Family Weekend Workshops | November 2019
Overview
The Broad's Family Weekend Workshops offer free art-focused activities and cooking demonstrations from Otium restaurant, located next to the museum. Reserve free advance tickets for your family to guarantee entrance into the event. Timed tickets are available every thirty minutes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-up entries available on a first-come, first-served basis. Family Weekend Workshops are for families with children ages 3 and up.
Workshops give families the opportunity to make their own souvenirs to take home, inspired by works in the Broad collection. This edition of workshops will include activities inspired by The Broad's special exhibition, Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again.
Families attending the workshop will receive free access to the exhibition with their wristbands (groups must include children ages 3 and over).
Family Weekend Workshops are presented by Leading Partner East West Bank with support from Van Cleef & Arpels, and were developed in partnership with Community Arts Resources (CARS).
Timed tickets are available every thirty minutes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Families who reserve tickets in advance will receive wristbands when they check in onsite at the museum. Families without advance tickets will receive wristbands for entry into the workshops on a first-come, first-served basis. Families with wristbands will receive free access to the exhibition (groups must include children ages 3 and over).
Details
Print and Repeat
Oculus Hall, 2nd Floor
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (last entry at 4:30 p.m.)
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was known for creating art that featured everyday objects, like soup cans and flowers, and pop culture figures during the time he lived, like Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. By using images that most people knew about or related to, he made art that everyone could understand. Warhol would often use screenprinting to create multiples of his art. Like the objects and people he portrayed, this type of art could be easily mass-produced.
Use printmaking techniques to create an artwork inspired by Warhol’s screenprinting process.
Art and Emotion
Oculus Hall, 2nd Floor
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (last entry at 4:30 p.m.
Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami is known for mixing traditional Japanese painting with pop culture elements, like anime, toys, and video games. His artwork often looks very playful and bright, but can sometimes have a darker meaning as you start to look closer. This activity is inspired by Murakami’s Hustle'n'Punch By Kaikai And Kiki. In this artwork he uses similar characters, but changes their facial features to depict a wide range of emotions.
Grab a character and add different facial features to create your own Murakami-inspired work of art.
Land of Our Dreams
Oculus Hall, 2nd Floor
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (last entry at 4:30 p.m.)
Shirin Neshat
Shirin Neshat is known for immersive photographs and videos that primarily raise questions centered around immigration, exile, marginalization, and identity. This activity is inspired by Neshat’s newest work, Land of Dreams, which touches on the universality of all our dreams. In the film, the main character photographs community members in a New Mexico town and asks them about their last dream.
Snap a picture at the Snap Yourself! booth, and write or illustrate what you dream about.
Home Is in Your Hands
Oculus Hall, 2nd Floor
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (last entry at 4:30 p.m.)
Shirin Neshat
Shirin Neshat is known for immersive photographs and videos primarily raise questions centered around immigration, exile, marginalization and identity. This activity is inspired by The Home of My Eyes, in which Neshat photographs members of the Azerbaijani diaspora and asks them what home means to them.
Trace your hands and write or draw inside what home means to you.
Demonstration
The Plaza
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (timed ticket required)
Urban Farm-to-Table Cooking for Families
Learn how the chefs of Otium restaurant use fresh ingredients as culinary inspiration. Learn about Otium’s onsite, vertical urban garden that is used to create delicious meals for families.
About Family Weekend Workshops
The Broad's Family Weekend Workshops offer free activities and workshops to engage with the art of The Broad. Workshops give families the opportunity to make their own artworks to take home, inspired by the Broad collection. Family Weekend Workshops are free but have limited availability. Entrance is not guaranteed without a reservation. Family Weekend Workshops are presented by Leading Partner East West Bank.
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