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Note the date change, we're meeting on the second Saturday!

Join us at IPRC the for our fourteenth annual winter social! We'll enjoy an exchange of art, randomly distributed among the attendees and we'll be making add-n-pass collage postcards. If you have any art supplies that no longer bring you joy we'll have a table to bring supplies to find a new home.

Gift Exchange

Please do not feel pressured into making something spectacular, this is just a chance to give a simple token of your own creation. You can go with something seasonal, but it's not required. Feel encouraged to make something that brings you joy and delight in seeing it bring joy to another artist in the group!

Before arriving put your piece of artwork in a plain paper bag or box. Do NOT show anyone what you have made, it is a surprise. That's it! NO fancy wrapping on the bag/box, but you can feel free to get as fancy as you want inside!

Each bag or box is given a number. After all the secret gifts have arrived and have been numbered each person gets to draw a random number and match that number to the appropriate bag/box. If you happen to get your own package you redraw.

Unlike a "white elephant" type exchange, we do not trade the gifts around. We gratefully enjoy the artwork that we receive.

Activity: Add-n-Pass Postcards!

Supplies:

• 1 5x7 piece of cardstock, watercolor paper, or mixed media paper
• Colored pencils, pens, paint markers, etc.
• washi tape, paper scraps, embellishments, cutout images, etc.
• glue or glue stick (no gel medium or ModgePodge, it takes too long to dry)

We'll start by writing our own name on the back of our card then adding one thing to the blank card. Then we hand off our card to the person to our right and a timer is set for few minutes. The next person will add an element and pass it on to the right when the timer runs out (this gets announced). Eventually the card makes it back to the original artist with an addition from every person attending the event.

We can all look forward to a wonderful time of socializing and showing off our gifts.

Guests are welcome, however it is nice to make sure they have something to exchange or bring something extra so they can participate too.

Sensory Note: For anyone experiencing audio or visual sensitivity, please note that the IPRC is situated under a skatepark, which creates occasional disruptive background noise, and the lighting in the studio and classroom space is primarily fluorescent. We do have ear plugs available for members.

Health Note: We will continue to properly wear our masks, per IPRC policy, when gathering in person to support the health of our members and their families who live with chronic health conditions. Please keep up to date on your boosters!

We Keep US Safe!