Looking to get inspired? Want to get creative in a group of community members? We’ve opened up our Arts Center for drop-in style fun.
No pre-registration required. Just, stop in during one of the specified times below!
Cost: $10 ($5 for members)
Community Open Studio
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Life Drawing (Live Model)
Saturdays, 10:30am-12:30pm
Visual Arts Studio (2nd floor)No instruction - No Judgment - Friendly Studio Environment
Bring your own drawing or painting tools - Plus your paper or canvases
Some easels, drawing benches, and drawing boards available.
All levels of ability from Stick Figure to Michelangelo are welcome!
You must be 18 years or older to draw with the group or have a permission note from parent or guardian.
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Fiber Arts Collective
2nd Wednesdays of the month from 2 to 5pm
Strand Center Gallery (main floor)Come for the entire time or to drop in to see what we are doing!
Upcoming Dates:
July 9th, August 13th, September 10th, October 8th, November 12th, and December 10th.
This group will consist of makers who create in fiber (yarn, fabric, thread, spinning fibers, cane, etc, etc, etc) and strive to be not just makers but more. By sharing what they are creating, they can learn so much from each other and be inspired to try new things. Weavers may knit into their handwoven fabrics, quilters might stitch into their quilted pieces, knitters might add hands-spun fibers into their hand knitted items, spinners can explore different fibers to knit or weave… there are so many possibilities of ways weaving might cross pollinate. Artists can learn to use patterns by viewing them as starting points and explore how to make them our own. By thinking “outside the box” fiber artists can create something special, something unique, something no one else has ever made in the same way.
Each session will start with introductions and then move into sharing what the fiber artists have made either recently or in the past - a show and tell - that might last 30 seconds or 5 minutes. This type of informal setting can harbor a safe space for learning from each other and nurture creative souls. The group encourages you to bring what you’re are working on and eventually break into small interest groups as time allows to further discuss the works.
Looking forward to meeting you and starting something exciting for our Fiber Art Community. Please contact Suzanne Hokanson if you are interested in joining us and if you would like more information. SWHFiberWorks@gmail.com