This month’s kit, Art for Social Change, is inspired by the short film “Natasha Mayers: An Un-Still Life”, showing this week at the Maine International Film Festival. Mayers is an activist who creates art for social change, often using humor and wit to communicate her message. What are you passionate about? Do you hate seeing…
RESCHEDULED to Thursday, July 15th! Back by popular demand! Join us for a tour of the night sky at a star party at Quarry Rd, near the yurt, after MIFF. John Meader, of Northern Stars Planetarium, will lead a tour of the constellations visible, sharing his knowledge of stars, visible planets, and the Milky Way which will be…
At this program, we’ll create art inspired by the human figure in action. We’ll practice communicating ideas and emotions with the way we pose our own bodies and look at how different artists do the same in their work. Using our summer art journals, everyone will create simple gesture drawings to capture the human body…
Join us to celebrate dogs!! Using techniques inspired by British artist Clare Youngs, we will add animal collages to our Summer Art Journals. Come create a collage with texture, pattern, stamped designs, and paint. This week is extra special because the Waterville Area Humane Society will attend with furry friends to talk about fostering! Book:…
Shadows evolve as the sun moves through the sky; it is fun to notice the change in your shadow as the day progresses. Create mini shadows in your Summer Art Journal or make a “dancing” shadow on larger paper or on the sidewalk with chalk. Note: Biologist Greg LeClair will attend with live pond animals!…
What is your favorite kind of tail? The library’s summer reading theme is all about tails, so we are creating tails to bring home! We will have giant pieces of cardboard on hand so that you can make a tail your very own size. Special guest artist Rob Dunlavey will attend to help inspire some…
RESCHEDULED to Thursday, September 2 To finish our Summer Art Journals and our Art in the Park programs, we will create plein air watercolor paintings of the sunflowers in bloom and the Two Cent Bridge. Learn simple ways to add watercolor to a sketchbook and how to create art outdoors with ease. As part of…
July 22- Songs and Sounds with Jose Barrionuevo from the Community Partnership Program Jose Barrionuevo, a Lunder Institute Residential Fellow, will be the featured guest at this week’s program, sharing his work as an electronic artist and helping participants create their own musical project using the songs and sounds around them. We’ll kick off the…
Mainers for Humane Immigration’s (MFHI) auction is raising money for Presente! Maine’s ICE Bail Fund. The auction will run from June 27th through June 29th. Auction items can be viewed at: https://app.galabid.com/icebailart/items#. Recently, five men were picked up by Maine State Police on I-295 in Gardiner, Maine, and then transferred to Border Patrol. This event…
This month’s kit, Make a Cat Toy, is inspired by National Adopt a Cat Month. The Waterville Area Humane Society will be in attendance with adoptable cats and kittens while we distribute the kits! Once you have made the toy, you can always donate it to the cats at the Humane Society, especially if you…
This month’s kit, Feel Good Felt Banners, is inspired by Mental Health Awareness Month. What lifts you up? What inspires you? Each kit contains materials to make a felted banner for your house! Many kits will come with a copy of the book The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig, a story about acceptance and friendship.…
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