This workshop is designed for teachers, community leaders, and any other individuals ages 13 & up who would like to learn how to design and create giant puppets and other parade art for this spring's Cattywampus Parade on Sunday, May 19th, 2024 as part of Open Streets Knoxville.
Now in its 7 year, Cattywampus's people-powered Parade invites community members of all ages to make giant puppets, costumes, and other art and come together to parade as one. This year’s parade theme “We Dwell Together” will focus on housing justice, inviting us to use art as a vehicle to imagine and bring to life a Knoxville that cultivates affordable, safe, and healthy housing for all.
During this workshop, we will focus on papier-mâché, cardboard sculpting, rigging, and other methods for making inexpensive parade art. There will not be enough time for participants to complete their own project during this workshop but each participant will receive a Giant Puppet Making & Parade Art Manual to take home, plenty of hands-on experience, and time to work on their own design/brainstorm a project for their group.
Cost: Sliding-scale donation ($0-35)