Jan Elftman – Moving Art Contraption Workshop

July 30, 2025 - July 30, 2025 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411

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Join our Artist Jan Elftman to create moving 3D work with recycled material!

One to two hours. Walk-up activity: two days in the classroom to do a backup with the automata.

Design and create a moving 3D work of art using a recycled box. What theme will you transform your box into? A car, a toy, an animal? The decision is yours! Draw, glue, and add objects onto your contraption! Learn about the simple machine, the wheel and axle, and add it to your contraption to pull it around. 

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.