Vitality Art Workshops for Adults 55+

Register for Introduction to Printmaking

August 29 - October 17, 2024

Printmaking encompasses a unique set of art-making processes that use a matrix or plate to transfer images to paper. 

In this hands-on workshop, you will explore three different printmaking processes: relief printing, intaglio printing, and mono-printing.

Drawing inspiration from prints in the Museum’s collection, including Judy Pfaff’s Squash and Pablo Picasso’s Femme endormie (Woman Sleeping), you will learn and experiment with the same techniques that well-known artists use to create their extraordinary prints. 

Each process will be an opportunity to hone your drawing and composition skills as you work with the elements of design, shape, line, space, color, and texture to master the techniques of block printing, dry pointing, and painting a mono-print plate. Practice printing on a press and creating multiple images of your plates.

Course Dates, Times, and Location

Eight (8) weekly sessions held on Thursdays from 12:30pm - 2:00pm in the Museum’s third floor Skylight Gallery.

• August 29
• September 5, 12, 19, 26
• October 3, 10, 17

The workshops will culminate with an art showcase in the Museum’s Open Classroom gallery. The gallery viewing and reception will feature the projects produced by participants during the workshop.

Class Size

Limited to twelve (12) registrants.

Registration Fee

$350 (inclusive of all course materials)
No refunds for missed sessions.

Register for Introduction to Printmaking

Spots are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Upon successful completion of your secure online transaction, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with details about your participation. NEU Vitality Arts project manager Bliss Burrell will then follow up with additional information in the days leading up to the first session of each workshop.

Teaching Artist

Amber Heaton
Print, Media and Installation Artist

Amber Heaton creates colorful, geometric installations, mixed media works, paintings, and works on paper. She received an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Printmaking in 2012, a BFA from the University of Utah in Printmaking and Sculpture in 2009, and a BUS in Human Diversity from the University of Utah in 1998. Her work has been exhibited at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Children’s Museum of Manhattan, Susquehanna Art Museum, International Print Center New York, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Musée Des Beaux-Art, Le Locle, Switzerland, and other venues internationally. In 2019, Heaton had solo exhibitions at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA and Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, MA. Heaton participated in the AIM Program at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, was a scholar at the Center for Book Arts, NY, and an artist-in-residence at Wassaic Project, NY. She was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in South Korea from 2001-2003. Heaton lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

 

Individuals requiring accommodations for equal access to this program are encouraged to contact Bliss Burrell so that a good-faith effort can be made to meet the identified needs.

Register for Fabric Arts: Textiles, Costume and Construction

September 19 - November 7, 2024

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the timeless art of quilting, weaving, and embellishment. Whether you’re a seasoned creator or a curious beginner, our teaching artist will guide you through each step to create beautiful, personalized fabric artworks.

Drawing inspiration from works in the Museum’s collection, including Polly Apfelbaum’s Carpet of Color and Richard Lindner’s Banner #3, you will create contemporary textile works utilizing materials such as plastics, yarn, and fabrics and techniques such as printing, sewing (by hand and machine), decorative beading, interlacing, simplified weaving, and quilt making.

In closing the workshop, participants will delve into textural juxtapositions of fabrics, making use of scraps left from the costumes, weavings and art quilts to create a fabric collage memento inspired by Anne Ryan … the perfect way to reuse and repurpose the diverse tidbits, giving scrap material a new life.

Course Dates, Times, and Location

Eight (8) weekly sessions held on Thursdays from 10:00am-11:30am in the Museum’s third floor Skylight Gallery.

• September 19, 26
• October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
• November 7

The workshops will culminate with an art showcase in the Museum’s Open Classroom gallery. The gallery viewing and reception will feature the projects produced by participants during the workshop.

Class Size

Limited to twelve (12) registrants.

Registration Fee

$350 (inclusive of all course materials)
No refunds for missed sessions.

Register for Fabric Arts

Spots are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Upon successful completion of your secure online transaction, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with details about your participation. NEU Vitality Arts project manager Bliss Burrell will then follow up with additional information in the days leading up to the first session of each workshop.

Teaching Artist

Natalya Khorover
Repurposed media artist

Natalya’s art practice stems from a need to create beauty from that which has been discarded.

Striving to lessen plastic pollution and overconsumption drives her creativity. Sewing, layering and stitching repurposed materials provides an additional level of uniqueness.

Khorover earned her BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Following careers in the New York City fashion and film industries, she embarked on her solo journey as a studio artist. Her work has been exhibited in Dairy Barn’s biennial Quilt National exhibition thrice, and Quilts=Art=Quilts at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center. Her site-specific installations from single-use plastic waste have been exhibited at ArtsWestchester in White Plains, NY and Tilly Foster Farm Museum in Putnam County, NY. She is a member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), Surface Design Association (SDA), the Katonah Museum Artist Association (KMAA) and the Silvermine Guild of Artists.

Sharing her expertise by teaching and lecturing on mixed-media art techniques, the creative process and inspiration is Khorover’s way of making sure art and craft is accessible to everyone.

 

Individuals requiring accommodations for equal access to this program are encouraged to contact Bliss Burrell so that a good-faith effort can be made to meet the identified needs.