Art Shaping Change In Person Workshops
Schedule
Sun Feb 12 2023 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location
1500 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407-1720, United States | Minneapolis, MN
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Heart of the Beast’s Art Shaping Change Workshops are annually recurring art classes taught by local creatives that explore social justice themes. The focus of Art Shaping Change 2023 is climate justice. Three unique In person puppetry workshops will be this February taught by Sofía Padilla and Davey Steinman of Paradox Teatro. Sign up for as many or as few as you'd like!
All workshops are free and open to the public. All participants ranging from beginners to experts of all ages are welcome. Kids will need an adult with them to assist for both in person and virtual workshops.
Accessibility: Masks are strongly recommended to participate in workshops. We are committed to getting accessible art supplies so that people with a range of abilities can participate. In person workshops will be wheelchair and mobility devices accessible. In person events will have ASL and language interpretation available upon request.
Transit:
The in person workshops take place at 1500 E. Lake St., the Avalon theater. Parking is available on the streets surrounding the theater. Paid metered parking is available along Lake St and free street parking is available on 15th Ave. For guests using public transit, the theater is located off the 21 bus line at Lake St E & 14th Ave S.
Register HERE (limited spots):
https://tix.gobo.show/artshapingchangeinperson
More info HERE:
https://hobt.org/inperson-workshops/
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More about the Workshops--
Artists Sofía Padilla and Davey Steinman will teach three in person workshops. They will guide students to reflect on and brainstorm how they can speak up for change through their art. Sofía and Davey will teach participants how to build shadow puppets using accessible materials, draw on a lightbox with sand, and mix shadow puppets, sand drawings and human silhouettes for live puppetry performance that speaks to climate justice.
Workshop #1
Feb. 12
“Making Shadow Puppets Joints and Mechs”
This workshop will guide you in how to build shadow puppets with rotating and sliding joints by using accessible and durable materials like fishing line, staples and lighters. We'll create our puppets under a Climate Justice perspective through brainstorming and reflection so that our art can speak up for change. All participants ranging from beginners to experts of all ages are welcome. Kids will need an adult with them to assist in the process.
Workshop #2
Feb. 19
“Exploring Sand Drawings and Silhouettes”
An introduction workshop to explore sand as a material for drawing on a light box and its interaction with human silhouettes. We'll create our images under a Climate Justice perspective through brainstorming and reflection so that our art can speak up for change. All participants ranging from beginners to experts of all ages are welcome. Kids will need an adult with them to assist in the process.
Workshop #3
Feb. 26
“Mixing Shadow Puppets, Sand Drawings and Silhouettes for live performance”
This workshop will focus on learning how to manipulate and mix shadow puppets, sand drawings and human silhouettes for live performance. Each participant or group of participants will design through playing and exploring with the different proposed techniques, creating a simple 1-minute scene to perform, accompanied by live music provided by Paradox Teatro. We'll create our scenes under a Climate Justice perspective through brainstorming and reflection so that our art can speak up for change. All participants ranging from beginners to experts of all ages are welcome. Kids will need an adult with them to assist in the process.
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Where is it happening?
1500 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407-1720, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
