Events Calendar

Name: For the Love of Animals – A Painting Workshop with artist Sarah Marquesen
Start: 2025-08-09T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-09T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Holyoke Heritage State Park

The Explore Holyoke community events calendar highlights the arts and cultural events throughout the city of Holyoke to help plan your visit. You are invited to submit your event. Events encouraged to be submitted are art openings, dance concerts, open mic events, cultural lectures. Events not allowed on the calendar are, political fundraisers, city meetings, daily specials from restaurants and events outside the city of Holyoke.

For the Love of Animals – A Painting Workshop with artist Sarah Marquesen

August 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Aspiring artists! Come learn the basics of painting birds. Sarah guides you with a special technique and before you know it, you’ve painted a beautiful cardinal or chickadee. Supplies are provided. No experience needed. Appropriate for ages 10 to 110. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call to register: 413-534-1723.

This workshop kicks off a 2-month exhibition by Sarah Marquesen. Sarah’s paintings portray the beauty and wonder of animals in intricate detail. Stare into the eyes of a bear or raccoon. With every feather of the cardinal or hair of the fox, you’ll create a bond with each animal you see. Come connect with animals depicted in remarkable detail.

The exhibit is on display daily at the visitor center from 12 noon – 4pm starting August 1 through September 29.