da Vinci Activity at The Foundry

Join us at The Foundry on Saturday, October 19 during their Open Maker Hours 9-1 pm. Learn more about the upcoming Ken Burns documentary, Leonardo da Vinci. We will also be offering a da Vinci style kite making activity while supplies last, then stay for a tour of The Foundry. The Foundry is an active, community-based makerspace committed to hosting afterschool arts, STEAM, entrepreneurship sessions, and workforce development opportunities for young adults, providing hands-on classes for adults, and supporting local entrepreneurs in developing maker-based businesses.

The film, Leonardo da Vinci, explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath Leonardo da Vinci, is Burns’s first non-American subject. Born out of wedlock to a notary and a peasant woman, Leonardo distinguished himself as an apprentice to a leading Florentine painter and later served as a military architect, cartographer, sculptor, and muralist for hire. His paintings and drawings, such as the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and the Vitruvian Man, are among the most celebrated works of all time and his art was often equaled by his pursuits in science and engineering.

Production Credits: LEONARDO da VINCI is a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington, D.C. Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. Written by David McMahon and Sarah Burns. Produced by Sarah Burns, David McMahon, Ken Burns and Tim McAleer. Edited by K.A. Miille and Woody Richman. Cinematography by Buddy Squires. Narrated by Keith David. The voice of Leonardo is read by the Italian actor Adriano Giannini. The musician and composer Caroline Shaw wrote and recorded original music for the film performed by Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth. The executive in charge for WETA is John F. Wilson. Executive producer is Ken Burns.

Funding Credits: Corporate funding for LEONARDO da VINCI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by its individual members The Paul and Sandra Montrone Family; Stephen A. Schwarzman; Diane and Hal Brierley; Carol and Ned Spieker; Michael and Sandy Collins; Mario J. Gabelli; The Lynch Foundation; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Cappy and Janie McGarr; and John and Leslie McQuown. Funding was also provided by Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha Darling; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; and the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation.

Local Leonardo da Vinci activities are offered by Buffalo Toronto Public Media and project partners Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries, Buffalo Museum of Science, The Burchfield Penney Art Center, and The Foundry.

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