The Southbury Public Library invites interested teens in Grades 6-12 to join us for our Comics and Mindfulness Drawing Workshop on Friday, August 5, 2022 from 3:30pm - 4:30pm in the Brown Room of the Southbury Public Library.
Join cartoonist Cara Bean in this hands-on, visual thinking and mindfulness workshop. Cara will walk everyone through a series of creative exercises intended to lessen anxiety, build confidence, and grow creativity. Together, you’ll go over the basics of communicative drawing (stick figures allowed!) and develop the skills needed to doodle as a form of play and problem-solving. No prior art experience is required. Learn more and register on the library’s website at www.southburylibrary.org/events. Space is limited and registration is required.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library, free, and open to residents of any town in Grades 6-12. This program is also a part of the Southbury Public Library’s 2022 Summer Reading Program: Read Beyond the Beaten Path. Find out more about the summer reading program in person at the library or at www.southburylibrary.org/summer-reading.
About the Presenter: Cartoonist and art educator Cara Bean is the author of Draw 500 Funny Faces and Features and Let’s Talk About It: A Graphic Guide to Mental Health. Cara is passionate about drawing and believes that the simple act of doodling on paper can lead to the investigation of complex ideas. An art teacher for thirteen years at Lexington High School, she holds an MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Washington in Seattle and received a certificate in cartooning from the Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida. She is currently working on a long-form graphic work which speaks directly to kids about mental health.
Program link: https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/comics-and-mindfulness-drawing-workshop
