March 21, 2021
In this Issue:
What is Old is New Again
Spotlight on...
Local Exhibits
Student Highlights
#WAMArtChallenge
Student Highlight:
Candice Immings
Prompts
Writing Prompt
Studio Class News
Spring Classes are Registering!
Happening Soon!
Master Series:
Kimono in Print
Online Resources
Artist Grant/Support Opportunities
[NEW] Art Business Accelerator Grant
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The images above span a hundred years on in-gallery teaching at WAM. |
What is Old is New Again
Spring offers renewal, and we are going to take that offer seriously! Here in Studio Class Programs at WAM, we look forward to warmer days and getting back into our Museum for some in-person learning!
It has been a year, I'll repeat myself here, a year since we have been able to hold in-person classes! Starting late in April we will be offering a few limited youth and adult classes in the galleries. Faculty Randy LeSage, Susmita Bando, Sally Lividini and Susan Slepetz will be our pilots for this test run, offering classes such as Drawing from Landscapes, Drawing from the Collection, Myth and Magic, Animal Passport, and a variety of workshops. If these classes go well, we will expand our in gallery classes for the summer - and add in some en plein air classes as well.
We are happy to announce our new Studio Class Programs Facebook page, too! There you will find highlights on faculty and students, resources for artists, local exhibition information, and, of course, information on upcoming classes and events at WAM! We will also still share some just-for-fun posts such as activities for youth, coloring pages for all, and art challenges, too. Follow us for more fun between Sketches!
Cheers,
Elizabeth Buck
Manager of Studio Class Programs, Worcester Art Museum
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Spotlight on...Local Exhibits |
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Worcester has so much to offer! Along with the great exhibits at WAM ( click here for more on those), there are some other shows you can catch right in Worcester! The two highlighted below feature artwork by a variety of WAM supporters; students, faculty, members, and trustees.
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The Sprinkler Factory
TRIOS: A BALANCE OF 3
March 6 – April 17, 2021
TRIOS: A Balance of 3 features the work of 80 regional artists, each presenting 3 works of art that unify together as a whole, brought together by a single concept, inspiration, method, material, palette or mood expressed through paint, photography, photomontage, collage, assemblage, sculpture, glass, enamel, encaustic, craft, fiber, video, multi media and installation.
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ArtsWorcester
INSIDE VOICES
March 18 – May 2, 2021
As we have all been asked to stay inside this year, interior spaces have become heightened reflective zones. Inside Voices prompts artists to consider a wide range of interiors, including domestic environments, psychological subjectivity, bodies, architecture, and sculptural containment. The one hundred artistic spaces created for this exhibition reveal symbolic weight, mental and emotional states, fantasy worlds, gender roles, and personal memories.
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#WAMArtChallenge Highlights |
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Thank you all for participating in a #WAMArtChallenge!
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Student Highlight: Candice Imming |
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"I have taken several Zoom classes from WAM during the pandemic and have really enjoyed them. Drawing, cartooning, abstract painting, mixed media, and art history to name a few, including creating children’s books. Instructors have done a great job meeting with virtual students from various states to provide excellent learning opportunities. I look forward to more classes at home, as I find virtual classes work great for me. Here is a collage of some of my efforts."
- Candice Imming
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Writing Prompt
This issue we consider poetry. The artwork that accompanies our writing prompt is titled Poem 69-17 and was created in 1969 by Maki Haku. The description states that the seal-script character featured and playfully abstracted by Maki in this print means “grandchild” (mago ?). Its repetition in six lively variations suggests many “grandchildren.”
How can repetition be used to create a story or poem?
Submit your writing to elizabethbuck@worcesterart.org. We may pick a piece to highlight in a future issue of the Sketch!
Image Information:
Poem 69-17, Maki Haku, Wood and cement block relief print on paper, 2005.209
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Spring Classes:
Registration is Open!
Youth and Adult virtual and in-gallery are online and registering! Be sure to check guidelines about our in gallery classes and requirements for online classes.
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Master Series:
The Kimono in Print
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6pm (via Zoom)
Speaker: Monika Bincsik, PhD, Diane and Arthur Abbey Assistant Curator for Japanese Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Art Talk: Kimono Fashion in Kyoto.
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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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Artwork Archive just announced an Art Business Accelerator Grant! The application is open to visual artists and it is free to apply.
Artwork Archive's Art Business Accelerator Grant provides 10 visual artists with unrestricted funds of $2,500, a lifetime Master account with Artwork Archive, and educational resources/expert guidance. The grant is designed to arm artists with the necessary business skills to succeed as artists and entrepreneurs—
and to make a living through their artwork.
What's unique is that all applicants will receive the career-building educational resources designed to drive career development.
The deadline to apply is May 14, 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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