LORAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM MAKER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
The Maker-in-Residence program connects the public with art and the people who create it and includes various art forms such as theater and performing arts, visual arts, technology arts, media arts, written arts and music. Two residencies run concurrently, each at the LPLS branch best suited for the artist or maker, and last for three months. Regular open studio hours at the library allow the makers and artists to create on-site as patrons drop in, interact and learn about different artistic processes. Each maker also offers special free workshops for the public each month.
June to August 2022 Maker-in-Residence:
FAYAVEN BARBEE JR. SINGER, SONGWRITER AND MUSIC PRODUCER IN RESIDENCE AT THE NORTH RIDGEVILLE BRANCH
Fayaven Barbee Jr. is a local audio engineer at Broadwave Studios in downtown Lorain, who has built a name for himself in the Greater Cleveland areas as a musical performer and songwriter. He is self-taught with influences across generations and genres. The Elyria resident is involved with all aspects of music production, including singing and performing to mixing and producing. LPLS patrons are invited to learn about tune and beat production with him at his workshops for school-age children, teens and adults throughout the summer.
Open Studio Hours
Tuesdays, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
June 7, 21, 28; July 5, 19, 26; Aug. 2, 16, 23, 30
Tuesdays, 5 to 7 p.m.
June 14; July 12; Aug. 9
Workshops
- Tune Talk for School Age Children
Wednesday, June 8 or
Aug. 3, 2:30 p.m. - Tune Talk for Teens
Wednesday, June 22, 2:30 p.m. - Beat Production for School Age Children
Wednesday, July 6, 2:30 p.m. - Beat Production for Teens
Wednesday, July 13, 2:30 p.m. - Tune Talk for Adults
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m.
Visit the events calendar for details and workshop registration: https://www.lorainpubliclibrary.org/events
June to August 2022 Maker-in-Residence:
ROBERT WAGNER, LANDSCAPE PAINTER IN RESIDENCE AT THE DOMONKAS BRANCH
Robert Wagner is a Westlake resident and lifelong sailor on Lake Erie, where he gets much of the subject matter for his paintings. He has a degree in Art Education from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and his works are all in oil on canvas. He paints from his own experiences, using images from his own pictures and videos to create one or more pieces of the same scene to create different feelings. His interactive, three-session workshops for adults will focus on what the painter is trying to accomplish, mixing colors, brush strokes and basic pointers on rendering images. Participants will receive a fresh canvas in each session and will be able to take their creations home with them.
Open Studio Hours
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon
June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27
Workshops
- Introduction to Landscape Painting
Saturday, June 4, 2 to 4 p.m. or
Monday, June 20, 6 to 8 p.m. - Painting Techniques
Saturday, July 9, 2 to 4 p.m. or
Monday, July 18, 6 to 8 p.m. - Sky, Land, Water and Buildings
Saturday, Aug. 13, 2 to 4 p.m. or
Monday, Aug. 22, 6 to 8 p.m.
Visit the events calendar for details and workshop registration: https://www.lorainpubliclibrary.org/events
For additional information about the Maker-in-Residence Program contact makerinresidenceinfo@lpls.info.
THE MAKER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM THE NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION.
