Creativity Will Abound at the Albany Museum of Art Spring Makers Night
Thursday, April 1st, 2021
The weather is warmer, the days are getting longer and your creativity, like a spring flower, is ready to blossom. The Albany Museum of Art can help with Spring Makers Night, which starts at 5:30 pm on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at the AMA.
“People are starting to get adjusted to the time change, which means more daylight hours in the early evening,” AMA Director of Education & Public Programming Annie Vanoteghem said. “Why not spend some of that time creating your own art with friends and new friends you will meet at the workshop?”
Vanoteghem said Spring Makers Night is designed for all skill levels.
“Even if you’ve never picked up a paint brush, we will have projects you can do, along with all of the materials you need,” she said. “We will have someone to guide you, and you will be creating in a friendly, community setting. You will leave the workshop with something uniquely personal that you will be proud for family and friends to see.”
Projects that workshop participants can create include painting a door hanger, building a grapevine floral wreath, or making a Mason Jar paper flower bouquet.
“If someone has a project they haven’t completed, they are welcome to bring that as well,” Vanoteghem said. “Sometimes a project stalls, and being with others in a creative community setting might be just what you need to get over the hump.”
Spring Makers Night is a perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with a spouse or friend, she said. Participants may bring a favorite beverage to enjoy.
“You and a friend can share a glass of wine and catch up with each other while you make art,” she said. “It’s a nice, relaxing time to enjoy each other’s company and to make new friends too.”
Since the event takes place on Art After 5 Thursday, workshop goers also will have an opportunity to view the five current exhibitions.
The cost for the workshop is $15 for an AMA member or $20 for a future member.
You can register for the workshop online at: https://albanymuseumofart.z2systems.com/np/clients/albanymuseumofart/event.jsp?event=321
For information, contact Vanoteghem at [email protected] or call 229.439.8400.
CURRENT AMA EXHIBITIONS
n Butch Anthony: Art, Nature, and Intertwangleism is in the Haley Gallery March 4-July 31, 2021.
n Work, Worship & Community: Paul Kwilecki is in the East Gallery March 4-June 26, 2021.
n Educators as Artists: 4th College Faculty Exhibition is in the McCormack Gallery March 4-June 26, 2021
n Works by Tom Ferguson is in the Hodges Gallery through April 30, 2021.
n Escape Plan, installation by Elinor Saragoussi, is in the West Gallery.