K-12 Art Educator Mapmaking with Molly Brown

314 Forest Ave,Portland ME 04101

20 July, 2022

Description

Are you a K-12 Art Educator interested in introducing cartography into the classroom? Join us for a day-long intensive mapmaking workshop with artist and geographer Molly Brown of MollyMaps on Wednesday, July 20, from 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM. This event will be held in-person in the Cohen Educational Center, and materials and lunch will be provided. Registration is free, and this workshop is limited to 20 participants. About the Artist Molly is a visual artist, map-maker and geographer. She discovered geography at Middlebury College and went on to receive a Ph.D. in Human Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She received a Watson Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to explore the value of map-making for communities and individuals. Molly has worked in environmental and art education for organizations, universities and schools across the country. Her current projects involve map-making with children, conveying climate change through landscape painting, and custom maps for place-based organizations. Learn more about Molly and her work at mollymaps.com.