Unless otherwise indicated, all events are free, and no signup is necessary.
Thursday nights are TRY IT nights at Wet Paint (5:30-7:30pm). These events are designated with TRY IT as part of the title. Think of it as a kind of “Open Mic” at Wet Paint, where you can stop by & try your hand at various products or techniques. Some are loose & informal-- we set the theme & you explore! Others bring a special guest to share their expertise. With all of them, you get to try before you buy!
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Wet Paint White Sale 2013 Our annual White Sale takes a new turn and becomes the White (and Black) Sale! Now thru the end of February, you will save 30% off MSRP on all white paint-- and black paint! We've also selected a range of black and white brushes from Silver Brush Limited to offer you at 50% off MSRP. All Sheet Paper is 10% off our everyday price during this sale. Save on Golden Acrylic, and Gamblin Oil, and be sure to check out our selection of pads on sale at 30% off MSRP. And much, much more! Read more: Web Version / PDF Version |
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Try It! Copic Sketch Markers & the Beauty Within featuring Rachel Awes Rachel Awes is a Saint Paul psychologist, author and “art playgroundist” with a love of COPIC markers which she used to illustrate her self-published book All I Did Was Listen. Learn about self-publishing and try out some COPIC markers. See how beautiful they are and take away some inspiration for beauty in your life. Rachel is featured in the current COPIC catalog. Find out more about Rachel at her websites: www.rachelawes.com and www.allididwaslisten.com. |
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REDEFINING, REDESIGNING FASHION: DESIGNS FOR SUSTAINABILITY Thru May 26, 2013 Goldstein Museum of Design, Saint Paul Campus, UM McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave FREE PUBLIC OPENING Friday, January 18, 6-8pm FREE LECTURE Thursday, February 21, 5pm, 33 McNeal Sandra Black, sustainable fashion expert from London. INFORMATION: goldstein.design.umn.edu Wet Paint is proud to sponsor the juried exhibition Redefining, Redesigning Fashion: Designs for Sustainability. This exhibition reveals the immense potential for creative recycling, repurposing, and reclaiming to reshape fashion design in the future. The clothing designs featured range from whimsical to the sophisticated and wearable. |
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TRY IT! White Paint Zinc, Titanium, Cremnitz, Flake-- which to choose? See their differences in action before you buy. If you’ve always had questions about different white paints, here’s your chance to have them answered. Wet Paint general manager Darin Rinne will be onhand with various whites for you to try.All black and white paints are 30% off MSRP thru February 28, 2013 during the White Sale (and Black). |
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TRY IT! Winter & Valentine Ornaments with Mary Lee Our pal Mary Lee, paper & book artist, is a big fan of our beautiful, sophisticated Katazome and Chiyogami papers which she uses in her exquisitely hand crafted work. Learn how to create these beautiful winter and valentine themed ornaments. It’s a great way to use all those small pieces left from other projects. Learn more about Mary’s work at www.riverlarkstudio.com. |
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Valentine Origami with Kathleen Sheridan Give your Valentines a personal touch with hand folded origami! This Wet Paint tradition is a personal touch with Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. |
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Ken Avidor, Volling
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TRY IT! Toned Papers with Ken Avidor & Tara Tieso IMPORTANT PROGRAM CHANGE: Due to an unexpected conflict, Tracie Thompson will be unable to present at this event, as listed in the print version of the Wet Paint White Sale newsletter. We're sure to have Tracie back at some point in the future. We apologize for any inconvenience. Join us for what is sure to be a fun evening with two artists who represent two distinct approaches but share a common love of working on toned paper: abstract artist Tara Tieso and cartoonist Ken Avidor! Tara, who's written about toned paper on the Studio Recommendations page of the Wet Paint Website, creates work that demonstrates the use of toned paper with various art materials for integrated effects. Though she primarily works in encaustic, toned papers figure prominently in her two dimensional mixed media work. She has a lot to say about how different materials interact with different papers. Tara is a 2011 recipient of the McKnight Foundation-funded Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Next Step Grant, and 2012 recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant. You can see her work at www.taratieso.com. Ken is a well-known cartoonist and urban sketcher who recently moved to Saint Paul. It's always exciting to talk with him about his growing interest in specific art materials and how they've changed his approach to his work. Ken runs the Twin Cities chapter of the Urban Sketchers blog, does courtroom drawings, and is a frequent contributor to various publications. You can visit one of his many blogs at bicyclopolis.blogspot.com/ |
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Try It! BLACK PAINT Ivory, Carbon, Lamp, Mars, Chromatic--which to choose? See their differences in action before you buy. If you’ve always wondered about all those blacks, here’s your chance to have them answered. Wet Paint general manager Darin Rinne will be onhand with various blacks for you to try. And while you're at this event, walk across the store and say Hello to Gabriel Campanario, blogger and writer about sketching and the author of THE ART OF URBAN SKETCHING. BUY WHITE OR BLACK PAINT NOW |
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The Art of Urban Sketching with Gabriel Campanario |
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Try It! Iwata Airbrushes with Sue Freudenthal The most asked for airbrush is Iwata and Wet Paint now carries a nice selection of them! Iwata’s Sue Freudenthal, will be on hand to help you experience them. |
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