The River Valley Arts Alliance (RiVA) and the Dooryard Steering Committee are offering workshops which include hand drumming to mixed media art projects.
The workshops being offered as part of the 4th Annual Dooryard Arts Festival are as follows:
Ukulele for Everyone
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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| Thursday, August 9th 2 pm (ages 6-12), 3:30 pm (ages 13 and over) | Picaroons Mainstage, King St | 10 people per session/$5 per participant |
Emily Clark will be teaching beginner ukulele workshops for all ages. Bring your own ukulele or use one of the ukuleles provided for an hour-long session where you will learn to tune a ukulele and play the four most common chords. Music will be provided for students to keep.
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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| Thursday, August 9th and Friday, August 10th 5 pm to 6:30 pm | Boardwalk Gazebo, King St. |
15 people per session (ages 15 and over)/$5 per participant
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Beginners and established songwriters are invited to participate in this workshop taught by Charlotte Cornfield. This workshop has two parts and will emphasize conceptual collection, following the idea and flow, allowing a melody and musical phrasing grow out of ideas, and achieving a balance between spontaneity and editing.
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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Saturday, August 11th
1 pm
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Corner of Main and Queen St.
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Open (ages 10 and over and adults welcome)/$5 per participant
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Keith Mullins will be teaching participants how to play percussive rhythms from West Africa and Cuba. He also invites students to show off their skills later Saturday night at his performance. Some drums will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own if possible.
Mixed Media with Maps
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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Wednesday, August 8th
3 pm to 4:30 pm
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Boardwalk Gazebo, King St.
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10 people (ages 15 and over)/$5 per participant
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Michael McEwing will teach participants how to create non-objective or abstract works of art using a variety of mixed media techniques. Maps will be used to help create ideas and will serve as a collage material in final images. Materials will be provided.
Mixed Media Sculpture
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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Thursday, August 9th
3 pm to 4:30 pm
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Boardwalk Gazebo, King St.
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10 people (ages 10 and over)/$5 per participant
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In this workshop, unexpected and everyday objects and materials will be manipulated and creating three-dimensional sculptures. Materials will be provided.
Abstract Drawing
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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Friday, August 10th
3 pm to 4:30 pm
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Boardwalk Gazebo, King St.
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10 people (ages 15 and over)/$5 per participant
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Adam Schriver will be teaching this workshop, which will focus on a fun technique of drawing and the idea of abstraction. Participants will be taught how to layer drawings with a technique similar to painting. The true capabilities of an eraser will also be taught, and participants will find that use of an eraser will help to add a softer quality to work. Materials will be provided.
T-shirt Painting
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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Saturday, August 11th
9 am to 3 pm
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Queen Street Marketplace
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Drop in (all ages welcome)/Free (optional cost of Dooryard shirt)
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Paint some of your own t-shirts or purchase a Dooryard t-shirt to paint at the t-shirt painting table, which will be set up at the Queen Street Marketplace on Saturday. All materials will be provided.
Potato Printmaking
(sponsored by Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery)
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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Saturday, August 11th
9 am to 3 pm
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Queen Street Marketplace
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Drop in (all ages welcome)/Free
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Basic printmaking techniques will be taught at this workshop, along with how to make art from potatoes. Be creative and test your potato stamps on your festival shirts. Materials will be provided.
Too Many Cooks
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Where
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Capacity/Cost
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Saturday, August 11th
11 am to 4 pm
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Picaroons Mainstage, King St.
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Drop in (all ages welcome)/Free
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The Too Many Cooks workshop has been a Dooryard festival favorite for four years. Come leave your mark on the large blank canvasses set up at the Picaroons Mainstage on Saturday. Music will be played all afternoon. Materials will be provided.
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