While you Shop: Children's Holiday Puffin Workshop
Date: Dec 8
10:00 am
- 12:00 pm
Where: Art Gallery Classroom
Workshop
While caregivers catch up on holiday shopping, children, aged 8 – 11 years can get in the holiday spirit too! Create a puffin or polar bear ornament using an easy embroidery technique. We’ll be making holiday ornaments based on the animals of Newfoundland & Labrador in our museum galleries. No embroidery or sewing experience needed, just bring some enthusiasm!
What to Expect:
- We will learn embroidery stitches and techniques needed to make holiday-themed puffin and polar bear ornaments
- We will work on one ornament during the session and participants will take home materials (and skills!) to make a second ornament at home
- We’ll also enjoy some hot chocolate and a cookie, visit the Connections gallery to see the animals featured in our ornaments, and take in all the holiday decorations at the Rooms along the way.
Cost: $35 plus HST (10% Discount for Rooms Members). Limited spaces! Pre-registration required. To book your child’s space, please contact Visitor Services at (709) 757-8090.
Events & Programs
In partnership with the Department of Education, through funding provided by Cultural Connections, The Rooms invited members of the arts community to explore the vaults and select items from the collections that resonated with them and their creative practice. The resulting videos are a fascinating look into our collections, the creative process and where inspiration comes from.
This week, join us for a conversation with Fashion Designer, Charlotte Reid and a screening of the short video that resulted from her collections interactions.
Cost: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms Members. Get your tickets online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
About the speaker:
For over 20 years, Designer Charlotte Reid has created couture garments by upcycling gently used sweaters for her fashion line CharlotteStreet. In her investigation of The Rooms collections she discovered artworks, artifacts, and oddities.