December 2, 2022
Join artist Melanie Mowinski at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield on Thursday, Dec. 8, 9:30-11 a.m. or Tuesday, Dec. 13, 4:30-6 p.m. for Making as Consolation. Both events are free and open to the public. Advance registration requested via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJPEkRuQG_brORv70H5WBUjO7YT8GKfx24yAASSNKCNcfA-A/viewform?usp=sf_link
During Making as Consolation, Mowinski will hold space for quiet creation, where making becomes a place of comfort and joy, during this very busy holiday season. Bring your own project to work on or make something from the provided collage and drawing materials. No artistic background is required to attend.
Making as Consolation evolved out of Mowinski’s daily collage practice during Advent that led to her book “Collage Your Life.” In “Collage Your Life” Mowinski teaches a variety of core techniques and provides dozens of prompts to jumpstart the creative process and encourage makers to explore the versatility of collage. Inspiring examples of the author's work along with that of other collage artists are featured throughout.
Melanie Mowinski is a professor of art at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. She holds an MFA from the University of the Arts and an MAR in Religion and the Visual Arts from Yale University. She has maintained a daily practice of collage and creating with paper for more than 10 years.
About Zion
Zion Lutheran Church 74 First St Pittsfield MA 01201 zionlutheranpittsfield.org
Never Perfect. Always Beloved. Always Being Made New.
Zion is a vibrant and active faith community, providing a beautiful and accessible gathering place for not just a church, but farmer's markets, performing arts groups, yoga classes, nonprofit meetings, and neighborhood through our Common Room rental space.
Organized in 1859, Zion Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest theologically-progressive Lutheran body in the United States.
About MCLA
At MCLA, we’re here for all — and focused on each — of our students. Classes are taught
by educators who care deeply about teaching, and about seeing their students thrive
on every level of their lives. In nearly every way possible, the experience at MCLA
is designed to elevate our students as individuals, leaders, and communicators, fully
empowered to make their impressions on the world. In addition to our 128-year commitment
to public education, we have fortified our commitment to equitable academic excellence.
For 10 of the last 12 years, MCLA has been named a Top Ten College by U.S. News and
World Report. MCLA also appears on the organization’s list of top National Public
Liberal Arts Colleges. Since the list was created, MCLA has risen to #33 as a Top
Performer on Social Mobility and ranks first among all Massachusetts liberal arts
schools, which measures how well schools graduate students who receive Federal Pell
Grants. Learn more at www.mcla.edu.
