Artist-Led Workshop

Creating Forms in Paper & Fabric Mache with Shelby Baldridge

Register HERE: https://form.jotform.com/233474514471052

When: Saturday, January 13, 1-4 pm

Place: ZACC (Zootown Arts Community Center)

216 W Main Street

Missoula, MT 59802

About the workshop: 

This workshop will begin with some wire working basics to assist participants in creating a small wire armature for their mache. After building a three-dimensional armature to layer material onto, we will mix up the 'mache' mixture and prepare paper and fabric scraps. Shelby will demonstrate how to apply the scraps to the wire, and we will create small, lightweight sculptures together! 

Audience: This workshop is suitable for ages 14+. No experience is required.

What to Bring: Everything you need for this workshop will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own fabric scraps or wire if there is something specific you would like to use!

Cost: The workshop is free, but a suggested donation is appreciated! 

Registration: Registration is required and will close 24 hours before the workshop begins.

About the Artist:  

Shelby Baldridge is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Missoula, Montana. She works primarily in sculpture, painting, and installation. Regardless of the medium, Shelby’s work centers on the nonhuman world and draws from themes related to biology, evolution, and the connections between species. Her sculptural work utilizes mass-manufactured materials such as chicken wire, found objects, and repurposed fabric that contrast with the natural, organic forms she creates. 

Baldridge was born and raised in Montana, where she enjoyed ample accessibility to the outdoors and cultivated a curiosity for natural sciences like botany and ecology at a young age. She received her BFA in painting from the University of Montana in 2012 and later completed an MFA in Visual Studies from the Pacific Norwest College of Art in Portland, OR.  Shelby is thrilled to reconnect to the Missoula art community and currently teaches a Drawing Foundations course at the University of Montana as an adjunct instructor.

Cancellation: If you are registered and cannot attend the workshop, please let us know at program@openairmt.org so we can open the spot for another participant! 

Questions? Email program@openairmt.org