Luminata Lantern Making Workshops Start Thursday At The Powerhouse

Learn to make, and decorate, lanterns at one of the Fremont Arts Council workshops going on through September 15th. Photo provided by FAC

On Thursday, August 22^nd, the Fremont Arts Council offers the first in its series of public, and free, lantern-building workshops at The Powerhouse. This is the season of preparation for the FAC’s Luminata Lantern Walk on September 21^st, and part of it are workshops where anyone, of any age or skill level, can learn to build beautiful, art lanterns.

The Luminata Lantern Walk around Green Lake will feature hundreds of lanterns, many of them hand-made at the FAC workshops, alongside glowing umbrellas, luminous costumes, and lighted art works. The FAC will fund the Lantern Walk by selling art lanterns, and you can help make them.

The FAC Luminata Lantern Walk will take place in 2019 on Sep 21st at Green Lake. Photo provided by the FAC

Bring your favorite translucent tissue papers, or just yourself, to construct and decorate lanterns. From August 21^st – September 14^th, take part in a workshop where you will learn how to make three lanterns (keep one and donate two more to the cause.) The workshops are free to attend, although a donation of $20 is appreciated for purchase of materials and tools.

Public, free workshops are being held:

Thu, Aug 22^nd from 7p – 9:30p
Fri, Aug 23^rd from 7p – 9:30p
Sat, Aug 24^th from 11a – 2p (pending volunteer sign-ups)
Sun, Aug 25^th from 3p – 6p
Thu, Aug 29^th from 7p – 9:30p
Fri, Aug 30^th from 7p – 9:30p
Thu, Sep 5^th from 7p – 9:30p
Fri, Sep 6^th from 7p – 9:30p
Sat, Sep 7^th from 3p – 6p
Sun, Sep 8^th from 11a – 2p
Thu, Sep 12^th from 7p – 9:30p
Sat, Sep 14^th from 3p – 6p

If you have no luminous finery to break out for the Luminata Lantern Walk, create a lantern at the FAC workshops through Sep 15th. Photo provided by FAC

For those who want a bigger challenge than decorating hand-held lanterns, Sarah Lovett will be leading a five-part workshop series on Large Luminary Building, on Wednesdays starting August 21^st. Learn how to make a large luminary sculpture using the reed and paper method, to build 2’ x 3’ luminaries. The workshop series costs $40 per person, and advance registration is necessary at luminata@fremontartscouncil.org

Recognize the last days of summer, and the glory of the dark, introspective time of winter, at the annual Luminata Lantern Walk on September 21^st at Green Lake. Make it a merrier and more engaging evening by creating some of the beautiful lanterns, for your own use and for the support of the Fremont Arts Council.

Find more information about Luminata and the Fremont Arts Council on the FAC website (click here.)