June Community Crochet Day! @ The Alliant Energy Center

Join Madison Public Art Project’s (MPAP'S) upcoming MayCommunity Crochet Day at the Alliant Energy Center. The MPAP is always looking for new ways to connect art & community. We were invited to join the annual event hosted by the Madison Knitters Guild.

This is a free drop-in style event open to all. Participants are welcome to come anytime between 12:00 and 6:00pm and make as many petals as they wish. Pattern and supplies will be provided. Yarn supplies, a crochet hook and pattern will be provided by MPAP for use upon arrival. If you have a crochet hook you can bring it with you size 8 (5mm). Workshop fiber artists Sapphira Afifi and Kiersten Darling will facilitite the workshop showing the crochet stitches to make the Swamp Milkweed flower.

Our upcoming installation, The Wildflowers of Wisconsin, will be a large fiber public art mural designed by fiber artist Kiersten Darling. In creating this exciting mural we are inviting the community into the art-making process to help crochet the individual floral elements that will be included in the larger artistic composition.

The Wildflowers of Wisconsin offers a creative way for neighbors to connect with each other and become part of the public art process. Join us to help create this exciting new project! This public art project encourages individuals to rethink their own consumption habits and raises awareness about climate change. For more project information visit: www.MadisonPublicArtProject.org

The upcoming schedule of workshops is posted here: https://www.madisonpublicartproject.org/wildflowersofwisconsin

Can’t attend this month’s workshop? You can still participate! Just click on the pattern link, follow the pattern to make your flowers, and then mail your completed flower to:

Madison Public Art Project

820 W Wingra Dr. PO Box 259968

Madison WI 53725

All experience levels welcome.

Children must be accompanied by an adult for duration of program.

Advanced crochet enthusiasts encouraged to register.

Please mail in your flower petals before the end of the month or drop them off at the workshop so they can be included in the mural.

When:

Saturday June 1st, 2024

12:00 to 6:00 PM

• This is a drop in event as part of the annual conference. You can learn more about the conference here: https://www.madisonknittersguild.org/event-556403
• We will be in the Wingra Room (Upstairs)

This is a free drop-in style event open to all. Participants are welcome to come anytime between 12:00 and 6:00pm and make as many petals as they wish.

Location:

Alliant Energy Center

1919 Alliant Energy Center Way. Madison, WI 53713

Cost:

This is a FREE workshop.

Registration is required to reserve your seat and project materials.

Please bring your own crochet hooks if you have one (size 5mm)

Yarn materials, materials, and patterns provided for workshop for art project use.

About the Madison Public Art Project

The Madison Public Art Project (MPAP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization in Madison Wisconsin. The MPAP fosters innovative contemporary public art projects strengthening communities with engaging art. Supporting emerging and established artists, the Madison Public Art Project relies on corporations, grants, individual donors, community support, and in-kind contributions. Our public art installations inspire imagination, encourage civic participation, fuel artistic development, and connect artists to local communities.

If you are interested to learn more about the Madison Public Art Project or make a donation to support more art in your community please visit:

www.MadsionPublicArtProject.org

Event Information: Thank you for registering. We look forward to you joining us. By registering for this event, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending this in-person program you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold The MPAP, its officers, agents, board, partners or members liable for any illness or injury.

Photographs and videos may be taken during this program. In consenting to this program waiver, I allow the MPAP to edit and use this media for its own purposes, and understand I will not be compensated for its usage.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, United States