PLEASE NOTE:
This class will be held at Birge Mansion, 2 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Parking lot is located just off of Richmond Avenue.
All are welcome to an integrative, artist led, community art making workshop at the Birge Mansion—an expansive, light filled, historic space where facilitator Melora Griffis’s solo show (city of no Illusions) is currently installed. We will engage in a process of exploration, play, and reflection, beginning with a physical improvisational “warm-up” followed by experimental art making.
The expression “home is where the heart is” suggests that where we live is a place of connection. Bringing awareness to the body as a fundamental place of residence, we will listen for an intuitive choice as to what locus we will picture—be it personal or public—a room, house, community, institution, a secret or imaginary setting, a memory space, a site in the wild, or a place within. Discoveries will inform mixed media work to take home using paint, pencil, needle and thread, notions, and fabric.
SUPPLIES AND EXPERIENCE
All supplies will be provided, along with aprons, water, and light snacks. Suggested ages 8 to 88. No experience is required. Comfortable dress is encouraged.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Melora Griffis is a graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design and holds an MFA from VCFA. She is a also a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre. Her work has been shown at galleries throughout the North East and in NYC at Ethan Cohen, Nino Meir, Edward Thorp, and White Columns to name a few. Melora worked and toured with several NYC dance companies and wrote, directed, and performed in eight performance pieces in NYC. She has worked extensively as a professional actor in film, television, and theatre. She was awarded residencies at Le Moulin à Nef, in Auvillar, France, Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, in Schwandorf, Germany, The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, in Ithaca, NY, Schloss Plusshow, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, VCCA in Amherst, VA., and at The Edward F. Albee Foundation in Montauk, NY. Melora’s work has been written about in Art News, Modern Luxury, The East Hampton Star, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Buffalo Rising, and The New York Times.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Due to the nature of this class and the preparation required, class fees are non-refundable.
This workshop was organized in collaboration with Dôme Art Advisory and Stitch Buffalo, and made possible by the generous support of Innovation Philanthropy. To learn more about Innovation Philanthropy please visit www.innovation-philanthropy.com
