Workshop: Visual/ Performance Art
Instructor: Iyaba Ibo Mandingo
Description: Series of workshops utilizing various techniques of painting/ sculpting/ designing. Students will undertake a series of excercises geared towards understanding the concepts of painting/ drawing, creating/ designing. A brief lesson on display/ performance techniques will also be included



Workshop IX
Performance Poetry Workshop
10-12 week session
-Brief overview of Poetry (handouts)
-Students freewrite on a variety of subjects, which is then used to create original poetry
-Students learn to utilize physical movement (body/ hand gestures) to act out their original piece
-Poetry is presented in a final reading
Workshop IV
Murals (indoor/ outdoor)
5 week session
-Done on either an existing structure or on a chosen material that will be mounted upon completion.
-Students learn how to take a piece of work and enlarge it using a grid
-Students will obtain brief understanding of murals
Workshop VII
Flower Puppet Workshop
6 week session
-Created using either socks or the arms of sweaters to construct the body and head
-Each student creates the puppet using various supplies to craft the eyes and other parts
-Miscellaneous clothes to make the petals which are stuffed with polyfoam and sewn around the head
-Arms can be made to resemble leaves on the stem
Workshop V
African Jewelry Making
4 week session
-Each student will design/ create jewelry (i.e. earrings, necklace, bracelet), using assorted beads (wood, glass, metal)
-Class discussion will include a brief history of African bead work and jewelry making.
Workshop VIII
Fine Arts: Into Painting and Drawing
8-12 week session
-Students undertake a series of excercises geared towards understanding the basic concepts of painting/ drawing.
-A brief lesson on using mates and frames to mount art will also be given

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