Reimaging Public Art With New Wave Artist Roberto Visani (ages 8 and up)

600 South Rosemary Avenue,West Palm Beach FL 33401

06 August, 2022

Description

In this workshop participants will be asked to reimagine existing public artworks whose content is contested for one reason or another. During our current moment, historic monuments honoring the Confederacy, Christopher Columbus, and others have been the subject of debate. In response some monuments have been removed, while others have been addressed through art interventions. One example is the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond Virginia. Before its final removal it became not only a site of protest but a myriad of creative works of art including dance performances, projected installations, and grafitti. In the Reimaging Public Art workshop, participants will be asked to consider how they might recontextualize an existing work of art that they find problematic. The workshop will begin with a 15 minute powerpoint presentation looking at art interventions of public artworks and monuments. After which, participants will be given a selection of images that they can color, collage and alter in any way they see fit. The goal will be to create a new narrative for understanding the original works. The last 15 minutes of the workshop participants will share their new creations with the group. We read something, we learn something, we share it with the world!" ______________________________________________________________________ About Rohi's Readery (www.rohisreadery.com): Follow us on IG at @rohisreadery The mission of Rohi's Readery is to provide accessibility to all through the love of critical literacy, the talents and gifts of the community, and educational programming. Thus, programming is FREE (paid for by Rohi's Readery) unless otherwise stated on the event site. Donations are appreciated and will go back into Revolutionary Educational Programming. Venmo @rohisreadery