SUMMER OUTDOOR ARTMAKING WORKSHOPS

Weekdays, July 6 - August 14
10 AM - 12 PM & 1 PM - 3 PM (rain or shine)
Note: for groups only and by pre-registration

Socrates Sculpture Park's free Summer Outdoor Artmaking Workshops offer diverse groups of children from neighborhood youth agencies, community groups, summer schools and day camps the opportunity to participate in hands on activities inspired by exhibitions at Socrates Sculpture Park. Taught in the Park by exhibiting artists, the children learn fundamental and contemporary artmaking techniques. Artists run two sessions of their Outdoor Artmaking Workshop: one from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and the second from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Groups can sign up for a single workshop or a combination of weekly workshops. Registration and scheduling will be on a first come, first served basis. Call Tara Sansone, Director of Public Programs and Community Relations, to register your group: 718. 956.1819 x 10.

SOAW 2009 Dates

July 6-10: Pop-Up Monsters with Catarina Leitao
Using paper, scissors, paint, markers and pencils, participants will learn how to create three-dimensional pop-up cards or monster pop-up heads that fold and close.

July 13-17: Topographic Maps of Fantasy Lands with Anna Craycroft
Students can work alone of in pairs to make topographic maps of fantasy lands of their own invention and use a range of sculptural and painting materials to build mountains and dig lakes, erect a thriving metropolis or excavate the ruins of a lost civilization.

July 20-24: Urban Botanists with Linda Ganjian
Weave a basket using recycled yogurt containers and shopping bags. Using cut out strips from glossy fashion shopping bags, kids will create a collage pattern of contrasting colorful logos and graphics. The end product can function as a pencil cup or any other container for small objects.

July 27-31: Silk Screening T-Shirts with McKendree Key
Bring your own t-shirt and learn about silk screening by participating in a hands-on silk screening workshop. Each participant leaves with a personalized t-shirt with his or her own design.

August 3-7: Animal Farm with Samara Kupferberg
Create a prizewinning patchwork farm animal using a variety of printed vintage fabrics. Make a collage or go the extra mile and sew and stuff your creation. Embellish him/her with sequins, buttons, yarn and more. No two will turn out alike!

August 10-14: Animal Banks with Mitch Miller
Nowadays it's important to save every penny you can, so come to the park and secure your holdings by making the animal bank of your choice: a duck, cow, chicken or donkey!

Socrates also offers free Saturday Sculpture Workshops, which are available to the public on a drop-in basis from May to September. For more information click here.