Bad Art: Magnificent Mistakes

Try low-pressure art prompts with no perfect product

Make deliberately imperfect art with timed prompts and strange constraints. Add a museum-style label, share only if you choose, and leave with creative art. Materials provided. No experience needed.

Join us to make deliberately imperfect art with timed prompts, strange constraints, and no pressure to create a polished piece. Use small canvases, paper, paint, markers, and colored pencils to experiment with messy ideas, unusual prompts, and creative mistakes.

Add a museum-style label to your work if you want. You can share your art, keep it private, or take it home. Materials provided while supplies last. No experience needed. No registration required.

Questions about this program? Contact Quince Orchard Library at 240-777-0200.

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Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

To request an accommodation, contact the library branch where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help, or if you need an accommodation for an online resource or event, complete our Accommodation Request Form online or call Library Administration at 240-777-0002.

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