Tag: #art

Hands on History: Victorian Valentines

Happy Valentine’s Day! Kick off the Season of Love with Victorian valentine making using reproductions of historic patterns and ephemera. Mean valentines, known as Vinegar Valentines, were also popular during this period, so broken hearts are welcome!

Reflection – Opening Reception

Join us at the opening reception of “Reflection” by Saba Farhoudnia. Curated by Adèle Eisenstein. About this event Reflection is a series of paintings on mirror surfaces, representing dis-honor killings – just a few of over 5000 women and LGBT+…

Where is the Money?

A panel conversation that sheds light on artists across multiple genres who are fortunate enough to fund their art.   Meet the Panelists below: Amy Simon is an educator, artist, activist and owner of ALLURE ART STUDIO in Queens. She…

Create Your Own Perfomance!

Using all levels of ability, this group will explore how to collaborate, with team-building exercises designed to introduce social skills and communication supports. Then, through rap, rhythms, mask-making and short scripts, students will tell a story that highlights issues in…

The Art(s) of Self Representation

This class will introduce students to the art of self-representation by discussing culturally relevant masterworks, creating visual mind-maps of identity, exploring mixed media and painting, learning color mixing, drawing the human form (emphasizing faces), and producing a final project that…