Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art

Masterworks Fibre Lounge: Open Studio

Fibre Lounge at Masterworks is a relaxed, open studio space to gather and unwind. Bring your own knitting, crocheting, felting, embroidery, cross-stitch—whatever project you have on the go—and enjoy the company of fellow fibre crafters in a welcoming, creative atmosphere.

Please note this is not an instructional session. Open every Wednesday from 6–8pm, Fibre Lounge offers a cozy space for connection, conversation, and the simple joy of making alongside others.

Come settle in with your current project and be part of a weekly circle of creativity.

Join in by purchasing a 6-session punch card or a drop-in pass by clicking here and then navigating to the week you'd like to join.

Duration: Weekly, each Wednesday
Time: 6-8pm
Age group: Adults and teens 16+
Skill level: All levels welcome
Location: Masterworks Members Lounge
Materials provided: Participants should bring their own project tools and materials.

Masterworks Print Shop: Open Studio

Print Shop is an open studio space for printmakers of all skill levels to meet up and access equipment to carve, print, and press.

Run by a community of artists, the Print Shop opens from 6-8pm on the last Wednesday of each month.  While attendees are encouraged to guide and support each other, creative independence is required.

Join in by purchasing a 6-session punch card or a drop-in pass by clicking here and then navigating to the week you'd like to join.

Duration: Ongoing, meeting the last Wednesday of each month
Time: 6-8pm
Age group: Adults and teens 16+
Skill level: Must have completed Masterworks' Print Shop 101 (offered quarterly) or similar
Location: Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art's Classroom
Materials provided: Tools and equipment available for use; consumables available for purchase

Ceramics: Open Studio

Ceramics Studio is an open studio space for ceramicists to meet up and access equipment to throw, sculpt and create at their own pace. This space is open to people who have taken Shaping the Basics with Blair Masters or can prove similar experience. While studio members are encouraged to guide and support each other, creative independence is required.

Run by a community of ceramicists, the Ceramics Studio is open from 5-8pm each Thursday.

Duration: Ongoing, meeting each Thursday

Time: 5-8pm

Age group: Adults and teens 16+

Skill level: Must have completed a foundational ceramics courses with Blair Masters or provide proof of similar experience.

Location: Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art's Classroom

Fee per Month: $200 for members | $250 for non-members

Materials provided: Equipment available for use; tools and consumables available for purchase

Ceramics: Hand Building with Blair Masters

This six-week course offers an in-depth exploration of ceramic hand-building techniques, from pinching and coiling to slab construction and surface design. Open to all levels, the course is especially well suited for students looking to develop or deepen their ceramic practice through a structured, hands-on studio experience.

Led by Blair Masters, students will learn to create both functional and sculptural forms while developing confidence in a variety of traditional and contemporary hand-building methods.

• Weeks 1-3: Participants will explore foundational techniques including slab building, coiling, and surface decoration, while being encouraged to experiment with their own ideas and creative direction. Demonstrations will include approaches to texture, form, and composition, as well as decorative processes using slips, stains, underglazes, and carving techniques.
• Week 4: Reserved to fire the student works to bisqueware. The class will not meet this week.
• Week 5: Students return to glaze their work, exploring glazing techniques and colour application to complete their finished surfaces.
• Week 6: Concludes with the glaze firing. The class will not meet this week.

By the end of the course, each participant will have completed at least one ceramic piece from concept to finished form, while gaining practical experience across the full ceramic process. More than a technical course, the workshop offers space for experimentation, creative growth, and the confidence to continue working with clay beyond the studio.

Dates: Saturdays, Aug 8 - Sep 12 (no class on Aug 29 or Sep 12, firings are scheduled for these dates)

Duration: 6 weeks

Time: 10am-12pm

Artist Facilitator: Blair Masters

Class Size: Maximum of 10 participants to ensure individualised attention and a supportive environment.

Age group: Adults and teens aged 16+

Skill level: All skill levels

Location: Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art's Classroom

Workshop Fee: $375 Members/$425 Non-members; application for artists facing financial barriers here; under 18 bursary application here.

Age Group: Adults and teens +16 years old

Materials: All supplies provided.

Fundamentals of Painting with Eli Cedrone

Have you ever seen a beautiful painting and thought: "I wish I could do that." Do your paintings feel: muddy, flat, overworked, confusing? You're not alone. Many artists skip the basics; the very things that make paintings work. When you truly understand the fundamentals of great art, everything else falls into place. Painting becomes easier, clearer, and more enjoyable. These fundamentals apply to every subject: still life, figure and landscape.

You can create beautiful paintings! This class is for beginners, and artists who feel stuck. Eli will show you a step-by-step system that gets results. You'll finally know what to do, how to do it and most importantly — why it works.

Each class will focus on:

• Drawing and and simplifying shapes
• Composition and creating a focal point
• How to begin a painting
• Seeing values and mixing colors
• Developing an individual style

Duration: 4-week series, meeting Saturdays for 2 hours

Dates: Saturdays: October 3 – 24, 2026

Time: 2 – 4pm

Facilitator: Eli Cedrone
Eli Cedrone is an award-winning artist from the US and Bermuda. A graduate of the School of Art & Design at Suffolk University, she also studied in Florence, Italy; The Museum of Fine Arts School and The Academy of Realist Art, Boston. She is the recipient of several fellowships and was Artist in Residence at Masterworks in 2017. She and has participated in juried invitationals worldwide including Bermuda Plein Air Festival, where she won Best Oil Painting award in 2018 and 2019. Cedrone is a popular workshop instructor in the US and Europe.

Class Size: Maximum of 12 participants to ensure individualized attention and a supportive environment.

