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CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY
Virtual Art Programs with
Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator
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ART PIONEERS:
WOMEN OF ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONISM
Monday, March 2, 12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST)
Celebrate women’s history as we discover the women who pioneered abstract art: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, and others. Learn about their lives and their groundbreaking creativity. Following a presentation, virtually tour the home and studio of Lee Krasner and her husband Jackson Pollock.
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VIVA LA VIDA! (LIVE LIFE!) Frida Kahlo
Tuesday, March 3, 12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST)
Celebrate the art of one of Mexico’s most famous artist — Frida Kahlo — beloved worldwide. Discover how she told the dramatic story of her life in amazing paintings. Then create your own picture story that tells a memory in your life in an imaginative way.
DRAWING SUPPLIES: pencil or colored pencils, eraser, sharpener, white paper.
Offered by the Old Forge Library
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TARE IT UP! Lee Krasner Collage Workshop
Wednesday, March 4, 12:00pm – 1:15pm (EST)
Discover Lee Krasner’s monumental collages made by ripping, cutting, gluing, and painting back into her former works to create new compositions. Joyce Raimondo will then demonstrate collage techniques as participants work alongside each other on Zoom. Have supplies on hand for your project: one sheet of paper, scissors, glue, and a surface for your art such as paper, board, canvas, paint, or drawing supplies.
Click Here to Register
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LET IT FLOW! Helen Frankenthaler and Lynda Benglis Workshop
Thursday, March 5, 12:00pm – 1:15pm (EST)
Pour it! Stain it! Drip It! This workshop celebrates the work of two pioneering women — painter, Helen Frankenthaler, and sculptor, Lynda Benglis, who employed pouring techniques to create groundbreaking colorful masterpieces of abstract art. Following, pour liquid paint to create your own abstract artwork.
Have paint supplies on hand such as liquid acrylic, watercolor, or house paint, surface for your painting such as canvas or heavy paper, cups, and sticks. Optional; liquid glue.
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INFINITE CREATIVITY: Yayoi Kusama Workshop
Friday, March 6, 12:00pm – 1:15pm (EST)
Celebrate the work of Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama who is the top-selling female artist today. Kusama’s obsessive and repetitive processes transport the viewer to a cosmic world of infinity. Her vast creativity includes sculpture, painting, performance, video art, fashion, and installation. Following the presentation, create an artwork that expresses your vision of infinity.
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Image: Lee Krasner, Desert Moon, 1955 |
