Thurs, Sept 5 @ 7-8:30pm CT Central via Zoom

Description:

In this class we'll learn all about collage and explore a few different practices. We'll use cut out materials of your choice to create works of art.

Materials You'll Need:

• Scissors or xacto knife
• Pencil, a black fine line marker, pen, or sharpie
• Thick White Paper (watercolor paper, or printer paper - any paper can)
• Glue (Elmer's school glue, glue stick, or Mode Podge)
• Qtips, or foam brush to apply Modge Podge or glue if needed
• Magazines and/or newspapers of all different kinds; Old encyclopedias, atlases or books, anything you’d like to use for your collage!
• Optional: Markers, colored pencils, and other media that you’d like to experiment with along with your collage
  

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell (she/her) is the Founder and Director of Cultivate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a role she has passionately embraced to merge the realms of contemporary art and community engagement. Her commitment to this mission is rooted in over 20 years of experience as an educator and a decade each as an interdisciplinary artist and curator. Mallory's journey in the arts and education has been significantly shaped by her time in Madison, WI, where she collaborated with local, county, and state arts councils for 8 years, deepening her commitment to arts and artist advocacy and support.

Before launching Cultivate, Mallory dedicated herself to education as a Montessori teacher, fostering creativity and independence among her students. Her curatorial practice includes working with organizations like Arts and Literature Laboratory, Lansing Art Gallery, the Bubbler, and most recently the Arts Council of White Lake. As an interdisciplinary artist, her work is rooted in sensorial engagement and storytelling, working with organizations like Pod Save America and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and has exhibited at the Indiana Green Invitational and the Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art, underscore her influence in contemporary art.

Beyond her professional life, Mallory is a mother to a 15-year-old son, an artist himself, and she enjoys spending her time as an avid reader and dual-state Master Gardener, illustrating her belief in the nurturing power of art, education, and community.