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Shapely Abstractions

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

View Facebook page HERE

View YouTube channel HERE

MONDAY, February 28th
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor African American Heritage Month as we learn more about the artist Reggie Laurent. This self-taught artist creates abstract paintings using intricate shapes that are entwined together with form and color. Learn how to create your own!

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

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

Neo-Graffiti Art

Neo-graffiti or street art is a staple in any community that has evolved from a defiant graffiti art into a more commercial art meant to provoke thought. 

Join OFPL in-person on Friday, January 28th at 4:00 PM at the Children’s Branch to learn the fundamentals of creating stencils and the skills needed to make sidewalk graffiti.

Children’s Branch
200 West Aztec Ave.

Friday, January 28th
Starts at 4:00 PM

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

Scribble Bots at Rio West Mall

Join us inside the Rio West Mall behind Hobby Lobby on Saturday, January 22nd from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM to make scribble bots.

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

Saturday, January 22nd
Starts at 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

These cool little science critters are made using a simple circuit, battery, and recyclables in a fun, STEM science activity.  Your Scribble Bot will move, wiggle forward, in circles, and scribble on the paper.

Supplies are provided in partnership with ¡Explora! 

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

ABCs Art Challenge

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library on Mondays at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

View Facebook page HERE

View YouTube channel HERE

Monday, January 10th
Starts at 4:00 PM

Join the challenge to create one art piece a day using a letter from the alphabet. Create a work of art starting with the letter of the day using any medium. Inspired by Daily Practices workshops from CreativeBug. Color Pencil Daily Practice & Marker Daily Practice

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

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

All Paints Day with ‘Rezmo’

Join OFPL and dual-heritage graffiti artist ‘Rezmo’ on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library Friday, November 19th at 4:00 PM. Learn the step-by-step process used by Rezmo to blend acrylic paints for the cultural iconography she is known for. 

Visit our Facebook page HERE

Visit our YouTube channel HERE

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-12921 for more information.

Dead Head Planter

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

Monday, October 25th
Starts at 4:00 PM

Learn how to recycle your old dolls to create your own dead head planters. 

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

Pumpkin Diorama

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

Monday, October 18th
Starts at 4:00 PM

Get ready for Halloween by making a pumpkin diorama. Create a spine-chilling scenic view within a pumpkin perfect for the upcoming Halloween festivities.

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

Spooktacular Bookmark Design Contest

Join OFPL for a wicked and spooky time as we host our second Bookmark Design Contest featuring the theme “Monster Mash.”

OFPL is challenging the community’s creativity to design Halloween-themed bookmarks. Create your own haunted houses, creepy crawlers, and more! Pick up a paper submission from the Main Library or the Children’s Branch or submit at ofpl.online. All art mediums welcome!

Winners will be selected in the following age categories: 0-5, 6-11, 12-18, 19+ and will receive a certificate of recognition, professional bookmark prints, and a gift card. Submission deadline is Friday, October 15th. Winners will be announced Monday, October 18th.

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

Rainstick & Wampum Weaving

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

Monday, October 11th
Starts at 4:00 PM

Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day by learning how to create your own rainstick and wampum weaving. A musical instrument that was used by many indigenous cultures to summon rain for crops, animals, and thirst. Wampum weaving is popular in Eastern woodland tribes for ornamental, ceremonial, diplomatic, and commercial purposes.

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

Tin Folk Art

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

Monday, October 4th
Starts at 4:00 PM

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by creating Tin Folk Art. Learn how to work with aluminum flashing to create a high-contrast hangable tin art. Inspired by colors and imagery from Hispanic culture.

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