VISUAL ARTS
“Art transcends cultural boundaries.”
- Thomas Kinkade
PUPPETRY
Students learn how to design and build in one of the forms: Shadow Puppetry, Hand Puppets, or Rod Puppets, based on a theme, story, or poetry. Students explore the use of various materials and tools to create their puppets. The history and origins of the art form are also introduced.
TOY THEATRE
Much of the appeal of the toy theatre has come from the charm and delight in watching a world in miniature. In these workshops, students learn how to create a tiny stage, and all the elements of the stage (such as characters and scenery). Students use various materials to create the scenes and characters to tell a story. Elements of theatre, storytelling, and puppetry techniques are also introduced.
MASK-MAKING
These workshops recognize the ancient origins of puppetry and mask art forms from all over the world, and share the common values of the use of recycled materials, respect for the art form and for each other, hand-made works, and the view that the ability to create art rests in the hearts, hands and imaginations of all who choose to participate.
