Workshop: Intro to Art Car & Art Bike Construction Techniques

The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art preserves, promotes and documents visionary art environments, provides opportunities for the expression of personal artistic vision, and creates a community where that expression is valued. The organization owns and operates The Orange Show Monument, The Beer Can House and Smither Park, as well as produces The Houston Art Car Parade - the largest celebration of its kind in the world.

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

Learn from experienced Art Car artists all about construction techniques to create your own Art Car or Art Bike!

The Orange Show World Headquarters

Looking for the February 27th Workshop?<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-intro-to-art-car-art-bike-construction-techniques-tickets-267919914677"> CLICK HERE</a>The Art Car / Art Bike Chop Shops are a series of educational outreach workshops for individuals interested in building art cars or art bikes. Experienced art car artists teach the introductory skills of art construction and design found in many art cars: welding, foam sculpting, and LED lighting. These workshops introduce participants to new skills but also encourage and provide the tools for the creation of new creative communities and a network within which students may find like minded individuals for future projects. Open to participants of all skill and experience levels. REGISTRATION:Day Pass - All Access: $75 | Individual classes: $40Session one comprises a series of three intensive classes communicating basic skills common to many Art Cars and Art Bikes. 10:00 - 12:30 Introduction to MIG Welding Instructor: Julian Luna An introductory class on MIG welding resulting in the creation of a steel planter for each student to take home. The class begins with an introduction to tools and safety, followed by a demonstration of how to weld practice beads. The students are then split into pairs to each welder and monitored by the instructor and assistants for a guided work session demonstrating various essential clamping and welding techniques in the process. 12: 30 - 3:00 Introduction to Foam | Instructor: Rebecca Bass An introduction to sculpting foam culminating in the creation of a finished foam sculpture for each student to take home. The class begins with an Introduction wherein students learn about tools and carving techniques, followed by guided work with the instructor demonstrating the step-by-step sculpting of a foam object. Each student is provided with foam and tools. 3:00 - 5:30 Introduction to LEDs | Instructor: Matt Fries An introduction to basic soldering, wiring, and assembly techniques for the purpose of assembling a remote controlled RGB LED box for each student to take home. The class will begin with an introduction to the tools and best practices for soldering and wiring. The students then assemble, populate, and wire their LED Box in a guided work session. The workshop concludes with a demonstration of more complicated LED systems such as addressable LEDs controlled by a microcontroller to inspire and encourage future avenues of study.

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