Dickson Fund Recipient Highlights

Enjoy this artwork and other highlights from classes that Dickson Fund recipients have taken. You can apply for funding to take a class of your own at http://qcc.mit.edu/apply-william-r-dickson-education-fund!

Landscape Painting of a Marsh in Pastel Landscape Painting of a Marsh in Pastel Jeanne Hillery, Time for Tea, 2024, Analog collage using magazine images and found papers Jeanne Hillery, Time for Tea, 2024, Analog collage using magazine images and found papers Alexis Niles showing off fresh-baked sticky buns. Alexis Niles showing off fresh-baked sticky buns. Oil Portrait of a Marsh Oil Portrait of a Marsh Pottery sculpture of a blue boat on a coral reef by Cheryl Charles, 2022 Cheryl Charles, pottery sculpture of a boat, 2022 Elizabeth Fox, Dock at Southwest Harbor, Mt. Desert, ME, 2024, pen and watercolor Elizabeth Fox, Dock at Southwest Harbor, Mt. Desert, ME, 2024, pen and watercolor Cheryl Charles pulling up a tall cylindrical pottery form Cheryl Charles pulling up a tall cylindrical pottery form Opal pendant mounted on hand-made copper and silver backing, Melissa Nischan, 2022 Opal pendant mounted on hand-made copper and silver backing, Melissa Nischan, 2022 Oil painting by Pamela Slot of yellow sunflowers in a large blue vase sitting on a table Pamela Slot, A Study in Yellow and Blue, 2024, Oil Jeanne Hillery, Beware the Monkeys, 2025, Analog collage using vintage photograph, found and handmade paper Jeanne Hillery, Beware the Monkeys, 2025, Analog collage using vintage photograph, found and handmade paper Beige and turquoise woven basket made by Marianne Pietrzyk Woven basket by Marianne Pietrzyk A tall, circular brown teapot with empty space in the middle next to seven small dark brown teacups Teapot and cups by Cheryl Charles, 2024 Elizabeth Fox, Thuya Garden, Northeast Harbor, Mt. Desert, ME, 2024, Pen and watercolor Elizabeth Fox, Thuya Garden, Northeast Harbor, Mt. Desert, ME, 2024, Pen and watercolor Hand-made gold ring with hand-stamped pattern, Melissa Nischan, 2022 Hand-made gold ring with hand-stamped pattern, Melissa Nischan, 2022 Pamela Slot standing under the shade of a green tree, painting her view of the trees using an easel and canvas Pamela Slot, An afternoon in Florida, 2025 Oil painting by Pamela Slot of light blue hydrangeas in a large blue vase sitting on a table next to two orange round fruits Pamela Slot, First Signs of Spring, 2024, Oil Light beige woven basket made by Marianne Pietrzyk at the 2022 Stowe Basketry Festival Woven basket made by Marianne Pietrzyk at the 2022 Stowe Basketry Festival Painting of a building on the edge of a stream. Reflections at Farnhams Pamela Quick dressed in a black equestrian uniform smiling and sitting on top of Gaucho, a dark horse Pamela Quick with horse, Gaucho, in Saugerties, NY, 2024 Hand-made copper bracelet with hand-stamped patterns, Melissa Nischan, 2022 Hand-made copper bracelet with hand-stamped patterns, Melissa Nischan, 2022 Orange and yellow woven basket made by Marianne Pietrzyk, 2023 Woven basket by Marianne Pietrzyk, 2023 Oil painting by Pamela Slot of yellow flowers in a green cylinder vase sitting on a table next to fallen petals and a green apple Pamela Slot, In bloom, 2025, Oil Jeanne Hillery, Travel Sketching in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2025, Ink and watercolor on mixed media paper Jeanne Hillery, Travel Sketching in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2025, Ink and watercolor on mixed media paper A group of adults stand under a tent listening to Andy Husbands as he stands at a table with cooking supplies Jim Burke and fellow students learning barbecue techniques from Pitmaster Andy Husbands The Sculpture: Reuse, Recycle, Regenerate workshop, seen from overhead. The Sculpture: Reuse, Recycle, Regenerate workshop, seen from overhead. Elizabeth Fox, Bald Porcupine Island from Bar Harbor, ME, 2024, Watercolor Elizabeth Fox, Bald Porcupine Island from Bar Harbor, ME, 2024, Watercolor Light beige woven basket made by Marianne Pietrzyk at the 2019 Stowe Basketry Festival Woven basket made by Marianne Pietrzyk at the 2019 Stowe Basketry Festival