Word festival workshops and events for children are free with the help of a grant from the Maine Arts Council.
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Using a range of diverse materials and mediums, bookmaking explores the intersection of paperfolding, narrative, and visual design. Artists as young and as old as they come are welcome to participate
Choose a character from an array of photos provided (a teenager? An old curmudgeon? An unhappy fairy?), and spend 45 minutes getting to know him or her through lightning-fast writing prompts. Maybe you’ll go home with a story to write!
Children ages 5-9 are invited to come to a writing/drawing mini-workshop offering 45 minutes of drawing and idea-catching, with a peek into the process behind book making.