Pollack Krasner House and Study Center News Letter

Click here for www.pkhouse.org Zoom Programs Hosted by Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator _________________________________________________________ LIBRARY ZOOM PROGRAMS Radiant Art  Tuesday, April 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT How can an artist draw with light itself or make a sculpture out of neon bands? Discover how artists Pablo Picasso, Dan Flavin, Keith Sonnier and others have used light as an innovative art medium. Offered by the Larchmont Public Library Click Here to Register with the Library ___________________________________________________________________ Light and Shadow Workshop Tuesday, April 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT Learn the basics of light and shadow to create the effect of three dimensional volume in your drawing. Participants will begin by drawing a sphere and will then be guided to draw a human face with light and shadow. Offered by the East Hampton Library  Click Here to Register with the Library _____________________________________________________________________________ Viva La Vida! Frida Kahlo Workshop Wednesday, May 1, 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT Celebrate the art of Mexico’s most famous female artist, Frida Kahlo. Discover how Kahlo told the dramatic story of her life in amazing paintings. Then create your own illustration that communicates a memory in your life in an imaginative way. Have a pencil and paper, sharpener, eraser, and colored pencils on hand Offered by the Rush Public Library Click Here to Register with the Library _____________________________________________________________________________ Above Image: Self Portrait, Dedicated to Dr Eloesser, 1940 by Frida Kahlo ______________________________________________________________________________ #pollaskkrasnerhouse#finearmagazine#fineartfun

Pollock Krasner House This weeks Zoom Learning Schedule Including a Tribute to Ellen Frank!

Pollack Krasner House Weeks offerings! 

THIS WEEK ZOOM PROGRAMS click here for monthly calendar of events HANDS ON WORKSHOPS! Anyone Can Draw! Monday, November 7, 2 - 3 pm EST  This workshop will show you simple techniques to improve your observational drawing skills. In this relaxed session, learn contour drawing skills guaranteed to improve your drawing in one hour!  Supplies; mirror, 3 sheets of paper, pencil, sharpener, eraser. Offered by the Larchmont Library click here to register with library _____________________________ Shape Up! Wednesday, November 9, 7 - 8 pm, EST How can a circle, square or a triangle convey an emotion? Explore how simple shapes communicate ideas and feelings in abstract art. Following the lecture, create an abstract work using bold shapes. Have a surface for your picture and assorted colored papers, scissors, glue and paint supplies on hand. Open to teens and adults!  Offered by Franklin Square Library click here to register with library  HOW CAN ART FOSTER  WORLDWIDE PEACE? Tribute to Ellen Frank Thursday, November 10, 12 - 1 pm EST  This special Zoom event celebrates the life and work of the late Ellen Frank (1946-2021), an internationally acclaimed painter, longtime Springs resident, and Founder of Cities of Peace — Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation. Hosted from the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center by Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator, guest speakers Skender Boshtrakaj, former Director of the Kosovo Museum in Pristina, Kosovo, Ellen’s husband Stephen Dickman, and other speakers will pay tribute to her creativity and dedication to worldwide peace.  click here to register Image; Ellen Frank Contact: Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator at Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. Call 917 502 0790 or email us for more information.   | www.pkhouse.org

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Pollack Krasner House Study Zoom Cafe July 26-August 6, 2022

Education Coordinator, Joyce Raimondo

THIS WEEK  Art In-person and Zoom Times below Eastern Daylight Time, US

Tuesday, July 26, 4:00 - 5:00 pm  Zoom Virtual Art Cafe TIME TO CREATE For adults Artists of all disciplines are invited to participate in our monthly Zoom Art Cafe. How do artists juggle the responsibilities of home, finance, and family life with art making? We will discuss effective ways artists of all disciplines can manage time to maximize creative output. Participants are invited to “check-in” — share your artistic endeavors, ideas for effective use of time, and questions.  Bring an artwork to share virtually! click here to register

Wednesday, July 27,  2:00 - 3:00 pm  Zoom FEEL IT!  TEXTURE IN ART For adults Rough, shiny, bumpy, smooth. How did Pollock and Krasner use texture in their art? Explore the use of tactile and visual texture in this paint-collage workshop. Collect textured materials such as sand paper, corrugated paper, fabric, cotton balls etc. and a stiff board or paper, glue, and scissors.  Offered by Larchmont Public Library  click here to register

Weds., July 27, 4:00 - 5:00 pm  Zoom OCEANS OF CREATIVITY For adults What is creativity? Rip up your artwork and create a new one? Use a baster to paint? This live Zoom program highlights the tenets of creative thinking that are exemplified in Pollock and Krasner’s processes and their ground breaking abstract expressionist art. Following a live virtual tour of Pollock and Krasner’s studio and house, participants will be invited to try techniques in art designed to maximize creativity and break through blocks. Have drawing supplies on hand.  Offered by Middle Country Public Library  click here to regsiter

NEW DATES ADDED! FAMILY TOUR AND  DRIP PAINTING WORKSHOPS  In-person at the Pollock-Krasner House  Saturdays,  August 6, 20, 27, 10:00-11:30 am  Tuesdays, August 2, 16, 23, 30  3:30 - 5:00 pm  For children ages five and above and adult companions Guided by Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator, tour the home and studio of famous abstract artists Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. Then, express your creativity as you make your own drip paintings outdoors on the beautiful grounds. $10 (plus online ticketing fee) per person. Space is limited. Supplies and museum admission included.  click here to register and for all dates

Images Salvador Dali Jackson Pollock Lee Krasner Boy drip painting at Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center Contact: Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator at Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. 830 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton, New York Call 917 502 0790 or email us for more information. #pollack-krasnerhouse#fineartmagazine#summerhamptonartfun