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Up, Up & Away: Make a Paper Mache Hot Air Balloon
Sunday, June 14
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Creative Reuse Gallery
Open to the public
All ages (participants 10 and under are recommended to come with an adult)
PWYC (Pay what you can)
Register here (required)

About the workshop: Create your own hot air balloon sculptures using upcycled materials—highlighting both creativity & sustainability. By repurposing everyday items, the class emphasizes how art can be both expressive & environmentally mindful.

While the creation of your balloon structure will be guided, the embellishment will be up you. Create a truly one-of-a-kind piece through color, texture, and personal details. You’re invited to rediscover this nostalgic craft while elevating it, quite literally, into a balloon uniquely your own.

About the Teaching Artist: My name is Keevey-Maria, or Kee. I’ve been working with paper mache for the last six years—it’s part of my daily routine. It started when my son asked to be a flying eyeball for Halloween. I mean, how do you say no to such a request?! Since then, I’ve made a Horseshoe crab costume, a goat mask, flying creatures, and various carnivorous plants.

A color-sorted collection of various traditional and non-traditional art supplies surrounded a bird figure made of wood scraps on a watercolor green background.

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Open-ended Making
Sunday, June 28
1 to 2 PM
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main
Free and open to the public

GALLERY
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Artist in Residence Opening Reception
Saturday, March 4
6 – 8 PM
Creative Reuse Gallery

Join us for the opening reception of our Artist in Residence gallery show, grief is a beautiful name for a baby girl, by Sara Jean Ruiz. The reception will take place 6 to 8 PM on Saturday, April 4 right here at Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse. The show will be on view through June, and visitors to the Center are welcome seven days a week from 11 AM – 5 PM.

For more information about the Artist in Residence program and Sara’s exhibit, click here.

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