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Making the Pictures in your Head
Week 4 FLASH ART CAMP April 6-10 & 15-17, 2020 In the process of creating an illustration, artists think about (and often research) the settings, the characters and the history behind the story. To this point, we will consider a series of questions about the country Ghana where our particular story, LAZY ANANSI, originated before we begin our own illustrations. The conversation will include a discussion about how folk art, like folk stories, are created from things at hand, springing directly from the lives people live. That Anansi the spider/demi-god/trickster originated in a culture that is known for its exceptional woven cloth speaks of the close ties between art and…
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Legends
above image: Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging, ca. 1420–30 The Cloisters Collection, 1990 Metropolitan Museum of Art Week II FLASH ART CAMP March 23-27, 2020 Hey parents! In response to the challenge of sheltering at home with all your kiddos hanging around the house, we’re offering a flash (remember flash parties?) art camp to help keep everyone creative and engaged. We’re doing it live on Facebook every weekday from 2-2:30pm until we’re back to our normals. Anne Cornell, our Pomerene Community Studio Artist and the Ohio Arts Council TeachArtsOhio artist at Keene Elementary—whose genius lies in spinning ideas out of common stuff laying around the house—will lead the camp. #TuneInAt2. Resources…
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Dave’s Chemo Journey
Opening conversation Sunday April 5, 2pm Last August, Dave McCarty was diagnosed with colon cancer. In response, to distract himself and see himself through, he picked up a paint brush. The creative activity sustained him enough that he continues to paint a month plus after his last chemotherapy treatment in February. To celebrate with him, Dave’s wife Shelley McCarty and daughter Amber McCarty Lovett planned an exhibition of the art Dave painted over the course of his treatments. Like so many events this exhibit — scheduled for April 4th at Hopewell School where Dave is employed — was cancelled. The Pomerene has stepped in to hang the show and share…
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