WHAT
Material Play is A FREE, once-a-month workshop series for youth ages 10-18 (recommended, no restriction for children under 10 but request a parent or guardian present to participate).
Learn new creative skills and mediums from local artists and organizations while exploring themes of personal growth, resilience and community.
All upcycled materials will be provided by Indigo Hippo!
RSVP in the links below, walk-in’s welcome
Where
The Woodward Theater, 1404 Main Street, Cincinnati OH 45202
WHEN
Monday, May 6 || 3:00pm - 5:00pm
“Posterize your life" and turn your ideas into bright bold posters by using paper mask silkscreen and drawing techniques with Jon Flannery and Joe Walsh of TAKE A MOMENT STUDIO.
Monday, June 3 || 3:00pm - 5:00pm RSVP here
Explore with PEASLEE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER on how to be a good neighbor and find your place in your community through upcycled mixed media collage, where you'll get to add your voice to a piece of a larger work of art started by artist CIERRA FOGLE and take your pick from an "art bar" of materials provided by Indigo Hippo.
Monday July 8 || 3:00pm - 5:00pm RSVP here
“Weave Your World” by exploring the skills of weaving, using yarn, fiber, upcycled and natural materials, while also learning about permaculture and how everything is interconnected with the earth. Led by artist ELAN SCHWARTZ and the artists of PERMA BUDS
Monday Aug 5 || 3:00pm - 5:00pm RSVP here
“Wearable Art: Think Outside the Box” with DA’MON BUTLER and VISIONARIES + VOICES
You’ll get to explore all sorts of traditional and non-traditional materials and imagine how you can create a wearable work of art which might look like jewelry or other wearables, while learning about how to advocate for yourself and exploring the differences that make us all beautiful.
Tuesday Sept 17 || 4:00pm - 6:00pm RSVP here
Join JULIA LIPOVSKY and JULIA O BIANCO of THE WELL for “Possibility Portraits: Looking in and looking out!” You’ll get to participate in a guided meditation led by Julia B and learn from Julia L about how you might create your own self portrait. Materials will be mostly paper and collage based.
Tuesday Oct 8 || 4:00pm - 6:00pm RSVP here
Join local artist ANJALI ALM-BASU and THE KENNEDY HEIGHTS ARTS CENTER to explore tradition, heritage, and memory in the creation of junk journals!
Material Play is supported by ArtsWave and the Ohio Arts Council
