Lexington rail trails. Some of Karla’s art can been seen on her Instagram account @karla.4668 
Jodi Tippett
Jodi Tippett is a long time Lexington resident. She is a fused glass artist and writer. She was greatly inspired by art therapy, after a cancer diagnosis 6 years ago. She has taken classes in creativity, pastels, watercolor, and drawing. Jodi views art as a form of creativity, discovery and exploration. She has worked as a school nurse, and loves working with children. |
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