About THE MASKS WE WEAR: VIRTUAL ART MAKER SPACE
TWO FREE VIRTUAL WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ART MAKER SPACES FOR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUTH AND ALLIES IN MINORITY GROUPS INCLUDING LGBTIQ+ YOUTH, AND DIFFERENTLY ABLED YOUTH. THROUGHOUT THIS COURSE, THE YOUTH WILL LEARN TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC SKILLS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO CREATE ART IN WAYS THAT EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND THEIR EXPERIENCES. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH THE TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN AND CREATE THEIR OWN ART TO EXPRESS OR SHARE THEIR STORIES IN WAYS THAT THEY WANT TO. BUILDING UP FROM THE BASICS OF ART AND DESIGN AND THE BASICS OF CIRCUITRY, WE WILL BE EXPLORING, IN DEPTH, THE CONCEPT OF MASKING. THE WAYS IN WHICH WE MASK OURSELVES OR OUR BEHAVIORS TO FIT IN WITH DIFFERENT SOCIETIES AND CULTURES, THE WAYS WE MASK PARTS OF OURSELVES, OR THE WAY WE MASK IN ORDER TO PROTECT OURSELVES. WE WILL BE EXPLORING THIS CONCEPT OF MASKING TO DEVELOP A STRONGER SENSE OF OUR OWN MULTIFACETED IDENTITIES. IN THIS COURSE, WE WILL ENSURE STUDENT'S VOICE, SELF-AGENCY, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH MATERIALS. STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE AND WORK WITH VISITING ARTISTS. ALL FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOME. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS AND ALL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES WILL BE PROVIDED.
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THIS COURSE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH INCREDIBLE TEACHING ARTISTS: PERFORMANCE ARTIST BARRY STEWART MANN AND SCULPTER JEFF MATHER. AS WELL AS QUILTER AND TEXTILE ARTIST MARQUETTA JOHNSON, AND YOU CAN FIND HER WORK AT THIS LINK https://www.etsy.com/shop/Marquettabquilting.
THE MASKS WE WEAR: VIRTUAL ART MAKER SPACE FOR QUEER YOUTH AND ALLIES
THE MASKS WE WEAR: VIRTUAL ART MAKER SPACE FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED YOUTH
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THIS COURSE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH INCREDIBLE TEACHING ARTISTS: PERFORMANCE ARTIST BARRY STEWART MANN AND SCULPTER JEFF MATHER. AS WELL AS QUILTER AND TEXTILE ARTIST MARQUETTA JOHNSON, AND YOU CAN FIND HER WORK AT THIS LINK https://www.etsy.com/shop/Marquettabquilting.
THE MASKS WE WEAR: VIRTUAL ART MAKER SPACE FOR QUEER YOUTH AND ALLIES
- SEPTEMBER 30- DECEMBER 9, 2020
- ZOOM SESSIONS: WEDNESDAYS 3- 4:30 PM (WILL BE RECORDED)
- FOR YOUTH IN GRADES 7- 12
- ONLINE COURSE THROUGH CANVAS
- TO SIGN UP OR FOR QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL: TARYN SOMMERS AT [email protected] OR MICHAEL HERNANDEZ AT [email protected]
THE MASKS WE WEAR: VIRTUAL ART MAKER SPACE FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED YOUTH
- OCTOBER 2- DECEMBER 11, 2020
- ZOOM SESSIONS: FRIDAYS 3- 4:30 PM (WILL BE RECORDED)
- FOR YOUTH IN GRADES 7- 12
- ONLINE COURSE THROUGH CANVAS
- TO SIGN UP OR FOR QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL: STEPHANIE WHITE AT [email protected]