What's new at the Mu? Bug-making craft set Saturday

Margy Vogt
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Participants in Eric Anthony Berdis' Do the Mu event on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, will create butterflies that could become part of a Berdis piece like this one to hang in the Massillon Museum.
Participants in Eric Anthony Berdis' Do the Mu event on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, will create butterflies that could become part of a Berdis piece like this one to hang in the Massillon Museum.

Those who take part in Saturday’s free Do the Mu workshop can contribute artwork to an upcoming Massillon Museum exhibition.

Artist and educator Eric Anthony Berdis will lead students in a free bug-making workshop from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Butterfly crafts like these will be the project at the Du the Mu event on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at the Massillon Museum. Those who donate their artwork to educator Eric Anthony Berdis could see their work become part of his upcoming museum exhibition.
Butterfly crafts like these will be the project at the Du the Mu event on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at the Massillon Museum. Those who donate their artwork to educator Eric Anthony Berdis could see their work become part of his upcoming museum exhibition.

Berdis’ exhibition will be in 2025 in the museum’s Studio M.

All ages and ability levels are welcome, and all supplies will be provided. Guests can drop in anytime during the event.

The artist’s collaborative bug-making project, "Don't Let Them Clip Your Tiny Insect Wings," uses craft supplies to make bugs as a symbol of resilience. Bugs donated during Do the Mu will become a part of Berdis’ project.

Berdis is an artist and educator whose practice strives to celebrate DIY collectivity and play for students.

Do the Mu is a free monthly drop-in, hands-on intergenerational outlet for creativity. The Massillon Museum receives operating support from the Ohio Arts Council, ArtsinStark and the citizens of Massillon.

If you go

WHERE – Massillon Museum

ADDRESS – 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon.

HOURS – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

COST – Free.

MORE INFO – 330-833-4061 or MassillonMuseum.org.

This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: What's new at the Mu? Bug-making craft set Saturday