Join us for a FREE group collaboration with glass artist, Carlyn Ray!

Help decorate ribbons of glass that will used in a permanent sculpture at the new Abilene Public Library Main Branch – opening next May at Abilene Heritage Square!

Sign up to attend one of two special classes led by Carlyn Ray on October 24. Carlyn will guide community members to create unique color designs that she will later turn into glass ribbons.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

For Carlyn Ray, the ultimate experience comes through elevating the personal connection with the piece, finding the purity within the design, and feeling the energy radiating from the creation of the art.

Carlyn shares her love of the process through her community studio, Dallas Glass Art, where people take classes and enjoy the experience of making their own pieces. Her passion project, Art Reaching Out (ARO), is the non-profit she founded to excite creative learning by incorporating hands-on STEAM lessons through making a glass piece, usually a site-specific installation. ARO is aimed towards working with underprivileged students, especially young women. Carlyn hopes to be a model to encourage others to follow their own dreams.

Carlyn loves sharing creativity and allowing people to be a part of their piece. She loves working with glass so much that it is a joy for her to share it with others.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

• LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE! Please RSVP below to reserve your spot.
• Choose between the two class options below and click the “Going” button to sign up. If you have multiple people coming together, you must sign up EACH person who will be in attendance.
• For safety purposes, all children present at the event MUST be at least 7 years old. Younger siblings will not be allowed in the classroom.
• Attendees will work in small groups.
• Please be on time! Due to the current construction downtown, please allow 10-15 extra minutes to find a parking place and get up to the 3rd floor classroom. The classes will begin on time and will take 2 hours each.