Join us at Arts Iowa City's ArtiFactory for the Long Pose Studio Group. The model will maintain the same pose (with breaks) for the entire session. Bring your own drawing materials which can include graphite, charcoal, pastels or watercolors. Acrylics, water-based oils, and regular oils using odorless turpenoid will be allowed. We will be drawing...
Sunday, November 24, 2024 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Storytime Room In November we love to celebrate DINOvember with some fun dino-themed crafts and activities! This week's DINOvember craft is a flying Pterodactyl made from paper, string and a chopstick! We'll provide all of the supplies needed to assemble your flying dino, you get to personalize it and fly...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 -4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Book to Art Club is the fourth Tuesday of every month for school age children. Each month we will read a picture book and create custom art inspired by the story! This month's Book to Art Club is celebrating the Stegesaurus in honor of DINOvember! We'll read A Dinosaur's...
Let your imagination run wild as you create your very own zany tree! In this hands-on workshop, children will use air-dry clay, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, and other colorful materials to design and assemble unique and whimsical trees. From towering giants to tiny saplings, the possibilities are endless! Space is limited; please reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/stanley-creates-zany-trees-in-bloom/3087875...
Friday, November 29, 2024 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Storytime Room, Children's Room Skip the mall and craft some simple, homemade, free gifts at the library instead! Drop in from 2-4 PM and enjoy a few self-paced, self-guided craft stations around the children's room. Make a pressed flower suncatcher, popsicle stick picture frame, marble magnet, and candy cane ornament....
Create a base using right-angle weave Toho seed beads and bugle beads. Embellish each frame in multiple ways using Czech druks, Chinese crystals, fire polish beads, and/or seed beads to create a fun beaded bracelet. No experience needed. Instructor: Karen Kubby. Registration is $78 and includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Meeting Room A Join author, artist and craftivist Shannon Downey for a community stitching event and book launch. Filled with reflection, activities, exercises, prompts, and stories, her new book, Let’s Move the Needle, is both a how-to guide and a testament to the power of art and handwork to build...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Storytime Room Get creative with us as we paint rocks with snowflakes, penguins, mittens, or any wintery designs you can dream up. Let your imagination run wild! Ponte creativo con nosotros mientras pintamos piedras con copos de nieve, pingüinos, guantes o cualquier diseño invernal que imagines. ¡Deja volar tu imaginación!...
Sunday, December 1, 2024 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Meeting Room A Join author, artist and craftivist Shannon Downey for a community stitching event and book launch. Filled with reflection, activities, exercises, prompts, and stories, her new book, Let’s Move the Needle, is both a how-to guide and a testament to the power of art and handwork to build community...
The Arts & Crafts Bazaar is the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation’s annual winter fundraiser for the Iowa City Public Library. The Arts & Crafts Bazaar features handmade items donated by community members, as well as a used book sale, with all sales benefitting the Iowa City Public Library. This presale event is available to...
Beppie Weiss will share her drawing experience of the human body. She has drawn and painted hundreds, maybe thousands, of portraits and people drawings, and will help you improve your own drawing skills. Our goal will be to understand how it all comes together, and be able to draw it with more accuracy. There will...
The Arts & Crafts Bazaar is the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation’s annual winter fundraiser for the Iowa City Public Library. The Arts & Crafts Bazaar features handmade items donated by Library supporters, as well as a used book sale, with all sales benefitting the Iowa City Public Library. If you are interested in donating...
