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

Masterworks Exhibition: Visions of the Vernacular: Architecture in the Masterworks Collection

Visions of the Vernacular: Architecture in the Masterworks Collection
in the Butterfield Gallery
May 1 – September 12, 2026

Architecture is a crucial component of what makes Bermuda so historically and visually unique. Throughout the Island's modern history, local and visiting artists have reflected this by foregrounding Bermuda's architectural vernacular as a subject in their work – studying, celebrating, and re-interpreting its forms. Visions of the Vernacular: Architecture in the Masterworks Collection presents selected works of art from the Permanent Collection, dating from the early nineteenth century to the present day, which illustrate the distinctive character of Bermuda houses and the Island's broader built landscape.

Visions of the Vernacular: Architecture in the Masterworks Collection highlights fundamental elements of Bermudian architecture which artists in the Permanent Collection represent from a variety of perspectives – depicting the geometric patterns of rooflines, the half-secluded spaces of verandas, and the framing forms of gates and pillars. These images invite the viewer to consider the social functions and symbolic meanings of these and other vernacular architectural features, as understood by the people living within and around them as well as the artists illustrating them.

The exhibition is complemented by a participatory installation by Kimberley Fisher, functioning as both a workshop and shared art-making space. The installation encourages reflection on vernacular forms as spaces of memory, identity, and lived experience.

Opening Date: Friday, May 1, with an opening reception from 5:30-7pm.

Visions of the Vernacular: Architecture in the Masterworks Collection was curated by Dr Sara Thom and Max Grainge. The exhibition will be on display from May 2 – September 12, 2026.

 

Masterworks Exhibition: Bermuda Through My Palette by Michele Smith

Bermuda Through My Palette | July 3 – August 15, 2026

Key Dates (click the links to RSVP):
Opening Reception: Friday, July 3 | 5:30 – 7pm
Artist Talk: Thursday, July 9 | 5:30 – 7pm

Opening on Friday, July 3, Bermuda Through My Palette captures Michele Smith's distinct style, showcasing the essence of Bermuda with bold and colourful brushstrokes. Her works have been displayed in numerous art shows, and she was selected as one of 12 artists to provide a large-scale piece for Bermuda's airport departure lounge in 2019.

Combining layers of acrylic or oil paints, she enjoys building with colour and texture in an impressionistic form, most recently using a palette knife combined with large brushes. Her watercolour studies provide loose plein air scenes in which she builds her larger pieces.

'Bermuda's unique light, shadow and colour is intrinsic in my work, and each piece represents a different time, feeling and energy.' – Michele Smith

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.

Hand Embroidery with Teresa Ruiz

Elevate your style by translating the precision of mixed-media art onto fabric. In this hands-on workshop series, we will upcycle clothing into wearable art using structural hand embroidery. Learn to design, map, and execute striking textile interventions on modern silhouettes, concluding with an exclusive tutorial on seamlessly integrating sequins for a contemporary, high-end shimmer.

Bring a wardrobe piece to transform. No textile experience required—just a passion for elevated design!

Duration: 3-week series, meeting Saturdays for 2 hours

Dates: Saturdays, September 12 – 26, 2026

Time: 10am – 12pm

Facilitator: Teresa Ruiz
Ruiz is a Spanish visual artist based in Bermuda whose practice redefines analogue photography through the lens of fibre art. Using 35mm film as her canvas, she intervenes in images with hand-stitched embroidery, transforming static captures into tactile, vibrant narratives. Her practice extends to structural hand embroidery and contemporary textile interventions on fabric.

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

Age group: Adults and teens 12+

Skill level: All levels welcome

Location: Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Members' Lounge

Workshop Fee: $225 Members/$275 Non-members; application for artists facing financial barriers here; under 18 bursary application here.

Materials provided: All supplies provided.

Photo supplied by the artist.

