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Art in the Park: Cupcake Tin Art & Moth Making
July 11, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Free
Join the Colby College Museum of Art for an afternoon of art-making in Castonguay Square. Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of artist Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt in the Alive and Kicking exhibition, on view at the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art. Tell your story using the same materials beloved by the artist: shimmering mylar, translucent cellophane, and charming cupcake tins!
Read aloud book: Wangari’s Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter (Author, Illustrator)
Moth Sculptures with Nick Athanasiou
Create your own moth sculpture inspired by the remarkable Light Sentinels installation in Waterville’s Castonguay Square! Nature, with its millennia-old wonders, continually takes our breath away, confounds, and ultimately inspires us. While color is often associated with pigmentation (a chemical process), it is the interaction of light with physical structures (a physical process) that predominantly features in nature. A striking example of this is the vividly colored wings of butterflies and moths! Follow a step-by-step journey to create your own moth with Australian artist Nick Athanasiou.