Age group: Adults and teens 16+

Skill level: All levels welcome

Location: Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art's Classroom

Workshop Fee: $275 Members/$325 Non-members; application for artists facing financial barriers here; under 18 bursary application here.

Materials provided: All supplies provided.

Paper Flower Making with Christina Wilson

Join paper flower artist, Christina Wilson, as she guides you through the art of making flowers in delightful Fall colours. Participants will learn to shape paper petals and leaves by hand, adding realistic touches to create some of the flowers regularly seen blooming across the islands.

In this 4-weeks series you will create three stems: bougainvillea, hibiscus and a Bermuda rose.

Duration: 4-week series, meeting each Tuesday for 2 hours

Dates: Tuesdays: October 6-27, 2026

Time: 6-8pm

Facilitator: Christina Wilson

Christina Wilson specialises in creating paper florals with a high degree of botanical accuracy. Every petal and leaf is handcrafted, hand-painted and shaped to capture the subtleties and uniqueness of each flower.
Her work has been exhibited at The Society of Botanical Artists, London, and at the Bermuda Society of Arts. Christina has been commissioned to create for a wide variety of flowers for special occasions, as bridal and bridesmaid bouquets, and as arrangements for homes, workplaces and restaurants.

Class Size: Maximum of 12 participants to ensure individualized attention and a supportive environment.

Age group: Adults and teens 16+

Skill level: All levels welcome

Location: Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art's Classroom

Workshop Fee: $250 Members/$300 Non-members; application for artists facing financial barriers here; under 18 bursary application here.

Materials provided: All supplies provided. Please bring a vase or jar for the final class so that we can display your beautiful blooms.

Print Shop 101

Are you interested in joining Print Shop but haven't a clue where to start?  Sign up for this introductory class for novice printmakers or those who might like a refresher. This workshop or similar experience is a prerequisite for joining Print Shop each month.

In this workshop you'll get acquainted with our Print Shop set up, tools and equipment and gain the confidence you need to make your printmaking projects a reality. All skill levels are welcome as we learn the basics of using carving tools, printing blocks, inks, the block printing press and etching press.

After this workshop, you can join Print Shop which is open on the last Wednesday of each month with artist facilitators there to support as you continue to practice with independent projects.

Duration: 2 hours

Date: Monday, October 26, 2026

Time: 6-8pm

Class Size: Maximum of 12 participants to ensure individualized attention and a supportive environment.

Location: Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, in the Art Classroom

Materials: All necessary equipment and supplies provided.

Facilitator: Abi Box, Kimberley Fisher

Ceramics: Hand Building with Blair Masters

This six-week course offers an in-depth exploration of ceramic hand–building techniques, from pinching and coiling to slab construction and surface design. Open to all levels, the course is especially well suited for students looking to develop or deepen their ceramic practice through a structured, hands-on studio experience.

Led by Blair Masters, students will learn to create both functional and sculptural forms while developing confidence in a variety of traditional and contemporary hand–building methods.

• Weeks 1-3: Participants will explore foundational techniques including slab building, coiling, and surface decoration, while being encouraged to experiment with their own ideas and creative direction. Demonstrations will include approaches to texture, form, and composition, as well as decorative processes using slips, oxides, underglazes, and carving techniques.
• Week 4: Reserved to fire the student works to bisqueware. The class will not meet this week.
• Week 5: Students return to glaze their work, exploring glazing techniques and color application to complete their finished surfaces.
• Week 6: Concludes with the glaze firing. The class will not meet this week.

By the end of the course, each participant will have completed at least one ceramic piece from concept to finished form, while gaining practical experience across the full ceramic process. More than a technical course, the workshop offers space for experimentation, creative growth, and the confidence to continue working with clay beyond the studio.

Dates: Tuesdays, October 27 – December 1 (no class on November 17 or December 1, firings are scheduled for these dates)

Duration: 6 weeks

Time: 11am-1pm

Artist Facilitator: Blair Masters

Class Size: Maximum of 10 participants to ensure individualized attention and a supportive environment.

Age group: Adults and teens aged 16+

Skill level: All skill levels

Location: Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art's Classroom

Workshop Fee: $375 Members/$425 Non-members; application for artists facing financial barriers here; under 18 bursary application here.

Age Group: Adults and teens +16 years old

Materials: All supplies provided.

Closing Art Month Event

Art Month Closing Event at Masterworks

Join us at Masterworks from 5–9pm on Friday, October 30 as we celebrate the successful conclusion of BTA's 4th Annual Art Month with a special evening at the Museum.

This free closing event brings together the community for an evening of art, music, cocktails, and celebration. Guests will enjoy music by DJ Korie Minors, canapés, and speciality cocktails by The Botanist.

As part of the evening, guests will also have the exclusive opportunity to tour the vault of Masterworks Permanent Collection with a member of our curatorial staff. Only 45 spaces are available for these special tours, which are typically offered at $55 per person. Thanks to the generous support of BTA, the tours will be complimentary for Art Month Closing Celebration guests.

RSVP is required, with the option to reserve a space for an Archive Vault tour. We look forward to closing out Art Month together and celebrating the artists, supporters, and community who make Bermuda's vibrant arts scene possible.

This Art Month event is generously sponsored by BTA.

 

 

Halloween Pumpkin Painting

Halloween Pumpkin Painting!

Masterworks invites ghouls and goblins of all ages to join us on Saturday, October 24, from 10:00am to 12:00pm for our annual Halloween Pumpkin Painting.

Grab a pumpkin from one of our local farms or grocers and bring it with you to the Museum.

We have all the materials you need to bring your pumpkins to life!

When: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Where: Masterworks Museum Courtyard (weather permitting)
Entry: Donations gratefully accepted