Learn Plein Air painting from home! Any time of year from your porch or park.
In this personal essay, high school senior Waylon Rembert Jr. considers the lives and legacies of photographers Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz, in light of his own life path, so far, and choices that lie just ahead.
Saturday, Feb. 8, 15 & 22 @ 1 – 4 p.m. * Learn to drawn the human figure from direct observation and explore various materials and techniques, like contour, gesture, and schematic drawing. Live model present. All experience levels are welcome.
Lecture * Thurs., Feb. 20 @ 5 p.m. * Join art historian, curator, and co-founder of Obsidian Arts Suzanne Roberts for a look at photography’s past and present.
Sat., March 21 & 28, 1 – 4 p.m. * Learn how to make photos that center human experience, in all its dynamism and complexity with artist Roosevelt Mansfield. Take inspiration from images of Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz, and the layered process behind these photos’ making.
Wed., Dec. 4, 1 – 3 p.m.
Explore art-making that uses sound as a tool for transformation, including exercises and discussions around the politics of music and sound.
Free * RSVP requested
Sun., Dec. 8, 1 – 4 p.m.
What gets amplified in our pockets, on our screens, in our DMs? Join an assembly of artists, dancers, and poets for a collective listening experience, using music as material to address modes of deep listening in difficult times.
Free * RSVP requested
Sun., Nov. 10, 2 – 4 p.m.
Attend a conversation with dance makers centered on art practices at the intersection of visual art and dance.
Free * RSVP requested
Curatorial Assistant Mia Laufer offers a deeper look into creative process and historical research informing the M’s installation by L.A.-based artist Sherin Guirguis.
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