MassQ Workshop with Daniel Callahan
Sat, Jun 14
|The Arnold Arboretum
MassQing is an art-form that uses the human face as a canvas to reveal one’s inner state. Learn the origin, technique and meaning of this practice from MassQ artist Daniel Callahan and then engage firsthand in the conception and creation of your own MassQ.


Time & Location
Jun 14, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
The Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130, USA
About the event
MassQing is an art-form that uses the human face as a canvas to reveal one’s inner state. In preparation for the return of the MassQ Ball to the Arboretum on October 4th, learn the origin, technique, and meaning of this practice and then engage firsthand in the conception and creation of your own MassQ.
Led by transmedia artist Daniel Callahan, the workshop will start with a 10-15 minute presentation on what MassQing is, and then we’ll break out the paints and try it out for ourselves!
Accessibility: Getting to the Leventritt Pavilion involves walking over crushed stone and mowed grass.
Audience: This program is appropriate for all ages.
Inclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at least 24 hours in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled with less than 24…