Events

Japanese Paper Design | Notan

Japanese Paper Design Notan (pronounced no-tan) is a Japanese term that means ‘light and dark harmony/balance. ‘ It’s a design concept that looks at how light and dark elements of a composition…
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$5

Learning Two-Point Perspective in Drawing

Learning Two-Point Perspective in Drawing Adult and Youth Workshop Saturday, March 11, 2023 Time: 1:00 – 2:30pm Two-point perspective: Lines that converge on two vanishing points. Linear Perspective: A technique for…
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$5

Your Story, Your Words: An Introductory Writers’ Workshop with Tom Montgomery Fate

Your Story, Your Words Join writer and English professor Tom Montgomery Fate as he guides you through an introductory writers' workshop that will be useful to anyone hoping to capture some key experiences/memories from their life for use in a variety of forms--including memoirs, essays, and poetry. Fate, who grew up in Maquoketa, is a regular contributor…
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Free

Metal Tooling | Youth (9 years) Through Adult

 Metal ToolingSaturday, April 8, 2023Time:  1:00 – 2:30 pmCost: $10Metal tooling, also called “repousse” and “metal embossing” is a type of low-relief sculpture in which tools are used to create…
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$10

Upcycled Wooden Owl (Other Wooden Art Creations)

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Join this fun and uniquely creative art project. Assemble owls on wood, create junk stuff owls. Cost: $5 Ages: 9 - Adult CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Must pre-register online or…
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Silhouette Painting Workshop

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Spooky October Fall leaves and YOU making a statement with a "fall-ish" silhouette: the image of a person, animal, object, or scene represented as a solid shape of a single…
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3D Metal Stars Workshop

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Like to hammer, pound, and create? This this class is for YOU! Metal forming and shaping is an art where the artist takes flat metal and shapes it into a…
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Create Your Own Holiday Gnome | Workshop

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Create your holiday motivation with a Holiday Gnome. (A gnome is a mythological creature and introduced in the 16th century).  Cost: $10 Ages: 9 to Adult Teacher: Shirley Deppe Must…
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STRING ART

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Create unique geometrical designs with yarn! Ages: 9 - Adult

$5

RAINBOW GLASS STILL LIFE

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Overlapping glass bottles create an array of new colors! Ages: 9 - Adult

$5

Writing Workshop

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

  Elevate your writing skills at our upcoming workshop featuring poet Koada Heacock of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop! During the first half of the workshop, the instructor will discuss craft…
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Natural Dyes Workshop

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Join us for an enriching one-day workshop on natural dyes, exploring eco-printing and indigo, exclusively tailored for K-12 art teachers! The workshop will investigate two to three key components: indigo,…
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SOLD OUT Adult Beginner Pottery Course

This course and Adult Beginner Pottery Course #2 are sold out. Please check back for course updates. Ever wanted to try your hand at pottery? Join us for this beginning pottery course taught by local artist, Gary Carstens, owner of Mississippi Mud Studios in Maquoketa. The course meets from 6 PM - 8 PM on…
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$40

Adult Beginner Pottery Course #3

Mississippi Mud Studio 403 Pershing Rd, Maquoketa, IA, United States

One more opportunity! Ever wanted to try your hand at pottery? Join us for this beginning pottery course taught by local artist, Gary Carstens, owner of Mississippi Mud Studios in…
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