During the recent Diego Rivera/Frida Kahlo exhibit at the DIA, Hannan artists not only had an opportunity to tour the exhibit but also to create their own retablos as seen in the gallery. Using clay, workshop artists designed, fashioned and painted their individual retablos, telling stories they shared with each other. For five weeks in May and June, they worked at the DIA studio with instruction and guidance from Byron Nemela and Vito Valdez.
Through this community art program, the DIA continues to partner with local agencies providing unique art experiences for groups touring the galleries and creating in the studio. Reflecting on what they see and learn about in the galleries, each participant is able to express their own thoughts and emotion in the work they create. These pieces are now on exhibit in the Kayrod Gallery Summer Open. As the pictures show….this group included a preschooler!
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