Lots of stuff going on this summer that I want to share with YOU!
Please welcome to the stage the MINI MOCA!
While facilitating Stay Gold last semester, with a focus on miniatures, I began dreaming up the concept for this project. With the support of MOCA Tucson and specifically the Director of Education, Harrison Orr this mini (FREE) museum came to fruition! The way it works is that anyone/everyone can take/leave art in the Mini MOCA at any time.
In my opinion it’s a beautiful extension of the already amazing educational programs MOCA Tucson has to offer. More info to follow.
But it’s cute so go by and check it out!
If you are interested in seeing ALL the miniatures and dioramas created during Stay Gold by the intergenerational LGBTQ+ participants you are in luck! All the super cool work (which includes my own) is currently on display in the Stay Gold Community Exhibtion at the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. It is some really excellent work and I’m so proud of this group. Thank you Mini Time Machine for supporting our Stay Gold artists!
The juried exhibition Vital Signs is still on display at the Tempe Center for the Arts. The opening reception was so special! It was a lot of fun meeting all the other amazing artists and seeing their dynamic work. Big thank you to Michelle Dock for putting the exhibition together which is on exhibition display through the end of summer. I’m including some photos for the evening below.
You will also have another opportunity later this summer to see the art of myself, other teachers and students created during Mapping Q at the University of Arizona last semester. The University of Arizona Museum of Art invited students and teachers to submit art made during Mapping Q which will be on display at UAMA starting August 20. I will have several pieces int he show including one created from the wooden mound blanks that were provided upon my request to all of the students. I can’t wait to see the results!
Glitter Mound, 4x6” mixed media on wood, 2022
Lastly I have TWO opportunities for your kiddo to take an art camp with me this summer!
I will be teaching the teen week camp at MOCA Tucson! All in-person camps will meet Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 1 PM, July 18-22. The cost is $175 per student. Students will learn stop-motion animation techniques in a collaborative environment while creating miniature sets, figures, and props with repurposed materials. Each camp cohort will produce a collaborative short animated film.
https://moca-tucson.org/class/in-person-summer-camp-2022/
Also through MOCA Tucson in collaboration with The Mini Time Machine I will be teaching a camp via ZOOM for kids age 8-12! During this virtual camp July 25-29 from 10am-noon students will make their own tiny worlds inside mason jars using repurposed materials. Cost is $80. Supplies kits will be available for pick-up at MOCA Tucson during open hours, July 21st to 24th. You will receive a Zoom link upon registration.