About SFAI | Lectures and Workshops | Education and Outreach | Residencies | Membership | Past Events
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About SFAI | Lectures and Workshops | Education and Outreach | Residencies | Membership | Past Events |
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Translation and Communication Through Art: A Mixed Media Sculpture Workshop Twyla Clark and Johanna Kohout with Peter Willig, Santa Fe High School This three-week intensive workshop focused on bringing a conceptual element into an introductory art class. Through a series of exercises the students explored translating ideas into images and images into ideas. The class worked up to a final mixed media sculpture project exploring a specific concept with paper mache, wax, clay, paint and paper. Seeking And Speaking Mural Project Peter Willig, Alameda Middle School The focus of this class was to contemplate the power of each individuals voice and its impact in our community. Students used painting and drawing to communicate their individual voices. Together, the students created a mural, which is now on display at Alameda Middle School The Blimp: Photographing the Earth from Above Gerco de Ruijter, Santa Fe High School Exploring the intersections of art and science, SFAI Artist-In-Residence Gerco de Ruijter brought the students outside of the classroom to experience art making like he does – using a blimp to photograph the landscape. History, Symbolism and Society Through Glass Einar de La Torre, Santa Fe High School The worlds leading Latino glass artist, Einar de la Torre, visited a group of art students to discuss his work, ideas, inspiration and practice. The Creative Economy Project Ben Hayes and Johny Machowell from H&H Tattoo SER/SPFS Career Academy The Creative Economy project is a monthly workshop designed to give students an opening into real career options in the arts. The class discussed everything from the ancient roots of tattooing to small business ownership. The Creative Economy Project Brian Bixby & Noah McDonald of Keep Adding SER/SFPS Career Academy The Creative Economy project is a monthly workshop designed to give students an opening into real career options in the arts. Brian Bixby and Noah McDonald, artists who work with digital installation and graphic design, brought a very important technological component to this class. The artists explored small business management in a cutting edge arts world. Move!! Breakdancing Classes Hip-Hop Convergence NM in the Schools Street and Ricky, Alameda Middle School Santa Fe based break dancers, Street and Ricky, taught a group of students at Alameda Middle School some of the incredible things a body can do if one knows how to work it. They inspired the students to try impossible looking feats of mind and body. The Elements of Hip-Hop, Part 1 Hip-Hop Convergence NM in the Schools Enrique Martinez, SER/SFPS Career Academy Poet and educator Rick Martinez led the class through discussions about the roots and definition of hip-hop culture, what role hip-hop plays in our community and nationally, underground hip-hop vs. commercial hip-hop, as well as the power of spoken and written words. The Elements of Hip-Hop, Part 2 Hip-Hop Convergence NM in the Schools Big Tara and Rose Simpson, SER/SFPS Career Academy Big Tara, a breakdancer and MC, flew in from New York to bring New Mexico a different perspective of hip-hop. Rose Simpson is multitalented hip-hop artist from New Mexico, and a student at IAIA. With their guidance the class explored hip-hop from its roots in African dance, to the streets of New York and into its current form here in New Mexico. The Elements of Hip-Hop, Part 3 Hip-Hop Convergence NM in the Schools Big Tara and Enrique Martinez, Alameda Middle School Following up on Street and Ricky’s break dancing classes, Big Tara and Rick led a conversation about the roots and meaning of hip-hop culture. They brought what the students had been learning in the break dancing classes into a cultural context that is very valuable to understanding the movements themselves. Hip-Hop Film Festival Hip-Hop Convergence NM in the Schools Tipton Hall, CSF Campus In order to provide a cultural and historical understanding of Hip-Hop, its foundations, strengths and weaknesses, SFAI screened documentaries of respected Hip-Hop artists who work for and inspire positive change in their own communities and in Hip-Hop culture in general. Hip-Hop Convergence New Mexico Free, all ages event, 2pm December 10 - 2am Dec 11 Collaboration with the Institute for American Indian Arts, Universal Goddess Collective, Warehouse 21, DJ Contra D, Wise Fool New Mexico, Bikanda Gallery Of Art Music and Dance, Earth Care International and many others Through the Hip-Hop Convergence NM we created a venue for individuals and organizations to communicate social and cultural issues in the Hip-Hop movement and in our community. For 12 hours we filled 2 stages with the best of local, conscious, DJ’s, MC’s, poets, performers, and breakdancers. There was an area outside for graffiti murals; an exhibition of artwork; and a room for people to sit, eat good food, share their artwork, stories and ideas.
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