Ceramics: Wheel Throwing with Blair Masters

Join Blair Masters for this 6-week ceramics course where you will learn the fundamentals of clay, tools, and techniques of wheel throwing! Ideal for all skill levels looking to start or advance their practice. You'll have the chance to centre, throw, pull walls, trim, create surface design, glaze, and more. Students will take home a new skillset and up to 3 pieces of pottery! We recommend this course even if you've taken similar courses in the past.

Each week will focus on a specific skill:

• Week 1: Introduction to clay and tools. Students will learn to centre and pull walls on the wheel. We'll focus on throwing forms, making cylinders and bowls.
• Week 2: We will trim and finalize our pieces from Week 1 and students can spend the remainder of class on the wheel with the opportunity to throw additional pieces.
• Week 3: Trimming and putting final touches on your work before the bisque firing.
• Week 4: Bisque firing (class doesn't meet)
• Week 5: Glazing and preparing your work for the final glaze firing.
• Week 6: Final firing (class doesn't meet)

By the end of the course, you'll have completed pieces to take home and a foundation in ceramics to continue your creative journey. Come ready to get messy and explore your creativity in a fun, supportive environment!

Dates: Tuesdays, September 15 – October 20 (no class on October 6 or October 20, firings are scheduled for these dates)

Duration: 6 weeks

Time: 11am-1pm

Artist Facilitator: Blair Masters

Class Size: Maximum of 8 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.

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.

All-Ages Workshop: Mural Restoration with Jennifer Stobo Keats

Help bring a beloved community mural back to life! Join original muralist Jennifer Stobo Keats in restoring the vibrant mural inspired by Banana and Flower (1929) by Houghton Cranford Smith in the Masterworks Collection. This collaborative drop-in workshop invites participants of of all ages to play a part in restoring this meaningful piece of public art.  Located in 'The Onion Patch', a quiet outdoor pocket to the left of the Masterworks building, this mural was first painted in 2008.

Participants will discover how artists use the traditional grid method to transform a small painting into a large-scale mural, then put those techniques into practice through colour matching, paint mixing, and hands-on painting. Working together, participants will carefully restore the mural one section at a time.

Whether you contribute a few brushstrokes or stop by to watch the transformation unfold, you'll be part of a shared creative experience that celebrates art, community, and the preservation of Bermuda's cultural heritage for future generations to enjoy.

This workshop is offered in association with An(Other) World, on view in the Butterfield Gallery September 25, 2026 – March 20, 2027.  Admission to Masterworks is free on the Second Saturday of each month so be sure to visit the exhibitions on view.

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026

Time: Participants are invited to drop-in between the hours of 10am and 12pm to contribute to the ongoing restoration process.

Facilitator: Jennifer Stobo Keats
Jennifer Stobo Keats is a Bermuda-based artist who works in oil, acrylic, and gouache. She enjoys exploring the unique possibilities of painting at every scale and often finds a blank wall just as inspiring as a blank canvas. The scale of a mural offers her a sense of mystery, surprise, and creative opportunity.

Through mural painting, Jennifer transforms ordinary walls into meaningful, colourful spaces that brighten everyday environments. Inspired by the bold and vibrant colours found in nature, she combines scale and design to create artwork that captures attention and leaves a lasting impression. She believes murals have the power to bring beauty and emotion into both public and private spaces, making art accessible to everyone—not only those who visit museums and galleries.

Workshop capacity:  RSVP to paint (24 participants maximum) or to watch (unlimited capacity) below

Workshop format: Drop-in and participate.  Space allows for 3 people to paint at a time. Please expect to adjust the length of your turn(s) based on the length of the queue. Some may be able to paint as long as they like, while others may need to pass the brush after some time to share in the experience.

Age groups: All ages welcome; Children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult

Skill level: All levels welcome

Location: The Onion Patch @ Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art

Workshop Fee: Free

Materials provided: All supplies provided.

Featured artwork: Photo provided by Jennifer Stobo Keats pictures the mural's original creation in 2008 and captures a young tree in the foreground. Today, that same tree stands tall—a quiet reminder of how both the landscape and our creative community have grown over time.

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.