Celebrate Asian American Heritage Month! Mixed-Media Painting and Dreamscapes for Teens! - In-person

SSL! Paint mixed-media paintings, dreams & add fun objects!

Ages 11-19! SSL! Celebrate Asian American Heritage Month! Paint your own mixed-media painting, add fun objects! Or paint your powerful, mysterious dreams! Inspired by two great Asian American artists!

For ages 11-19! Join us on Wednesday, May 27 from 4-6 PM at Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library! Drop in for a fun and relaxing time at this SSL opportunity & celebration of Asian American Heritage Month in the large 3rd Floor Meeting Room! Paint your own mixed-media painting & add fun objects like buttons & sequins! Or paint your powerful, mysterious dreams! Inspired by Filipina American artist Pacita Abad & Chinese American artist Bernice Bing. We’ll have the supplies, be dressed appropriately to get messy with acrylic paint and glue!

Earn SSL by helping us with setup, preparing and designing future library programs, library program advertising & cleanup/takedown!

Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD, Inc.

Questions about this program? Contact Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library at 240-773-9420.

Looking for more fun things to do at MCPL? Take a look at these events for teens!

You don't need a library card to attend these events, but you should get one to take full advantage of MCPL services. Don’t have a card right now? No worries! Find out how to Get a Library Card.

You can use your library card to access over a hundred online resources. We have recommended lists of books & authors for teens, test prep resources and other online resources for exploring careers or getting ready for college, information on volunteering or working in a library, and much more!

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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.

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