HDL’s Maker-in-Residence program helps artists, makers, and writers of all kinds share their expertise with our library community. Whether the maker is a recording artist, a sculptor, a poet, or a DIY extraordinaire – the Maker-in-Residence program helps them reach new audiences and teach others about the thing they love.
This fall, HDL welcomes Joel Schoon-Tanis as our inaugural Maker-in-Residence!
For over 30 years Joel Schoon-Tanis has been a working artist in Holland, Michigan. He has written and illustrated a handful of books (including "The Dragon Pack Snack Attack", “40: the Biblical story”, “At Psalm’s School” and “Lulu and the Long Walk”), painted murals around the world (including Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, The Dominican Republic, Germany, Palestine and exotic northern Wisconsin), and painted nearly a “gazillion” paintings in his career. His work is in churches, children’s hospitals, schools, restaurants, businesses and many private collections. In 2016 one of his images was presented to the Pope. In 2017 he joined international artists in Leipzig, Germany to create art around themes of social justice in conjunction with a gathering for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Last summer, he moved his art studio to the Third Reformed Church of Holland, MI, where he is the artist in residence.
Stop by to see Joel at work in Groundworks during the following drop-in hours:
Oct 1, 6:00-8:00
Oct 9, 10:00-12:00
Oct 16, 10:00-12:00
Oct 22, 10:00-12:00
Nov 6, 10:00-12:00
Nov 7, 10:00-12:00
Nov 13, 10:00-12:00
Nov 20, 10:00-12:00
If you would like to be a part of Joel’s community collage project, check out his scheduled programs:
Let it Storm: How to Brainstorm Better
Date: Oct 15, 6:00-8:00pm (registration required)
Location: Groundworks
Playing with Paint and Collaborating with Collage
Date: Nov 5, 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Groundworks
