From Chaos to Creative: Reflecting the Times (Collage)
NC5103-01
Start Date
07/11
Time
9am–5pm
Room
Tower
End Date
07/11
Meeting Day
Saturday
Credits
0
James Baldwin said that “an artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” In this workshop we will use collage to express the moment we find ourselves in as a global community. Collage, is a technigue and the resulting work of art in which pieces of paper, photographs, fabric and other ephemera are arranged and stuck down onto a supporting surface. Make meaning of found and made papers, ephemera and photos. We will also review some of the dynamic contemporary artists working in the medium.
This workshop is for MassArt alumni only. Your day includes lunch.
Housing is available for participating alumni. The housing price on the checkout button is for the workshop plus one night’s stay.
Housing Details
- All rooms are in air conditioned dorm suites with a shared bathroom.
- Beds are twin XL. Linen is provided.
- If you plan to stay two nights, please email ce@massart.edu.
- To bring a guest, please email ce@massart.edu.
Housing Cost
- $155 per night (single)
- $140 per night (double)*
*Double means having your own bed in a shared bedroom.
Add a full week at MassArt New England.
Ekua Holmes
Ekua Holmes’ work is collage based and her subjects, made from cut and torn papers, investigate family histories, relationship dynamics, childhood impressions, the power of hope, faith, and self-determination. Recalling a quote from American Artist, Romare Bearden, “I do not need to go looking for ‘happenings,’ the absurd or the surreal, because I have seen … Read more