Make! No Mistakes: Corita Kent's Viewfinders

Saturday, Mar 14

1:00pm – 2:30pm

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Join designer Jess Lewis on Saturday March 14 for an afternoon full of curiosity and experimentation as we learn about Corita Kent, an ex-nun activist pop artist, then try one of her techniques on for size. We’ll learn about her life, work, and philosophy, then create our own viewfinders. We’ll experiment with shape and color to see how that affects the world we see on the other side. After we’ve created some windows to see the world through, we’ll explore the joyful nooks and crannies of Heck House, a zany haven for the arts nestled in East Atlanta. This workshop is designed to encourage more people to embrace their creativity the world’s real weird right now, and making art is a good way to move it on through. No experience needed. “I want a lil more”: Corita Kent (1918-1986) is an arts educator, activist, and pop artist known for her experimentations with type and perspective. By skewing, reframing, and layering everyday sayings and objects, she demanded social change. As an avid lifetime arts educator and artist deeply involved in the pop art movement, she challenged herself and her students to engage with the world differently. One of her foundational techniques are viewfinder walks. Windows are cut in thick paper and looked through, recontextualizing the world on the other side. Accessibility All spaces, indoor and outdoor, and accessible by wheelchair. Weather permitting, we will be in the pavilion, an outdoor space. About the facilitator Jess Lewis (they/them, quarefutures.com), is a trans nonbinary artist, writer, and designer who hails from the hollers of Western North Carolina. They strongly believe that whether it be spreadsheets or painting, our creativity is key to connecting with our humanity, and that no one should feel severed from it. They live in Atlanta, where they explore futures of liberation and how to get there. They’ve facilitated well over 250 workshops, from design thinking to subversive cross stitch to utopia building. About Heck House Learn more at www.heck.house Free School ATL events are always free. Donations to our event host, Heck House, are optional and accepted online at www.heck.house/donate or in person.

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