Lantern Making Workshops and Community Lantern Parade
1708 Gallery’s InLight Richmond 2011 will kick-off with a Community Lantern Parade on Friday, October 21, 2011. 1708 has organized a series of artful lantern making workshops to provide an opportunity for Richmonders to participate in InLight. Most of the workshops are free and open to all ages and skill levels unless otherwise noted. See a list of the workshops below.
In addition to the public workshops 1708 Gallery is pleased to present workshops for a variety of community organizations including The Boys and Girls Club, The Daily Planet, SCAN, CARITAS and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Schools in the Richmond region are also invited to participate through their classes.
To participate in InLight Richmond's Community Lantern Parade bring a lantern you've made at home, in one of our public workshops or make one with us just before the parade kicks off InLight Richmond 2011. We will gather on the brick patio at Tredegar at 7 p.m. (look for all the lanterns) where you will receive an LED candle for your lantern. The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. Paid parking is available at the Federal Reserve Parking Deck (5th St. and Bragg St.).
Special thanks to the following individuals, organizations and schools who partnered with 1708 Gallery on our lantern making workshops: Visual Art Center and their Side by Side program, artist Eric Jones, artist Sarah Hand, QUIRK Gallery, VMFA, Patrick Henry Charter School, Linwood Holten Elementary, Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology, SCAN, The Daily Planet, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Caritas, Henderson Middle Schooland Boushall Middle School.
Interested in volunteering? We have many volunteer opportunities for InLight Richmond including Lantern Making Workshops. To find out more about volunteering please contact InLight Lantern Coordinator Kerry
Mills at kmills@1708gallery.org.
The Inlight Richmond 2011 community lantern workshops and parade are generously sponsored in part by MeadWestvaco Foundation and Main Art Supply.
Can't make it to a workshop? Here are some easy, DIY lanterns that you can make at home:
Balloon Lanterns
Square Column Lanterns
Milk Carton Lanterns
Tissue Paper Lanterns
Tin Can Lanterns
Paper Bag Lanterns
Frosted Glass Jar Lanterns
Folding Paper Lanterns
Download tips for making all 8 lanterns HERE.
Greetings, Teachers!
1708 Gallery is pleased to invite you and your students to participate in InLight Richmond 2011!
Create any of the artful lanterns above with your class and join us for the Community Lantern Parade to kick off InLight Richmond on Friday, October 21st.
Download this history of lanterns to share with your classes.
Send this flyer home to parents with more information about InLight Richmond and the Community Lantern Parade.
Do your students need community service? Encourage them to get involved in our many volunteer opportunities for InLight Richmond like Lantern Making Workshops. Share this call for lantern making volunteers with your students or contact InLight Lantern Coordinator Kerry Mills at kmills@1708gallery.org.
LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOPS
SEPTEMBER 24TH AND OCTOBER 1ST
Side by Side Saturdays at Visual Arts Center
10 am, adults w/ kids 5–15, Visual Art Center, 1812 W. Main St., $10 per group (1 adult and 2 kids)
Side by Side is a fun studio art program for children and families at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. Find out more information at http://visarts.org/side-by-sidesaturdays.
OCTOBER 1ST
Lantern Making at VMFA
1 to 4 pm, VMFA, 200 N. Boulevard
Join the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and community partner 1708 Gallery in a celebration of Egyptian art and culture. This VMFA day of discovery includes music, tours, live storytelling, percussion performances and exploration of ancient Egyptian art. Join us in activity making that includes creating your own lantern to commemorating the Egyptian celebration of light.
OCTOBER 2ND
Family Lantern Making at QUIRK Gallery
2 to 4 pm, QUIRK Gallery, 311 W. Broad Street
Join 1708 Gallery in celebrating the Downtown Neighborhood Association at Quirk Gallery with lantern making for all ages. Choose from a variety of artful lantern designs to make.
OCTOBER 7TH
First Fridays Lantern Making
5 to 8 pm, QUIRK Gallery, 311 W. Broad Street
Join 1708 Gallery for October's First Fridays Art Walk and create artful lanterns in the QUIRK Gallery parking lot.
