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Explore the sense of touch through artworks that generate a sensory experience, and consider how these works exist within the confines of an art museum where touch is not encouraged. Then, we will guide you through creating a tactile piece and learn the basics of casting. We will draw inspiration from Kelly Akashi’s "Cultivator" (2021), which highlights her interest in fluid, impressionable materials and old-world craft techniques, and Robert Irwin’s "1°2°3°4°" (1997), which uniquely engages many senses at once. "Reflections" is an art-making workshop series designed to serve adults 55 and older. Session 4: December 1 & December 8 In this workshop series participants will explore how ideas about the body integrate into contemporary art. Through close looking, we will engage with artworks where the body is present, and where its notable absence invokes the body. Each workshop will include an investigation of contemporary art-making techniques and materials. No prior art experience is required. Transportation will be provided, if required. Participants may join one session (two days) or more!

Consider how the body is present through its absence in art by creating a papier mâché mask. We will draw inspiration from Eleanor Antin’s "100 Boots" (1971-1973), the poignant photographic novel with an intriguing journey; David Hammons "Champ" (1989), which highlights the precariousness of success; and My Barbarian’s "Universal Declaration of Infantile Anxiety Situations Reflected in the Creative Impulse" (2013), which incorporates handmade masks, props, and costumes into live performances and video performances. "Reflections" is an art-making workshop series designed to serve adults 55 and older. Session 3: November 10 & November 17 In this workshop series participants will explore how ideas about the body integrate into contemporary art. Through close looking, we will engage with artworks where the body is present, and where its notable absence invokes the body. Each workshop will include an investigation of contemporary art-making techniques and materials. No prior art experience is required. Transportation will be provided, if required. Participants may join one session (two days) or more!

Reflections is an art-making workshop series designed to serve adults 55 and older. In this workshop series participants will explore how ideas about the body integrate into contemporary art. Through close looking, we will engage with artworks where the body is present, and where its notable absence invokes the body. Each workshop will include an investigation of contemporary art-making techniques and materials. No prior art experience is required. Transportation will be provided, if required. Participants may join one session (two days) or more! Session 2: October 27 & November 3 In this session, examine labor and utilizing the body as a tool. We will discuss what information can be gleaned from a silhouette, while guiding you through your own creation of a cardboard silhouette-based sculpture. We will draw inspiration from Jonathan Borofsky’s "Hammering Man at 3,110,527" (1988), representing the artist as a worker, and "Julio Cesar Morales’s Informal economy exploded vendors #1" (2022-2004), bringing heightened visibility to vendors' resourcefulness.

Reflections is an art-making workshop series designed to serve adults 55 and older. In this workshop series participants will explore how ideas about the body integrate into contemporary art. Through close looking, we will engage with artworks where the body is present, and where its notable absence invokes the body. Each workshop will include an investigation of contemporary art-making techniques and materials. No prior art experience is required. Transportation will be provided, if required. Participants may join one session (two days) or more! Session 1: October 13 & October 20 Explore monumental and diminutive scales and create a figurine out of clay. We will draw inspiration from Francisco Zuniga’s commanding sculpture, "Juchiteca de pie" (1966), with its strong, unflinching stance, and Niki de Saint Phalle’s "Big Ganesh" (1988), a monumental rendering of the elephant-headed Hindu god symbolizing new beginnings.

Join us onsite for Fun Animal Friday with EcoVivarium, Friday October 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EcoVivarium will be introducing our guests to a chorus frog, pixie frog, pacman frog, and a white dumpy tree frog! The event will include a live presentation, meet & greet, storytime, special craft, and more! Included with Museum admission. No registration required. **Petting is entirely contingent upon the animals' well-being. We recommend arriving at the Museum early to maximize your chances of meeting the animals.

President Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to events on June 27 with CNN and Sept. 10 with ABC News. They're opting out of a plan from the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Pink slime is a derisive term used to describe the filler meat producers put in their products. It’s also used to describe websites that purport to produce unbiased news but actually have a partisan agenda.

The VA now pays for IVF treatment for unmarried and LGBTQ veterans. But they still must prove their fertility problems are service-related.

Aprenda los síntomas más comunes que afectan el comportamiento, y la personalidad y la razón detrás de los cambios. Inscríbase: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UVKFsNMORPWHMoMGGgTlWw#/registration