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Drop-In Programs Mixed-Age Workshops
arts & crafts
Acrylic Skins Mosaics
Friday, ul 1, 6:00-8:00P
Acrylic isn't just for painting. Acrylic paint dries to
form a flexible and durable material that resembles
a skin or thick fabric. In this workshop, we'll cut the
acrylic into pieces and work it into a mosaic pattern
on a glass object. Each participant will leave with
their very own. Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $22 - Fee $27
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Altered Penny Carpet
Saturday, Jul 2, 10:00A-12:00P
In the 1800s, many homes were decorated with
"Penny Carpets" made from miss-matched fabric cut
into circles. Patches were then layered and stitched
together to make a large piece. Students create a
penny carpet with fabric scraps. Each section is
sewed to felt swatches, then joined to make a larger
piece of art. Age 8-Adult
Res Fee $15 - Fee $20
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Cultural Creations: Aboriginal Art
Sunday, Jul 3, 1:00-3:00P
Celebrate National Aboriginal and Islander Day
learning about the native people of Australia and
their incredible artwork derived from storytelling.
Participants will create and take home a stylized
Aboriginal Dot painting. Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $10 - Fee $13
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Architectural Letter
Saturday, Jul 9, 10:00A-12:00P
Design and construct a 3-dimensional letter using
one of your initials. e surface can be decorated with
descriptive words and images that are personally
meaningful and unique. Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $18 - Fee $23
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Art in Motion
Sunday, Jul 10, 1:00-3:00P
In this workshop, participants create a simple
sculpture around a rotary hub with stacked wooden
beads and so wire. When a direct air current is
applied to metallic paper "sails" (blow on it!), the
sculpture blades turn gently. Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $16 - Fee $21
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Assemblage Art
Friday, Jul 15, 6:00-8:00P
In this particular lesson plan, students will mimic
the work of Louise Nevelson, known for her abstract
sculptures made from cast-off pieces of wood —
actual street "throwaways" — uniformly coated with
black or white spray paint. Students will create their
own assemblages from wood pieces and other cast-
off objects on a panel. Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $14 - Fee $19
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Bead Bottles
Saturday, Jul 16, 10:00A-12:00P
Use recycled bottles and cover them with colorful
designs using beads. Great for vases, pencil holders,
or simply decoration. Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $15 - Fee $20
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Boxes Like Bontecou's
Sunday, Jul 17, 1:00-3:00P
In the mid-1950s and 1960s, Lee Bontecou was
part of a generation of artists that looked beyond
traditional fine art materials and transformed
everyday objects in their work. Using a box as a
starting point, participants turn one of the world's
most everyday materials - cardboard - into multi-
media sculpture. Age 10-Adult
Res Fee $21 - Fee $26
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Circle Wall Sculpture
Saturday, Jul 23, 10:00A-12:00P
e circle has played a role in the art of every culture,
oen symbolizing unity and completeness. is
simple reed-and-paper design demonstrates how
balance, emphasis, patterns, rhythm, movement, and
unity produce integrality in a piece of visual art.
Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $21 - Fee $26
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Hand-Colored History
Sunday, Jul 24, 1:00-3:00P
Connect with historical studies of your own
community. Visit your library to find photos that
you can scan of buildings, places and people that
were important in the development of your town's
history. We'll take photocopy images from your own
family history. en using colored pencils on black
and white prints, we'll bring those images to life. Age
7-Adult
Res Fee $18 - Fee $23
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Mehndi Art Gloves
Friday, Jul 29, 6:00-8:00P
Mehndi is the artistic application of henna to the
hands and feet. Intricate designs are applied in
repeating patterns, paisley, sun shapes, animals and
plants but Mehndi artists enjoy using their personal
creativity and vision as well. We will use permanent
marker and create radial designs while a glove is
being worn. e sense of touch as the design is being
created is an important part of the process.
Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $14 - Fee $19
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Middle-East Reflections
Saturday, Jul 30, 10:00A-12:00P
Welcome to Mid-Eastern art and design. e
emphasis is on geometric patterns which occur
throughout Islamic cultures. Some of these patterns
represent objects found in nature; others demonstrate
the beauty of order and symmetry. More than just
ornamentation, these patterns were created to
transform the object they adorn into something
uncommon and infinite. Using mirror mosaics and
Islamic geometric patterns participants will create a
mosaic of their own design with metallic, reflective
materials arranged on solid base. Age 7-Adult
Res Fee $21 - Fee $26
Location: Dole Center - Studio 3
Supervisor: Megan Ulczak
