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Do you know about the The Workshop at The Library?

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WHAT IS THE WORKSHOP?

The Workshop is a new public makerspace – a collaborative workspace with tools and equipment designed to help the community explore, learn, and make together.

The Workshop will offer both structured classes and workshops and self-guided open making hours! A Makerspace is a collaborative workspace with tools and equipment designed to help with community explore, learn and make together.

Help us make it awesome by completing our Workshop Community Survey, then stop by Saturday, June 10 between 1-4 PM for an Open House before our first day of Open Maker Hours Monday, June 12.

 

WHAT TOOLS WILL YOU HAVE?

Our complete tool list includes more than a hundred individual items, but they fall into one of two categories:

In-Workshop Tools

You’ll be able to use your library card to reserve our in-Workshop tools for use during our Open Maker Hours (TBA) up to 2 weeks in advance for 1-4 hour time slots depending on demand.

Workshop To-Go Kits

Some projects are just too big to fit in a couple of hours, so we also offer a variety of Workshop To-Go Kits and Build-Your-Own Textile Kits for 4-week checkout on a first-come, first-served basis.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Just like the Library, the Workshop is absolutely free to all Massachusetts residents with a Minuteman library card. To help us maintain our supplies, we ask that experienced makers or those working on larger projects during Open Maker Hours either bring their own materials from home or donate a few dollars to The Workshop Fund.

Events

ArtMail Workshop, A Master Class on Mail as Art

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Scrap the social media—make Art Mail from scraps! Join artist Zannah Noe in a workshop that turns mail into art.

Learn graphic design principles, collage techniques and alternative processes while learning about the fascinating history of correspondence networks. Participants are encouraged to bring personal memorabilia to incorporate into their postcard art, but supplies are included. Our exceptionally stocked Art for All Studio will have everything you need! Create three mail-ready artworks. The challenge is to send one to a new friend, an old friend and a family member or form a network within the class
Explore creative ways of collaging
Enjoy a small group crafting workshop with all supplies provided
Gain a better understanding of visual communication
Enjoy West Concord’s art scene at Art For All Studios, the host venue. It is exceptionally well-stocked with art supplies and crafting tools for any project. Scissors, glue, tape, paints, markers, pastels, decorative papers and much more are available.

This workshop is part of a larger effort to support individual mental health through art and community. Connecting is very much part of the cure. It’s proven that maintaining friendships and connections with family is a significant part of mental health and longevity. Our workshop will foster connections that extend the workshop’s benefits beyond the class to the mailbox, deepening our relationships through the power of art.