June 27, 2020
In this Issue:
Introduction
A Free Class?
In the Studio with...
Nan Hass Feldman
Student Highlights
#WAMArtChallenge
Prompts & Demos
- Writing Prompt
Adult & Youth Class News
Online Resources
- Artist Grant/Support Opportunities
- Call to Create
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Would you Like a Free Class?
I have enjoyed sitting in on some of the Zoom classes and seeing the hard work and enthusiasm our students and faculty continue to have for learning. From our lecture offerings to photography for adults, to nature and art for youth, we are so glad that we have been able to stay connected with you this spring!
We will shortly be planning an online class session for fall - but I want your input! We have created a very short survey (just 5 questions) so we can better plan classes you will look forward to. You can even choose to enter a raffle for a free class (worth up to $75!) for filling out the survey! One adult and one youth winner will be chosen.
We are also looking to feature more of our student work in the Sketch. If you would like to be considered, please contact me at elizabethbuck@worcesterart.org and include 2-3 images and a short write up on your experiences at WAM!
Cheers,
Elizabeth Buck
Manager of Studio Class Programs
Worcester Art Museum
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In the Studio with... Nan Hass Feldman
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NAN HASS FELDMAN
Nan is an optimistic, energetic person whose works are stylized, yet recognizable, vibrantly colorful, playful, and, upbeat; often focused on the subjects of interiors and landscapes. Of her work Nan says, "My interiors and landscapes explore a love of color, pattern, detail, and design, and––believing that 'more is more'––I delight in making my work overflow with luscious, color-laden content to project a joyful and complex enthusiasm for life."
Nan grew up in Brooklyn, New York where she took art classes at the Brooklyn Museum for 10 years. She received a B.F.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, an M.A. degree from Goddard College, and an M.F.A. degree from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Since 1982, Nan has continuously taught at the Worcester Art Museum. In Nan's own words, "at WAM...[I] have always appreciated the enthusiasm, diversity, appreciation, and shared interests that we, as a class, share in our desire to grow as new or continuing artists. My classes have always been community oriented, so we are all involved in each
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others work, giving feedback and ideas to each other. I have stayed friends with so many of my students over the years and they, as well, have made artistic friendships which are lifelong."
She has taught over 25 different art courses for all ages at WAM. Nan has also led art workshops abroad for WAM in Cortona, Italy and Skopelos, Greece. Nan is one of the founders of the Danforth Museum of Art, where she has been teaching on and off since 1974 as well as an an art instructor at the deCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA and in the Framingham Public Schools and at Framingham State University. From 1999-2007, Nan ran a painting program in France. Nan has had over 45 one-person exhibits, been included in 29 museum exhibits, and has been in over 55 group exhibits in her 40 year career as an artist. Her work is in over 30 different hospital, corporate, and university collections, as well as in the collections of the Danforth Museum and in private collections in France, England, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Sweden.
Nan Hass Feldman Website.
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#WAMArtChallenge Highlights
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Thank you all for participating in a #WAMArtChallenge!
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Challenges, Prompts, and Demos
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Writing Prompt
What does this artwork make you think of?
What story might be behind this image?
We invite you to write a short story or poem about the back story here and/or to write about how the small and seemingly insignificant details of life can become important given context.
Image Information:
Julio de Diego (butterfly on mouth),
1971,
Peter Pollack (American, 1911–1978), gelatin silver print,
2004.89
Submit your writing to elizabethbuck@worcesterart.org. We may pick a piece to highlight in a future issue of the Sketch and will compile submissions for later presentation!
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Youth Classes
Our Youth Classes this summer have a variety of schedules. Classes change each week and the prices start at under $30!
Tuesday/Thursday classes, Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes, &
Monday - Friday classes.
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Adult Classes
Adult Classes are starting to fill, so register today!
We have brand-new offerings like Whimsical Hand Lettering with CJ Kennedy, Art-Inspired Short Stories with Beth Marshea, and Palette Knife Painting with Jill Pottle.
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WAM Class Scholarships - Apply Now!
We will be offering limited adult and youth scholarships throughout the remainder of our online programming.
Anyone interested will have to fill out the online form, regardless of whether or not you had previously submitted a paper form.
If you have questions, please contact us at transactions@worcesterart,org or 508-793-4333
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Opportunities and Resources
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Artist Relief from Americans for the Arts
To support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition of national arts grantmakers have come together to create an emergency initiative to offer financial and informational resources to artists across the United States.
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Call to Create
Flora in Winter 2020 was our first time including a community art exhibition - and we plan to do so again! Although not our official Call to Artists, consider this a call to create - giving all our great students, visitors, members, volunteers, and staff ample time to craft their own 3D floral submission for the
2021 Sculpted Flora exhibition in January 2021.
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COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
Are You an Artist in Need of Aid? Here Are Dozens of Emergency Grants, Medical Funds, and Other Resources to Help
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