CommUnity!

The CommUnity Arts Garage is celebrating the change of the season with new events and studio hours. Come and create with us!  We are looking for a few dedicated volunteers who are interested in hosting regular weekly open studios. This is a great opportunity to get more involved with a thriving skill-share studio and have an opportunity to work in a variety of mediums. Open studios can take a wide-range of forms, from drop-in ceramics to collage and beyond! You don't have to be an expert or a teacher, just be willing to be present and be an ambassador for grassroots education and community participation. Contact Em at [email protected] to let us know you're interested!

For more information check out garagearts.blogspot.com.

Check out our calendar of events!

Today, Monday, Sept. 22nd at 6pm we will be gathering to give thanks for the harvest and renew our intentions for our lives and the planet. Please bring altar items and something to share.Erika Lincango will be leading the ceremony and drawing on the traditions of her Ecuadorian ancestors and others. There is room for people to bring and share their unique forms of spirituality.

Also, announcing our Circus Skills play date, this Last Friday, Sept. 26th from 5-7pm! This is a great opportunity to practice your skills and learn new ones. Please come and bring a willingness to get silly and have fun - practice acrobalancing, stilting, unicycle, juggling, firedancing, hula hooping and more! Bring your tools, props, etcetera.

On Saturday September 27 Leave No Plastic Behind (LNPB) will be hosting a collage workshop with Ellen Miffitt, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. & 1p.m.-3 p.m. (pick one)  LNPB invites you to participate artistically in the plastic-free movement! Choose a plastic form to collage or start with any surface and incorporate interesting collage techniques. Make transient plastic materials into a work of art. Bring found or used (clean) plastic to work with and share. Instructor, Ellen Miffitt, M.S., in Art Education, is an award winning artist, whose work appears in several galleries and private collections. Non-plastic collage items are invited as well. Visit www.LNPB.org or www.nine-lives-studio.com for more information. Cost $14, R.S.V.P. by 9/23 (tues), space is limited.

Join us for Ceramics Open Studios every Tuesday from 6-8pm. We provide a pottery wheel, lots of tools, and some clay - people of all ages and experience levels are encouraged to play and explore, some instruction may be available. We are happy to provide a modest amount of clay to participants; if you are planning on using more please ONLY bring cone 6 (midrange) clay.

We request a donation of $5-$10 per person for our open studios and other events. This goes to support the space and our goals of providing accessible education and creative collaboration opportunities. No one will be turned away for lack of funds and work trade opportunities are available.