On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Wichita Falls Museum of Art hosted the “Creative Calm: Art and Mindfulness” event.

When people entered the event, they were told to sit at any table. Each table had a big square white paper with a small black square paper in the middle.

According to the instructor, the white paper represented purity and light while the black paper represented corruption and darkness.

The main objective was to create something guided by the creator’s mind, heart and soul by cutting the black paper with scissors in any way they feel appropriate to them.

There was a variety of ways people worked. Some people cut a lot and made intricate patterns while others just made something simple.

Education curator Jennifer McLarty was the one hosting the event that day and one of her goals for the event was to build a community within the Wichita Falls Museum of Art.

“My main goals are to build a community and get people to come over and see where the Wichita Falls Museum of Art is.” McLarty said.

Organismal biology sophomore Bren Lane said she will be at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art every Tuesday and Saturday because of the museum’s welcoming atmosphere.

“Three weeks ago, I was checking the Corq app to fill my planner with stuff to do,” Lane said. “They were just so welcoming that I already knew that this was going on ‘cause it’s actually a recurring event. So like every Tuesday and Saturday, you can expect to find me here now.”

Economics freshman Jesse Bearden said Lane asked him if he wanted to join, and he said yes because he had nothing better to do.

“Like Bren said, I saw it on the Corq app. Well technically, she’s the one that got me involved. She asks me if I want to go to the museum and go do some crafts with her,” Bearden said. “Sure why not, I have nothing else better to do.”