ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang-"en" xml:lang="en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"; charset=UTF-8" /> <title>Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts: Workshops</title> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="mecca.css" /> </head> <body> <div id="top"> <image src="images/top_image.jpg" alt="M.E.C.C.A.: The Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts"> </div> <div id="navbar"> <p class="page_title">MECCA Workshops</p> <p class="navbar"><a href="index.html">Home</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="calendar.html">Calendar</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="store.html">The Store</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="workshops.html">Workshops</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="studio.html">Open Studio</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="volunteers.html">Volunteers</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="education.html">Project Ideas</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="links.html">Links</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="contact.html">Contact Info</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="gallery.html">Image Gallery</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="membership.html">Membership</a></p> <p class="navbar"><a href="archive.html">Archive</a></p> </div> <div id="content"> <div class="section"> <p class="green_bold_large"> <a href="#community">Workshops for Adults</a><br /> <a href="#kids">Workships for Kids</a><br /> <a href="#recreate">SELCO Saturday Kids Workshops at MECCA! (Drop-in Workshops For Kids)</a><br /> </p> </div> <p> <span class="bold"> <br /><br /> </span> Download our Workshop Registration Form:<br /> <a href="documents/workshop_REGISTRATION_FORM.pdf">In PDF Format</a> <br /> <a href="documents/workshop_REGISTRATION_FORM.doc">In Word Format</a><br /> Scholarships for workshops are now available. For more information on scholarships or workshops, or to receive a Workshop registration form by mail, please call Mija: 541-302-1810.<br /><br /> </p> <!-- Adult Workshops --> <A name="community"> <div class="title_blue"> <p class="yellow_title">Workshops for Adults</p> </div> <a href="photos/workshops/dante.jpg target="_blank"><img class="floatright_padded" width="200" alt="deMent-triloquism" src="photos/workshops/dante_sm.jpg"></a><br /> <a name="deMeng"> <div class="title2">deMent-triloquism</div> <b>Michael deMeng, Reverend of Rusty Things returns to MECCA! <br />June 9 & 10 <br />10 am - 4 pm <br /> Fee: $280, Members: $255</b> <br />Space is limited, pre-registration is required.</b> <p class="indent">In case you were wondering, the fear of ventriloquist s dummies is called <i>automatonophobic</i> (which by the way includes the fear of wax dummies and automatons like Zoltar the fortune teller). I can understand how ventriloquist dolls could illicit terror and trepidation; typically they are bit creepy looking. Remember Anthony Hopkins in the film Magic, whose dummy seemed to have a villainous will of its own? Well, in this class, I m not sure you ll walk away with a self-aware dummy but you will learn how to make deMented dolls that are capable of flapping their jaws. You start with a mannequin head, doll head, bust, taxidermy item, etc. and then using various found objects you will adorn and transform them into something rich and strange. Most importantly, your bizarre creation will be rigged so that it has the power to speak& hopefully not on it s own. <br /><br />Want a bit of phobia inducing inspiration? Here are a few films in which dummies come to life:  Magic ,  Dead of Night ,  Devil Doll ,  Dead Silence and Twilight Zone episodes:  Caesar and Me and  the Dummy. <br /> <form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="ZP8B27GWF7LQC"> <table> <tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Fee">Fee</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="Members">Members $255.00 USD</option> <option value="Non-Members">Non-Members $280.00 USD</option> </select> </td></tr> </table> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"> <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"> </form> </p> <A name="kids"> <A name="community"> <div class="title_blue"> <p class="yellow_title">Workshops for Kids</p> </div> <!-- Recycle/Recreate --> <a name="recreate"> <div class="title_blue"> <p class="yellow_title">SELCO Saturday Kids Workshops at MECCA!</p> </div> <p> <img class="floatright_padded" width="300" src="photos/Bug_Making.jpg"><br /> <span class="bold"> Join us for some creative family time!<br /> </span> <br /> From magnetic puzzles to robot rockets to sock creatures, there's always a fun, all-ages craft project for kids and families on Saturdays. No need to preregister, just drop in any time between 11am - 3pm. All materials are included for each workshop. We ask for a $3-$5 sliding scale donation per child. Children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult. Each week features a different creative reuse project.</p> <p><b>May 5:</b> Collage Self Portraits <br />Project leader: Alexander</p> <p><b>May 12:</b> Creature Masks <br />Project leader: Alexander</p> <p><b>May 19:</b> Fabric Scrap Wrist Leis <br />Project leader: P.D. Frasure</p> <p><b>May 26:</b> Artist Trading Cards <br />Project leader: Alexander <br />Make art to trade by creating small mixed media cards to trade with other young artists. Same size as baseball cards, there will be several mediums available to work with. Project leader: Alexander </p> <p><img src="graphics/SELCOsolutions.jpg" alt="SELCO Solutions" width="200" style="float:left;margin:0 5px 0 5px">MECCA's Saturday Kids workshops are sponsored by SELCO Community Credit Union.</p> <br /><br /> <p>You can also come by during any open hours for uninstructed creative play time. Just browse our many arts and crafts reference books and then, for a donation, you can use the studio and materials on hand at MECCA to to create recycled arts and crafts. So if you're looking for something fun to do with the kids, come on over to MECCA! </p> </div> </body> </html>