ParkARTS Summer Watercolor Painting Workshops Return for 2026
BOSTON – Monday, April 27, 2026 – The Boston Parks and Recreation Department today announced the return of its popular ParkARTS Summer Watercolor Painting Workshop series, taking place throughout May and June. The free workshops are part of Boston Parks’ 2026 ParkARTS program, which brings arts and cultural programming to parks across the city.
Open to Boston residents ages 9 and up, the Watercolor Painting Workshops welcome artists of all skill levels to create their own green space-inspired masterpieces. Materials and instruction will be provided by a local instructor. Pre-registration is required. For more information, please visit boston.gov/watercolor-
All classes are held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., weather permitting. Dates and locations for the workshops are as follows:
LoPresti Park
33 Sumner Street, East Boston
Christopher Columbus Park
100 Atlantic Ave, North End
Schoolmaster Hill
Circuit Drive, Boston (Franklin Park)
Boston Public Garden
4 Charles Street, Downtown Boston
James P. Kelleher Rose Garden
73 Park Drive, Fenway (Back Bay Fens)
Jamaica Pond Boathouse
507 Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain
For more information please visit boston.gov/watercolor. Stay up to date with news, events, and design and construction work in Boston parks by signing up for our email list at bit.ly/Get-Parks-Emails and following our social channels @bostonparksdept on Facebook and Instagram, @parks.boston.gov on Bluesky.
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