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Art-Community-Light. Some images from the 2016 Artists’ Lantern-Making Workshop

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A few days ago, over 20 artists, educators and creative-makers spent two days with artists Angelo Arnold and Gowri Savoor, to create large-scale lanterns to spearhead this year’s River of Light in Waterbury. Some incredible structures came out of the weekend including: a bird of paradise, a giant acorn, several toadstools that will form a fairy ring, a saguaro cactus and a coffee plant. Look out for them at the parade on Dec 3rd!

 

2016 Workshop Program

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Please find below our community workshop program for 2016!

1. Community Lantern Workshop: Waterbury
Date: Saturday November 12th 2016
Place: Thatcher Brook Primary School, Waterbury VT
Time:
Session 1: 10am – 12pm

Session 2: 1pm – 3pm

– Workshops are free to attend
– All tools and materials will be provided
– Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult
– There will be a limit of 25 participants for each session
– Donations will be welcome
– Contact Gowri Savoor on info@gowrisavoor.com or call 802 778 0334
Please indicate your required time slot, number of participants, email address and phone number

2. Artists’ Lantern Making Workshop – November 5th and 6th 2016
This 2-day intensive workshop will give artists, art teachers and other creative types an opportunity to experience working with larger-scale lantern structures to spearhead a lantern parade.
It is a wonderful opportunity to create a larger-scale build if you are hosting a lantern parade within your school or community. Previous experience of making is advised. This workshop is for adults only. Hosted by Gowri Savoor and Angelo Arnold.

Date: Saturday November 5th and Sunday November 6th 2016
Place: Thatcher Brook Primary School, Waterbury VT
Time: 10am-4pm on each day, which will include an hour break for lunch.

– Participants must attend both days
– Battery operated LED lights will be available for purchase at cost price
– Limit of 20 participants
– This workshop is not suitable for children
– Suggested min. donation $25 per person, to cover material use
Contact Gowri Savoor on info@gowrisavoor.com or call 802 778 0334 for further information and to book a place.

Russ, Beth and Melanie work on their dragonfly during the 2015 artist-lantern workshop

Russ, Beth and Melanie work on their dragonfly during the 2015 artist-lantern workshop

 

Artists’ Lantern Workshop 2015

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With close to 30 artists at last weekend’s workshop, from all over the state of Vermont and as far away as Boston and Colorado, we had a lot of fun with the theme of BUGS! Over the course of two very intensive days, we made over 12 large-scale lanterns including a Praying Mantis, a Rhinoceros Beetle, dragonflies, butterflies and Venus Flytrap.  Here are a few images from the weekend…