OCTOBER 7TH
West Main Street Art Walk Lantern Making
6 to 8:30 pm, Visual Art Center, 1812 W. Main St.
1708 Gallery brings lantern making to the West Main Street Art Walk. Lantern workshop takes place in The
Visual Arts Center of Richmond.
OCTOBER 8TH
Family Lantern Making Fest at Visual Arts Center
1 to 4 pm, Visual Art Center, 1812 W. Main St.
Bring the kids and join artist Sarah Hand in making a variety of artful lanterns. For all ability levels.
OCTOBER 9TH
Metal Lantern Making at Visual Arts Center
1 to 3:30 pm, teens and adults, Visual Art Center, 1812 W. Main St.
Recycle a tin can into an artful lantern with artist Eric Jones. Participants should be comfortable working with tools.
OCTOBER 9TH
House Lanterns at Virginia Center for Architecture
1:30 to 4:30 pm, Virginia Center for Architecture, 2501 Monument Ave.
1708 Gallery and The Virginia Center for Architecture present Paper House Lanterns designed by artist Matt Lively.
OCTOBER 11TH
Bring your Own Craft Night at QUIRK Gallery
6 to 9 pm, QUIRK Gallery, 311 W. Broad Street
Join 1708 Gallery for QUIRK Gallery's BYOC evening. We'll supply all the materials to make a variety of crafty lanterns.
OCTOBER 12TH
Paper Lantern Making at Visual Arts Center
9:30 to 11 am, Visual Art Center, 1812 W. Main St.
Bring a friend and join 1708 Gallery at The Visual Arts Center for coffee, treats and beautiful paper lantern making with artist Sarah Hand.
OCTOBER (ALL MONTH)
Lantern Making at The Children's Museum
For the month of October, The Children's Museum of Richmond is offering lantern making in the Art Studios at both the Short Pump and Downtown locations. Lantern making is free with admission. Visit www.c-mor.org to plan your visit.
OCTOBER 21ST
Lantern Making at InLight Richmond 2011
6 to 7:15 pm (Parade starts at 7:30 pm)
Participate in InLight Richmond's Community Lantern Parade. Bring a lantern you've made at home, in one of the above workshops or make one with us just before the parade kicks off InLight Richmond 2011!
PREVIOUS INLIGHT RICHMOND LANTERN WORKSHOPS AND PARADES
InLight Richmond 2010:
1708 Gallery’s InLight Richmond 2010, held on Friday, October 22nd kicked-off with a Community Lantern Parade in Richmond’s historic Shockoe Slip. 1708 organized a series of artful lantern making workshops to provide an opportunity for Richmonders to participate in InLight.
Workshops were led by renowned artists like George Ferrandi and Noah Scalin. 1708 was pleased to partner with neighborhood organizations such as the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, the Children’s Museum of Richmond and Quirk Gallery. In addition to the public workshops, 1708 also worked with local elementary schools and community partners like Caritas, SCAN, and the Daily Planet to engage diverse populations in the creative process.
The Inlight Richmond 2010 community lantern workshops and parade are generously sponsored in part by MeadWestvaco Foundation and Main Art Supply.
InLight Richmond 2009:
1708 Gallery offered a series of Lantern Making workshops in preparation for the Community Lantern Parade which kicked-off InLight Richmond 2009 on Friday, September 25, 2009.
Workshops were led by Richmond artists including Sarah Hand, Matt Lively, Noah Scalin, Robert Walz, Paul Teeples and Art on Wheels and featured unique lantern making methods. In addition to workshops for the general public, workshops were organized for a variety of community groups including the Greater Richmond ARC, SupportOne, Inc, and a group of high school students. The free lantern making fest during September’s First Friday resulted in over 200 lanterns created by our visitors!
1708 Gallery gratefully thanks the MeadWestvaco Foundation, Plaza Artist Materials, Solo Cup and the Visual Arts Center of Richmond for their support of InLight Richmond 2009's Lantern Workshops and Parade.
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