Sunday Crafternoon: Celebrating Black History Month • Art Inspired by the Works of Mary T. Smith! • Ages 5+

Join us for Crafternoon, a self-guided, themed crafting session with reuse materials! Our weekly themes vary, offering exciting inspiration like seasonal decor, miniatures, paper crafts, and unusual material challenges. All materials provided. This week's theme is... Art inspired by the works of painter Mary T. Smith!

Mary T. Smith (1905-1995) was an American Southern painter whose art career began in the 1970s with paint, creativity, and the found materials from the garbage dump near her home that she used as art surfaces, including corrugated roof tin, plywood, and other recycled scraps. According to art historian Phillip March Jones, Smith "constructed a outbuildings, doghouses, storage huts, tables, benches, and a studio where she worked and displayed her paintings. The buildings themselves were works of art, wood and tin sculptures usually painted with patterns and designs." Learn more about the artist here.

This Sunday, we'll be drawing inspiration from Smith's art methods and art style, using Tempera paint on all kinds of unconventional materials—wood, metal, foam, and more—to make reuse art pieces we're proud of!

👩🏾‍🎨 Happy Black History Month!

2-4pm | Ages 5+. Youth must be accompanied by an adult | Masks strongly encouraged

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Reserve your seats before the event! 

SCRAP prioritizes access to affordable art materials and expression, so we’re offering tiered ticket options:

• Ambitious Artist ($12) - This ticket reflects the “true value” of the event.
• Patron of the Arts ($15) - Your extra support contributes to continued ticket accessibility — thank you so much!
• Curious Crafter ($10) - Our most accessible option for community members experiencing financial hardship. Also a great option for large families.

Questions on the day of the event? Don’t hesitate to call the store (503-294-0769).

All event ticket sales are final and non-refundable. If you cannot make it to the event, feel free to send a friend in your place— we’d love to host them! Thank you for understanding and supporting our SCRAPpy little creative reuse non-profit!