Zoom programs presented by Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator, Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, are made possible in part by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
ONLINE PROGRAMS WITH JOYCE RAIMONDO
Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait II, 1940. Oil on Masonite, 23 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.
Viva La Vida! (Live Life!): Frida Kahlo Workshop
Tuesday, September 26, 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. EDT
Celebrate the art of Frida Kahlo, Mexico’s most famous female artist. Learn about what she and Lee Krasner shared in common. Discover how Kahlo told the dramatic story of her life in amazing paintings. Then create your own picture story that tells a memory in your life in an imaginative way. Have drawing supplies on hand.
Registration required.REGISTER HERE
David Alfaro Siqueiros at the Experimental Workshop, New York City, 1936.
Experiment with Paint!
Wednesday, September 27, 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. EDT
Discover the work of Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros and his groundbreaking experimental workshop where he, Pollock, and others used liquid paint and innovative techniques. Then drip, spray, and pour paint to create your own abstract art. Have paint supplies, paper or board, and unconventional tools on hand such as basters, sticks, spray bottles and anything else!
Registration required.REGISTER HERE
Salvador Dalí, Dream, Caused by the Flight of a Bee (Around a Pomegranate, a Second Before Waking Up), 1944. Oil on wood, 20 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.
Dream On! Surrealism Workshop
Thursday, September 28, 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. EDT
How can our dreams, unconscious mind, and imagination be expressed in art? Explore the art of Spanish artists Joan Miró and Salvador Dalí and the impact of Surrealism on Jackson Pollock. Following the presentation, participants will be guided in Surrealist art activities designed to access the unconscious mind and unleash creativity. Have pencil , paint, and paper on hand.
Registration required.REGISTER HERE
FAMILY ART WORKSHOP
At the Pollock-Krasner House
Saturday, September 30
10:00 - 11:30 am EDT
Join Joyce Raimondo for a tour of the house and studio, then express your own creativity in an outdoor hands-on drip painting workshop. For children ages 4 and above accompanied by adults. $10 a person, includes admission and materials (one canvas per person and tempera paint). Maximum enrollment is 12.
Registration required.REGISTER HERE
Made possible by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
"Tracing Paint" available for download from Oculus and Viveport
Now you can experience Pollock and Krasner's working environment on your own Oculus
Quest headset. Order "Tracing Paint," our award-winning virtual reality tour of the
barn studio, from the Oculus Lab App Store Also available from Viveport for the Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3 headsets.