Mother's Day Marsupial Masterpiece: Opossum Paint and Sip! +21 BYOB

Indulge in The Insect Asylum's Paint & Sip! +21 BYOB, vintage taxidermy, live creature painting for Mother's Day!

By Nina Salem

Date and time

Saturday, May 10 · 6 - 8pm CDT

Location

The Insect Asylum

2870 N Milwaukee Ave chicago, IL 60618

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Embrace the wild side with a Paint and Sip with The Insect Asylums Live Animal Ambassadors! Join us for an evening of whimsical wonders, interactive critters and boundless creativity. For Mothers Day we will be one of our pride and joys at the museum - Hazel the Opposum!

Your ticket to this event grants you exclusive entry into the captivating Insect Asylum, a time capsule of vintage taxidermy treasures. But that's not all! It also secures your spot at the thrilling live creature paint and sip guided by our resident artist, Ari Bennardo! All materials will be provided by please feel free to bring any art materials of your choice for your use. We will provide canvases and acrylic paint.

Don't forget to bring your favorite beverage to sip on as you unleash your artistic prowess! There are only 15 spots available, so don't delay—RSVP today and let the wild painting adventures begin! This is an adults 21 and over event. Please bring your ID! No one under the age of 21 can attend this event.

Accessiblity note: please be aware that our classroom spaces are not wheelchair access at this time. We are happy to accomodate with an accessible classroom space for insect pinning on a case by case basis. Please email us with accessiblity needs before the class at theinsectasylum@gmail.com

Organized by

Nina Salem

We are working hard to bring Chicago its first Insect and Taxidermy Museum! Our focus is connecting to the beauty of nature in a non-traditional sense. During these events we will engage all of our senses to foster both excitement and growth. At The Insect Asylum we encourage you to explore, as we do! Every time you walk through our doors we are hoping you engage with the exhibits and develop a true sense of belonging with nature. Our mission is to allow people to get excited, to learn and to grow. We understand that inspiration takes flight in many forms. Come and get inspired, create, and connect with a beautiful community! Also, please keep in mind The Insect Asylum is a self-funded endeavor. This labor of love is ever growing, any and all funds we raise help us bring more to the community! We want to make our project affordable to everyone, so if you can afford to sponsor entrance for someone else please reach out. If you need to be sponsored to participate, please reach out or visit our website. We want to be able to include everyone. Donations of any kind are always welcome!

Hope to see you there,

Nina Salem Founder/Artist