In 2021 Merrymeeting Arts Center and the Bowdoinham Public Library, co-sponsored the "Make & Take" program, with funding provided by the Anonimo Foundation. Our directions were clear. While continuing to adapt to life with Covid, we were to provide art to children and income to artists. Every month of 2021 a different artist designed a project and a kit was assembled, to then be distributed to the community at no charge to any child in the ages of kindergarten through 5th grade.
By years end, 490 kits were assembled and a show scheduled to coincide with "Ice & Smelt - 2022" mounted in the Merrymeeting Arts Center gallery.
Here is a library of the instructions for each project. Feel free to download them and make them whenever you like!
(listed in the order they were presented)
By years end, 490 kits were assembled and a show scheduled to coincide with "Ice & Smelt - 2022" mounted in the Merrymeeting Arts Center gallery.
Here is a library of the instructions for each project. Feel free to download them and make them whenever you like!
(listed in the order they were presented)
- "Bag-ette" (loom woven) - Susan Perrine
- "Printing/Stamping" (stationery) - Manon Whittlesey
- "Beadlings" (beaded creatures/key rings) - Stephanie Miller
- "Watercolors" (blow art/wax resist) - Patricia Norzow
- "Dreamcatchers" (hand woven) - Kathleen Goddu
- "Flower Fold Books" (accordion paper folded) - Anna Low
- "Egg & Chick" (wet felting/pompom) - Isabel Stearns
- "Paper Beads" (assorted papers) - Jennifer Stonebraker
- "Air Dry Clay" (nature inspired) - Melissa Bardsley
- "Dragon Puppet" (recycled cardboards) - Brdiget McAlonon
- "Dragon Puppet" template
- "Collage" (assorted papers) - Howard Solomon
- "Wish Box" (recycled cardboard/found materials) - Audrey Luce
- "Wish Box" template