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All ages will enjoy our family art projects. Work on a new project each week. Try your hand working with a variety of art mediums — all materials supplied. Child and grown-up friendly! 

August 31

Panorama Places

This week we are taking inspiration from the Photo Archives’ exhibition of panoramic photography showing places in and around Albuquerque. Instructor Remy Sinegal will guide us in making mini murals using colored pencil and markers, featuring yourself and your favorite places in Albuquerque.

Instructor:  Remy Sinegal

September 7: Cardboard Cities

This workshop is inspired by SWOON’s art, whose video work is featured in the Broken Boxes exhibition opening today! Instructor Harley Kirschner will guide us in constructing 3-D miniature cardboard cities using pens, paint, and markers.

September 14: Mixed Media Blues

Create mixed media works reflecting the sea and sky based on the Astral Sea series by Tsedaye Makonnen on view in the Broken Boxes exhibition. Instructor Remy Sinegal will guide us in using a variety of materials, supplies, and shades of blue to make your own view of the sea and sky.

September 21: Finger Crochet Wall Hangings

Make finger crocheted sculptures inspired by Tanya Aguiñiga's work on view in the Broken Boxes exhibition. Instructor: Shelly Korte Will guide us in this meditative and fun project. Use colorful, soft yarn and branches to make your project ready to hang.

September 28: Timeless Looks

Take on a new look in this project inspired by fashions from the past in the Museum’s permanent art and history exhibitions. Instructor Remy Sinegal will guide us in drawing a figure and creating the outfit using some of the many decorative fabrics we have to offer.

Meet Your Instructors

Harley Kirschner is a mixed media artist and art instructor. He has a passion for mixed media, incorporating many different techniques into each object he makes. Although his roots are in collage and painting, he has been exploring place-based art for over a decade with students and has created permanent installations on his own. This is where his passion for garden art comes in. In addition to creating magical worlds, Harley has a passion for textiles and is always exploring new techniques to enliven fabric.

Michelle (Shelly) Korte is a multimedia artist—painting, drawing, sculpting, collaging, writing, printmaking, and performing. She is fascinated by the ways in which ecology, industry and ceremony interest - defining the role of humans as animals, consumers, and healers. As a curious traveler and investigator, Shelly has taught and shown her work around the world for over 20 years. As an educator, she also allows art to be a conduit of self-inquiry, expression, and problem solving. She has lived in the Manzano Mountains of Tijeras, NM with her young son since 2014 where she has been growing a creative, communal arts and healing space.

Remy Sinegal was born in California, coming to the University of New Mexico for college where she received a Bachelors in Art with a minor in Medieval Studies. She is a poet and illustrator, using a variety of media such as pencils, paints, pastels, sculpture and digital media. History both true and fictional inspire the themes of her work. Inspired by multicultural mythology, folklore, as well as modern influences like animated media, wildlife and how everyone's personal experiences shape the world around them. Believing that there is magic in embracing the mundanity of life she tries to create something exceptional and fun every time she picks up a pencil. The art of storytelling to pass on cultural superstitions inspires her to write, and illustrate her own fantastical tales, which she hopes to bring to life one day through graphic novels or animation.

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