Max. 20 students, ages 16 and up.

‍Discover the wonders of crankies, making an old cigar box into a storytelling machine! Explore the art of crankie making from concept to creation! Get creative, choosing a subject, storyboarding, and playing to your strengths! Experimenting with timing and transitions as you learn the basics of this unique art form. Learn about its origins and modern-day renaissance. This workshop will feature crankie performances by teachers Katherine Fahey and Dan Van Allen. These crankies are the scale crankies made and used in the home would have been and can be an end in themselves or drafts for larger pieces. Come prepared with a simple story or song to base you crankie on! If you’d like to, there will be time for sharing your crankie at the end of the workshop and during The Student Art Show!

Materials fee: $20 includes a cigar box crankie kit, matchbox crankie kit and a crankie zine.