Global Arts: Making Using Mixed Materials
Join us for a visit to this summer’s Imagination Celebration at the Bellefonte Art Museum. Tour the exhibits and interactive Maker Galleries – plus, tips for a fun, upcycled craft project!
Try it out! Gather recycled and natural materials such as branches, fabric scraps, yarn, beads, and feathers to create Wishing Wands!
You can visit the Imagination Celebration created in partnership by The Makery and the Bellefonte Art Museum, Friday through Sunday from noon – 4:30 p.m. through August 28th. Learn more at bellefonteartmuseum.org.
The Makery is a community art studio located on MLK Plaza in downtown State College at 123 S. Fraser Street and offers classes, summer camps, and Open Studio Saturdays. Learn more at themakerypa.com.
More from Global Arts
Learn about the incredible mural, Cahuitl, created by artist, Marissa Alise Baez as part of the C/O Commonwealth Exhibit at HUB-Robeson Galleries. Try it out! Time to get a little messy with mud and create your own mural. Watch »
Learn about the amazing Nazca Lines of Peru and see how you can create art using sand! Watch »
Join Roots of Life for an introduction to the dances and drums of West Africa. Participants should have adult supervision and access to space in which they can move freely. Happy Dancing! Watch »
Artist, Michael Reimer, shares the origin of Gyotaku, which in Japanese means 'Fish Rubbing' or 'Fish Impression'. Enjoy a demonstrate of how he makes fish rubbings and see how you can create other nature prints at home! Watch »
Join Julia Nelson as we appreciate the incredible bark panting developed by Aboriginal Artists of Arnhem Land. Watch »
Antarctica is covered with ice. Artist Jennifer Stoner shows us how we can make colored ice and use it to create beautiful artwork. Watch »