A new series of workshops at Sawyer Free Library presented in partnership with the Gloucester Center for the Arts plans to help adults explore their creative sides.
At Studio SFL, professional artists from the Center for the Arts help guide the workshoppers in exploring their creative sides in a different medium each week in the library’s new space.
On Wednesday, participants created collages using found objects of their own or supplied materials. Last week, it was block printing.
The Jan. 21 workshop will explore quilting. Using hand-sewing and found fabric, each participant will be invited to lay out and sew their own individual squares in more traditional geometric pattern or free-form with abstract shapes and lines.
On Jan. 28, participants will create an original faux stained glass artworks using plexiglass. Designs will be created on paper and then brought to life with transparent paints and markers.
Gloucester Center for the Arts’ mission is to celebrate and strengthen the creative community of Gloucester by supporting professional artists, providing multidisciplinary arts education and programs, and investing in affordable creative spaces.
The grassroots organization was founded by a coalition of discipline-specific organizations on Cape Ann run by professional Gloucester-based artists. The founding GloArts partners are Brass Fed Nation, Alexandra Grace Music Studio, Hearth Arts Studio, Lanes Coven Theater Co., and Movement Arts Gloucester MA, better known as MAGMA.
GloArts is in discussions with building owners across Cape Ann to find a space where all five organizations can rent space together and create the Gloucester Center for the Arts. More information about the Gloucester Center for the Arts may be found at gloarts.org.
For more information about Studip SFL or to register for the classes, visit sawyerfreelibrary.org or 978-325-5500.