Supersize Me Puppets

[Summer 2026] Explore the process using paper mâché and painting to prototype, collaborate, and design your own puppet.

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Arts in the Dark - Sculpture - IMG_6915 - Marwen

Giant puppets come to life in this course! Learn the foundations of puppet design and mechanics of how large scale puppets work. Explore the process using paper mâché and painting to prototype, collaborate, and design your own puppet.

Studio 5
Monday – Friday, 1:30 – 4:00pm

Summer Session 2, July 13 – July 24, 2026

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Young artists in the studio use bendable wooden rods to create 3D frames for wearable sculptures.

A young artist stylistically paints a large papier mache sculpture of lips.

A close up image of hands smoothing papier mache spheres.

Abby Palen

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