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1708 Gallery is pleased to present a series of Lantern Making workshops in preparation for the community lantern parade which will kick-off InLight Richmond on Friday, September 25, 2009. Make your own lantern in one of these exciting exclusive workshops or join us on September 4th for a First Friday lantern making event free and open to the public.
The workshops will be held during the last 2 weeks of August at 1708 Gallery. Taught by four diverse Richmond artists - Sarah Hand, Matt Lively, Noah Scalin and Paul Teeples - the workshops will feature four unique lantern making methods. No special skills or previous art experience are needed, just a willingness to explore the creative opportunities in our everyday world.
Sign up soon, we expect the classes to fill up quickly! Register online or call 1708 Gallery at 804-643-1708.
1708 Gallery gratefully thanks the MeadeWestvaco Foundation and Plaza Artist Materials for their support of InLight Richmond and the Lantern Project.
RECYLCLED LIGHT
NOAH SCALIN
Section 1
Ages: Teen – adult
Date: Sunday, August 23
Time: 3 – 5pm
Cost: $25
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Section 2
Ages: Teen – adult
Date: Wednesday, August 26
Time: 6 -8pm
Cost: $25
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Materials: Participants are asked to bring in a bag of clean/dry items to share (one large grocery bag is sufficient, but more is welcome). These should be things that you were already planning to throw away or recycle: tin cans, plastic soda bottles, magazines, newspapers, cardboard boxes & tubes, plastic/Styrofoam packaging, etc.
Using a variety of materials that would normally end up in a landfill or the recycling bin, participants will create one-of-a-kind lanterns that reflect their own personality and taste. Using my Skull-A-Day project as a starting point, we will look at the variety of techniques that can be used to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Don’t worry, you don’t have to make a skull lantern, though you are welcome to do so of course.
Noah is the creator of Skull-A-Day: a yearlong Webby Award winning online art project that has continued on as an international online community art-making project and a book, SKULLS, which was honored as a "Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers" by the Young Adult Library Services Association. He teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University.
PUNCH-TIN LANTERN
PAUL TEEPLES
Ages: Teen - adult
Date: Thursday, August 27
Time: 6:30 – 9:30
Cost: $25
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Some tools and materials provided, but feel free to begin collecting cans & parts for your lantern!
Lantern making techniques will be based on Colonial Era Pinch-tin lanterns, but the results are sure to be unique and contemporary!
Paul Teeples is a local artist who creates elaborate sculptures with found wood and metal. His work is both witty and serious, a fascinating combination.
GLIMMERING ORB LANTERN
SARAH HAND
Ages: 7 – 12
Date: Saturday, August 29
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Cost: $25
Materials provided.
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Create a shimmering, glimmering orb lantern, woven from translucent plastic and vinyl tubes, finished off with brightly colored transparent dangling tassels that will catch the light!
Sarah Hand is an artist and teacher who lives and works in Richmond. She has taught children's art classes at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond for six years and is known for her popular puppet making and giant parade puppets classes.
PAPER HOUSE LANTERNS
MATT LIVELY
Section 1:
Ages: 8 and up
Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Date: Sunday, August 30
Cost: $25
Materials provided.
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Section 2:
Ages: College student - Adult
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Date: Monday, August 31
Cost: $25
Materials provided.
Light snacks & drinks provided.
Learn to make a “placeable” light and discover the art of paper craft in this workshop. Create numerous, small paper houses - some to take home and some to place in an art installation during InLight.
Matt Lively is a painter, sculptor, and printmaker based in Richmond, and he is currently in the process of making a short film. He teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University.
