Open Arts Day This Saturday!

This family-friendly, free event takes place on Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The drop-in open house features visual and performing arts workshops taught by the skilled arsenalARTS & Watertown Children’s Theatre staff.

Participants can experiment with Clay (handbuilding and pottery wheel), Printmaking, Mixed-media and other art activities for the whole family. This year’s event will also feature a very special outdoor Steamroller Printing Project where artists will carve printmaking plates, ink them up, and then roll over them with an industrial steamroller to create Relief print masterpieces!

Watertown Children’s Theatre will present workshop performances of two student-written plays selected by a panel of local judges, as well as an encore performance of The Main Street Kids Club: A MathStart Musical, which had its Boston Premiere at the Arsenal Center in March. In addition, there will be a costume photo booth, songwriting workshop, and other fun family activities. Watertown Children’s Theatre and New Repertory Theatre will also reveal their 2015-2016 seasons.

Every registrant will also be entered into a raffle drawing to win theatre tickets or summer classes.