InLight Richmond 2013 is 1708 Gallery’s 6th annual, public exhibition of light-based art and performances. Free to all, InLight Richmond will kick off with a Community Lantern Parade on Friday, November 8, 2013 in Shockoe along the Riverfront Canal Walk. 1708 Gallery has organized a series of lantern-making workshops throughout the fall to provide an opportunity for Richmonders to participate in InLight Richmond. The schedule includes family-friendly workshops for all ages and skill levels encouraging all participants to explore their creative side. Most of the workshops are free unless otherwise noted. See the attached list of workshops.
In addition to the public workshops, 1708 Gallery is pleased to present workshops for a variety of community organizations including The Boys and Girls Club, The Daily Planet, SCAN, Children’s Hospital of Richmond, Virginia Treatment Center for Children, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Schools in the Richmond region are also invited to participate through their art classes. Teachers can find information to share with their classes like easy DIY lanterns, a history of lanterns, and flyers about InLight Richmond to send home to parents at www.1708gallery.org/inlight.
To participate in InLight Richmond’s Community Lantern Parade bring a lantern you’ve made at home, in one of our public workshops, or make one with us just before the parade kicks off InLight Richmond 2013. We will gather at a to-be-announced location at 7 p.m. (look for all the lanterns) where you will receive an LED candle for your lantern. The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. More information about where to meet, where to park, etc. will be available soon at www.1708gallery.org/inlight.
If you can’t make it to a workshop, we encourage you to make lanterns at home with your family and friends. You can find a list of DIY lanterns with simple step-by-step instructions at www.1708gallery.org/inlight. These lanterns are easy and fun for all ages and are made using objects you might already have around the house like balloons, milk cartons, tin cans, glass jars, etc.
For more information about InLight Richmond 2013, the lantern workshops and the Community Lantern Parade, please visit www.1708gallery.org/inlight, call 804.643.1708 or email info@1708gallery.org.
The Inlight Richmond 2013 Community Lantern Workshops and Parade are generously sponsored in part by MeadWestvaco Foundation and Stuff Redux.
InLight Richmond is made possible in large part by the generosity and support of our sponsors. Special thanks go out to our sponsors to date including our lead sponsor Altria Group, as well as Jay Barrows, CityParking, Inc., Dominion Resources, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Downtown, MeadWestvaco Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and Virginia Tourism Corporation.
1708 Gallery is a non-profit arts organization founded by artists in 1978. Our mission is to present exceptional new art. 1708 Gallery is committed to providing opportunities for artistic innovation for emerging and established artists and to expanding the understanding and appreciation of new art for the public.
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1708 Gallery’s InLight Richmond Lantern-Making Workshop Schedule
OCTOBER (ALL MONTH)
Lantern-Making at The Children’s Museum
For the month of October, The Children’s Museum of Richmond is offering lantern-making in the Art Studios at the Short Pump, Chesterfield, Fredericksburg, and Downtown locations. Lantern-making is free with admission. Visit www.c-mor.org to plan your visit.
OCTOBER 4TH
First Fridays Lantern-Making Workshop
6 to 8:30 pm, all ages, in front Quirk and 1708, 300 block of Broad St.
Join 1708 Gallery on Broad Street in the Arts & Culture District for artful lantern-making. FREE.
OCTOBER 4TH
Visual Arts Center’s First Friday Sampler
6 to 8:30 pm, all ages, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 W. Main St.
1708 Gallery brings lantern-making to the West Main Street Art Walk. $5.00.
OCTOBER 4TH
Fall Festival at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School
4 to 8 pm, all ages, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School, 1000 Lombardy St.
Look for the lantern-making booth in the Arts and Crafts area of the Festival. Make an individual lantern or collaborate on a large lantern. FREE.
OCTOBER 10TH
Vellum Lanterns at Quirk
6 to 8 pm, all ages, Quirk Gallery, 311 W. Broad St.
Create beautiful vellum lanterns with 1708 at our neighbors, Quirk Gallery. FREE.
OCTOBER 12TH
Side by Side: ENGAGE at Visual Arts Center
10 am to 12 pm, Adults with kids aged 5-15, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 W. Main St.
The Visual Art Center’s Side by Side is a fun studio art program for teams of one or two children and a grown-up. Doors open at 9:30 am. First come first served. $10.00 per team.
OCTOBER 24TH
House Lanterns at Virginia Center for Architecture
5:30 to 7:30 pm, all ages, Virginia Center for Architecture, 2501 Monument Ave.
Make house lanterns with 1708 at the Virginia Center for Architecture. FREE.
OCTOBER 26TH
Celebrate Hollywood: Costume Party at VMFA
1 to 4 pm, all ages, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard
Come make a Hollywood Star lantern with 1708 at this museum-wide, family event. FREE.
NOVEMBER 1ST
First Fridays Lantern-Making Workshop
6 to 8:30 pm, all ages, in front Quirk and 1708, 300 block of
Broad St.
Join 1708 Gallery on Broad Street in the Arts & Culture District for artful lantern-making. FREE.
NOVEMBER 1ST
Visual Arts Center’s First Friday Sampler
6 to 8:30 pm, all ages, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 W. Main St.
1708 Gallery brings lantern-making to the West Main Street Art Walk. $5.00.
NOVEMBER 8TH
Lantern-Making at InLight Richmond 2013
6 to 7:15 pm (Parade starts at 7:30 pm), all ages, InLight 2013 site
Participate in the InLight Richmond Community Lantern Parade! Bring a lantern you’ve made or make one with us just before the parade kicks off the event. FREE.
CONTACT: Emily Smith, Executive Director, 804.643.1708 or esmith@1708gallery.org
