About this Event
This Halloween, don't buy a mask. Make one.
Spend a Saturday afternoon in Bellevue painting a mask that no one else in the world will have. Bold patterns, deep color, cowrie shells, your own hands. You walk in with nothing and walk out wearing a piece of art, dry and ready for October 31.
No experience needed. Seriously.
A working artist guides every step, from the first pencil line to the final brushstroke, with patterns drawn from mask traditions around the world. If you can hold a brush, you can do this. Most first-timers surprise themselves.
Every seat does something bigger.
Amrita-Seattle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to break the generational cycle of poverty for utmost vulnerable at-risk children and youth in rural India. Our art therapy program gives kids a safe way to express what they can't yet say out loud, and it runs on supplies. Every seat you reserve sends art supplies to 10 of those children. You paint for an afternoon. They paint for a year.
What's included
- Your blank mask, paints, brushes, and every material you'll need
- Step-by-step guidance in a small, friendly group
- Chai and snacks
- A finished, wearable mask you made yourself
- The best "I made this" story at any Halloween party
When and where
- Saturday, October 17, 1:00 to 4:00 PM PST
- Bellevue Public Library, Meeting Room 5, 1111 110th Ave NE
- Free parking in the library garage
- $80 per seat. All ages welcome. Children under 10 paint alongside an adult.
Seats are limited, and they go.
We keep the group small so everyone gets real guidance and a real finished piece. Every one of our past art afternoons sold out, and with Halloween two weeks away, this one will too. Register online now; we can't take walk-ins or payment at the door.
Agenda
🕑: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Your Afternoon at a Glance
Host: Sabina Jain | Amrita-Seattle
Info: 1:00 PM Welcome, chai, and choosing your mask 1:15 PM Sketching your design with guidance from the artist
1:45 PM Painting: base colors, patterns, and details
3:30 PM Finishing touches, drying, and photos
Event venue & nearby stays
Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue, United States
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