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Art Lab

(adults)

2023-03-15 18:00:00 2023-03-15 19:30:00 America/New_York Art Lab Mindful creative arts workshops, led by Hillsborough branch Adult Services Department Supervisor Jen Sulligan. Hillsborough branch - Program Room AB

Wednesday, March 15
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-03-15 18:00:00 2023-03-15 19:30:00 America/New_York Art Lab Mindful creative arts workshops, led by Hillsborough branch Adult Services Department Supervisor Jen Sulligan. Hillsborough branch - Program Room AB

Hillsborough branch

Program Room AB

Mindful creative arts workshops, led by Hillsborough branch Adult Services Department Supervisor Jen Sulligan.

Libraries are open-minded environments that actively encourage and assist with exploration and learning. Art is something that becomes easily overlooked in a technology and science-driven world.  Art Lab expands access to the arts and reminds people of the joy that creative endeavors can bring. Skills-based arts learning, in a socially supportive environment, yields multiple benefits for adult learners... the arts are good for you! 

Supplies: All supplies will be provided by the library, no need to bring your own. Also, creating art can be messy, so please keep that in mind when choosing the clothing you will wear to the program. 

Schedule: Be sure to register for each date you wish to attend. 

December 7: Art journals - Handcraft a portable accordian-fold journal and explore the ways you can express yourself creatively on the go.

January 11: Assemblage art - Take a close look at the work of Louise Nevelson, known for her abstract sculptures made from cast-off pieces of wood uniformly coated with paint. Then, create your own assemblage from wood pieces and other cast-off objects on a panel. 

February 15: Sumi-e painting - The Japanese word for black ink painting, sumi-e is an ancient East Asian writing and painting style that employs brush and black ink on paper. Gradations of black in sumi art are achieved by using black ink at full strength or dissolving it in water to lighten it. Emphasis is placed on the beauty of each individual stroke of the brush. Using sumi painting papers made from rice, traditional sumi ink made from pine or vegetable oil soot, and bamboo sumi brushes, practice strokes to capture the spirit (Ch’i) of nature rather than a photographic likeness.

March 15: Painted story quilts - Artist and author Faith Ringgold is renowned for her painted story quilts. She surrounds her narrative paintings with a quilted fabric border, which creates art that tells a story in color, texture, and pattern. Students select a story to illustrate - either from a book, family history, or an experience of their own - then create their selected scene on fabric using watercolor pencils and pastels.

Hillsborough branch

hillsborough@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8420

Hours
Mon, Apr 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming events

Mon, May 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room

Mon, May 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room B

Mon, May 05, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room

Tue, May 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Tue, May 06, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room B

Tue, May 06, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room

Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Wed, May 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room

Wed, May 07, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room

Wed, May 07, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room

Thu, May 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room AB

Thu, May 08, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Program Tables

Cancelled
Fri, May 09, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Sat, May 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room

Sat, May 10, 11:00am - 2:30pm

Sat, May 10, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sat, May 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Room

Cancelled
Mon, May 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Mon, May 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room

Mon, May 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Program Room AB
This event is full

Tue, May 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Tue, May 13, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room B

Tue, May 13, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Children's Room

Tue, May 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Room

Wed, May 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room B
This event is full

Wed, May 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Wed, May 14, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room

Thu, May 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Program Room B
This event is full

Thu, May 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room AB

Fri, May 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Program Room A

Fri, May 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room

Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 2:30pm

Sat, May 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sat, May 17, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Program Tables

Mon, May 19, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Program Room A

Mon, May 19, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Program Room AB

Tue, May 20, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Conference Room

Tue, May 20, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Program Room B

Tue, May 20, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Room A

Tue, May 20, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Children's Room

Wed, May 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Rescheduled
Wed, May 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
New date Wednesday, May 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, May 21, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room A

Wed, May 21, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Room B

Wed, May 21, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room

Cancelled
Wed, May 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Thu, May 22, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room

Fri, May 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Room

Sat, May 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sat, May 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room AB

Tue, May 27, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room B

Tue, May 27, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Room A

Tue, May 27, 7:00pm - 7:50pm
Conference Room

Rescheduled
Wed, May 28, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
New date Wednesday, May 21, 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Sat, May 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Room

Sat, May 31, 11:00am - 2:30pm

Sat, May 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Mon, Jun 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Program Room B
Registration opens Monday, May 12 2025 at 9:00am

Mon, Jun 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room

Tue, Jun 03, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room B

Tue, Jun 03, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Program Room AB