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Creative Aging Workshop

2023-02-06 10:00:00 2023-02-06 11:30:00 America/New_York Creative Aging Workshop Presented by Hillsborough librarian Jen Sulligan. Hillsborough branch - Program Room AB

Monday, February 06
10:00am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2023-02-06 10:00:00 2023-02-06 11:30:00 America/New_York Creative Aging Workshop Presented by Hillsborough librarian Jen Sulligan. Hillsborough branch - Program Room AB

Hillsborough branch

Program Room AB

Presented by Hillsborough librarian Jen Sulligan.

Specially created for adults age 55+, creative aging programs honor older adults as creative and social learners. Skills-based arts learning, in a socially supportive environment, yields multiple benefits for older learners—not the least of which is its intrinsic value in reducing social isolation. There is great potential in older adulthood, as it is a time to grow, reflect, and make meaning. Let's celebrate this wonderful, dynamic, creative stage of life! A different visual arts technique or medium will be explored during each Creative Aging Workshop session. Sometimes we will learn about artists or art movements as well. 

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

January 9: 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 6: 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 6: 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.

About the instructor: Jen Sulligan earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The College Of New Jersey with concentrations in studio art, art education, and art therapy. She also holds an the Educational Services certificate from the New Jersey Department of Education.

Hillsborough branch

hillsborough@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8420
Branch manager
Karen Pifher

Hours
Mon, Mar 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 31 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Apr 02 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming events

Mon, Mar 27, 3:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Room

Tue, Mar 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Program Room AB

Tue, Mar 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room AB

Tue, Mar 28, 7:00pm - 7:50pm
Conference Room

Wed, Mar 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Thu, Mar 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room
This event is full

Thu, Mar 30, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Program Room AB

Fri, Mar 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Fri, Mar 31, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Room

Sat, Apr 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room AB
This event is full

Mon, Apr 03, 10:00am - 11:30am
Program Room AB

Tue, Apr 04, 10:00am - 10:20am
Program Room AB

Wed, Apr 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Wed, Apr 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Program Room AB

Thu, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room AB

Thu, Apr 06, 6:00pm - 7:15pm

Fri, Apr 07, 10:30am - 10:50am
Program Room AB

Fri, Apr 07, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room

Sat, Apr 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room AB

Mon, Apr 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Program Room B
This event is full

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

Tue, Apr 11, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Program Room AB

Tue, Apr 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room A

Wed, Apr 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Fri, Apr 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Fri, Apr 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room AB
This event is full

Fri, Apr 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Room AB

Fri, Apr 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sat, Apr 15, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Sat, Apr 15, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Program Room AB

Mon, Apr 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Program Room AB
This event is full

Mon, Apr 17, 3:30pm - 7:30pm

Tue, Apr 18, 10:00am - 10:20am
Program Room AB
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Apr 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Program Room AB
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Apr 18, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room AB

Tue, Apr 18, 4:30pm - 5:10pm
Program Room AB
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 10:00am

Tue, Apr 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Conference Room
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 9:00am

Wed, Apr 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB
Registration opens Wednesday, March 29 2023 at 9:00am

Wed, Apr 19, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Program Room AB
Registration opens Wednesday, March 29 2023 at 10:00am

Thu, Apr 20, 6:30pm - 6:50pm
Program Room AB
Registration opens Thursday, March 30 2023 at 9:00am

Fri, Apr 21, 10:30am - 10:50am
Program Room AB
Registration opens Friday, March 31 2023 at 9:00am

Fri, Apr 21, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Mon, Apr 24, 3:30pm - 7:30pm

Mon, Apr 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Program Room AB

Tue, Apr 25, 10:00am - 10:20am
Program Room AB
Registration opens Tuesday, April 4 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Apr 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Program Room AB
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Apr 25, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room AB

Tue, Apr 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room AB
Registration opens Tuesday, April 4 2023 at 9:00am

Wed, Apr 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB
Registration opens Wednesday, April 5 2023 at 9:00am