Please join us in congratulating the 2024 McKnight Book Artist Fellows, Wen-Li Chen and Karen Wirth! Wen-Li Chen is an interdisciplinary visual artist, art educator, and designer whose work is rooted in poetry and family history. Karen Wirth is an artist and educator who works within book arts, sculpture, and architecture with focuses on shape and form.
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with Nikkolas Smith
Thursday, October 3; 6–8pm CT
Join us in welcoming visiting #1 New York Times Bestselling artist Nikkolas Smith—an Artivist, picture book creator, and Hollywood film illustrator—for an in-person workshop featuring Nikkolas’ concept of Artivism and digital-painting techniques. As an illustrator of color, Nikkolas creates art that can spark important conversations around social justice in today’s world and inspire meaningful change.
In this workshop, Nikkolas will share his Artivism journey, then help participants identify a topic on the theme of Artivism to address in their own artwork. Nikkolas will guide participants in creating a work of art while demonstrating his process, working alongside participants. Continue reading “Artivism: How Art Can Change the World”
