Face and Body Painting for Adults (In-Person)

Face and Body Painting for Adults (In-Person)

In-Person Adult Workshop | This program has been canceled

20 Academy Street Arlington, MA 02476 United States

Main Classroom

All skill levels

3/21/2023 (one day)

6:30 PM-8:00 PM on Tue

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63.00 USD

Member Discount Available

Learn the art of transformation in this face and body painting class for grown-ups. We’ll practice beginner and intermediate techniques, using paints, brushes, sponges, and more. Whether you are interested in cosplay, performance, party painting, or other possibilities, you will leave with a foundational knowledge of how to get started, and some tricks to bring your work to the next level. We will not cover prosthetic makeup in this course but we will talk about creating optical illusions. Attend on your own and practice painting on yourself, or register with a friend to paint on one another.

Note: Face and body paints can cause some people to have allergic reactions. Please do not register or participate if you have a history of skin allergies or other medical conditions that may cause complications. Ask your doctor in advance if you have any concerns. Please wear clothes you are comfortable in/that can possibly get stained, and wear short-sleeves if you would like to practice painting on your arms. Cost includes all hypoallergenic/professional quality body paints, sponges, and brushes.

  • COVID Requirements

    Based on current guidance from the Arlington Department of Health, CDC, and other local and national public health agencies, Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) will no longer require proof of COVID vaccinations for participation in our programs, including classes, camps, exhibits, performances, and events. While masks continue to be optional at ACA, they are strongly recommended, and we encourage everyone to review current masking recommendations from the CDC to inform their personal choices.


    ACA is aware that public health guidance re: COVID-19 continues to change and evolve – all current policies are subject to change, in order to best align with current guidance and to preserve the safety of all of our constituents. Please be on the lookout for updated policies and protocols moving forward.


    Email Communication Policy
    Please note that ACA will use the email address, which you provided at registration, as our primary means of communicating with you. In registering for an ACA program, you acknowledge that ACA has permission to email you with important updates, as well as information about upcoming events, programs and exhibition opportunities. Requests to be removed from our email mailing list must be sent to info@acarts.org. 
  • All supplies will be provided by ACA

    About Clothes:
    Everyone should wear clothes they are comfortable with possibly getting stained. 
    Everyone should wear short sleeves if possible, so there’s room to paint on their arms as well as faces.
Meyerhoff, Shelby

Shelby Meyerhoff

ZOOMORPHICS STATEMENT, Exhibiting Artist for ACA's Integrated Cycles


In this series, I paint my own face and body, and photograph myself as creatures inspired by the natural world. The resulting images blur the line between what is human and what is not, drawing attention to our interconnection with all living things. Zoomorphics is an exploration of what it means to be human, to be an animal, and to love this world, even in the face of its destruction.


We humans are animals, dependent on our surrounding ecosystems. As those systems are threatened by climate change and other manmade crises, not only do other species face an existential threat, but we do as well. We are all endangered.


Yet despite the gravity of the environmental crises facing us, many of my Zoomorphics photographs are playful, colorful, and wondrous. I find beauty as well as grief in the relationship of humanity to the natural world.