Tag: art

Art Demo: Random Drawings Tell Stories

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Thursday, May 20th at 3:00 p.m. for an art demonstration featuring OFPL’s own Jesica Adeky.

She will be using shapes and lines to depict different objects or animals to tell a story. Drawings are not planned to show the audience the power of visuals using simple drawings as a medium.

Stories may come before or after a drawing is done. Audience interaction is encouraged and suggestions will be accepted.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information. 

Workshop: Creating ‘Moxie’ Inspired Zines

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Friday, May 14th at 4:00 p.m. for a creative workshop featuring Youth Services Librarian, Anne Price.

Netflix film Moxie, based on the novel of the same name, is about a teenager who begins publishing an anonymous zine calling out sexist behaviors in her high school. Zines are the ultimate in punk rock publishing. With pen, paper, and a Xerox machine, you too can be a zinester. Join us for this hands-on workshop and learn the history of zines.

Email aprice@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Art Demo: Adventures of Rezmo in Dinéland & Further

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Thursday, May 13th at 4:00 p.m. for an art demonstration featuring Tasha Martinez.

Tasha’s artist name is Rezmo who works as a graffiti artist in Arizona. She incorporates her heritage as both Diné and Mexican into her graffiti work. Rezmo has worked on several art projects in her local community and created fundraising merchandise to help the Navajo Nation during the pandemic.

Watch Rezmo create art and talk about the challenges of being a contemporary graffiti artist.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Art Demo: Jerry Brown

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Monday, May 10th at 5:00 p.m. for an art demonstration featuring local artist Jerry Brown.

Special encore presentation to be held on Tuesday, May 11th at 5:00 pm.

Watch as Brown paints live and shares his process for creating a contemporary painting. Brown’s work can be viewed at www.jerrybrownart.com.

Email aprice@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Storytelling & the Art of Jewelry Making

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, and YouTube on Wednesday, May 5th at 1:00 p.m. for a storytelling presentation featuring Kristi Rae Wilson who received her MFA in Jewelry/Metals from the University of Illinois.

Her work has been included in international and national publications and exhibited throughout the United States. Wilson has taught fine art courses and
served as an advisor for the Art Student Collective at the University of New Mexico for 8 years.

Currently, she teaches Jewelry and Small Metals Construction, Drawing, and Introduction to Art History as a Visiting Assistant Professor.

Email aprice@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Botanical Watercolor Painting

Join us on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 p.m. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

Tune in on Monday, April 26th at 4:00 p.m. to create vivid and detailed botanical paintings using watercolor paint and paper.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Environmental Recycled Art

Join us on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 p.m. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

Tune in on Monday, April 19th at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate Earth Day by creating a unique piece of art using recyclable material such as paper, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, cardboard, bottle caps, and more!

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Deep in the Stacks!

Would you like a sneak peak into the weekly events at the library? Watch our newest virtual show!

Join us on Facebook and Instagram, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Saturday at 2:00 p.m. to catch the latest talk on movies and books, and to hear about the exciting events coming next week. We’ll answer questions, showcase library materials, and more. So watch us every week and be our guest, Deep in the Stacks!

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

World Art Day

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary Thursday, April 15th at 1:00 p.m. for World Art Day, an international celebration of the fine arts. This celebration was declared by the International Association of Art to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide.

Watch OFPL’s resident artist, Joshua Whitman, create a work of art in a virtual demonstration followed by an interactive Q & A session. Create your own art using materials found around your home and share your creativity through OFPL’s Facebook or Instagram, @galluplibrary.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Minimalist Collage

Join us on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 p.m. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

Tune in on Monday, April 12th at 4:00 p.m. to using next to nothing, create a simplistic work of art for your home. Made famous in America during the 1960s and early 1970s.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.