Art Workshops, Activities & Demos
Cortland Arts Connect is offering free art activities throughout the day!
See below for schedule, instructors and descriptions!
Pre sign ups close at 10pm Friday. You are welcome to drop in the day of for more spots!
Children's Presentation
10 am to 11 am - no limit - sign ups not needed!
Children's Presentation with Mary Frank, Peck Library
in Marathon. She will be reading The Chocolate
Pilot. And leading a make-and-take on paper helicopters.
Watercolor Made Easy
10 to 11 am - 10 spots
You will be personally guided by an experienced watercolorist from the Groton Art Class in painting your first watercolor! Participants of all ages welcome! Materials provided.
Beginner's Quilt Block
11 am to 12 pm - 10 spots
Beginner's Block Quilt with Rose Barber, a long-time quilter from Marathon. She will be teaching hand-sewn quilting techniques. Students will have fun making a 4 x 4 starter square and learning some quilting tips.
Illustration
12 to 12:30 pm. - 10 spots
Illustration with Ellen Rahner, a talented local illustrator. She is currently illustrating her 4th book and painting a mural at the new coffee/book shop at the Corset building. She will be hosting a
drawing workshop - just for fun!
Poetry Workshop
1 to 2 pm - 10 spots
Local author and poet, Nancy Dafoe, will be leading "Five to Try," A Poetry Workshop Playing with Techniques. This workshop encourage poets to try techniques like chiasmus, catachresis, metonymy, metaphor, and personification, bringing richness to their work.
Puppet Making Workshop
1 to 2pm - 20 limit
Join LilySilly in a puppet making workshop after her Puppet Show!
Watercolor Monoprint with Emily Gibbons
2 to 3 pm - 10 spots
Make your own watercolor monoprint! We will be painting onto a plate and making a print from the plate - sometimes we can get an extra ghost print as well. Materials provided. Source materials provided but please feel free to bring your own!
Zentangle Drawing
3 to 4 pm - 10 spots
Zentangle Drawing with Mary Elliott - Eltimar Design. Come see what Zentangle is, and draw with us! Artwork
from Emily's Monoprint class can be used but is not mandatory. Supplies will be available.
Molly Reagan will be working on an interactive chalk mural all day, add your marks!
Pop by the booths of the following artists for demos throughout the day!
Sans Deckard
Gil Merritt
Susanne Ticknor
Zoe Denkenberger
Francine Rivera Reynolds
Stop by the booths of Nancy Dafoe for mini writing workshops and Tink Bennett for music workshop: So you want to be in a band?
