Workshops

Upcoming:

2023 FAEA Annual Conference

Frida Kahlo Self Portraits
Event Type	Workshop
Description	Learn about the artist and life story of Frida Kahlo. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, pain and passion, and bold, vibrant colors. She is celebrated in Mexico for her attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and by feminists for her depiction of the female experience and form. This lesson is meant to emulate the style and approach of Frida’s work. Participants will learn the history of Frida Kahlo self-portraits, the proper proportions of a human head, and color blending with oils pastels and mixed media techniques.
Target Audience	All
Date and Times	Sunday 10/8/2023    8:00 AM  –  9:30 AM
Room(s)	Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa  Players C

Art Class at a shelter in Mexico in collaboration with SOS Migrante.

July 29-30, 2023

Reach-60-80 students

Art Project:

The art project is: Postcards from the Edge.

Overview
Audio/Time-based Media

My goal is to capture and combine images and audio that portray a broken time in the US and abroad. The dialog has no borders. The postcards will be created in the US, Ireland, Mexico, Haiti and Cuba. I will conduct the work with my students, relief workers, and migrants, recording their stories and the stories of families in their home countries. The work will be created by the people who have lived the experience and I will document the process. The final project will be the postcards as evidence, captured by the process. Stories, environmental sounds will all be captured.

This project is inspired by the work of Martha Rosler’s Secrets from the Streets No Disclosure and Moyra Davey’s Subway Writers. The title Postcards from the Edge is inspired from a movie titled semi autobiography of Carrie Fisher 1990. The title always stuck with me. The movie focused on addiction and family relationships. But I see this struggle in families and connections along the border as well. A struggle of life, loneliness and the path some have been forced to traverse on their own. And the struggle of trying to keep those connections going.

Postcards From the Edge (Repeat)
Event Type	Workshop
Description	The postcards will be created in classrooms across the U.S. and other countries where families and friends reside. This workshop encourages educators to create similar workshops with their own students. My goal is to have students capture and combine images to create a documentation of communication with family and friends through the creation of Postcards. The postcards are a combination of mixed media such as paint, collage, pen and ink, and pencil drawings. The post can later be stamped and sent through the mail with some documentation. Once the postcards are collected they can be displayed in various ways. Students will record their stories and the stories of families in their home countries. The work will be created by the people who have lived the experience, and I will document the process. The final project will be the postcards as evidence.
Target Audience	Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College/University, Museum, All
Date and Times	Thursday 10/13/2022    10:30 AM  –  12:00 PM
Room(s)	Caribe Royale  Boca VII

The Studios of Key West

Observational and Figure Drawing

533 Eaton St, Key West, FL 33040

Instructor: Pamela Calore

Thursdays

Jan 13, 20, 27

6-8pm