Materials Lab Workshop: Preserving Memory and Loss, with Artist Mohamad Hafez
By Harvard Art Museums
Create a streetscape based on memory and emotion with Syrian American artist Mohamad Hafez.
.: Thursday, April 18 1pm – 4pm.
This workshop is one of three events related to the 2024 Norma Jean Calderwood Lecture at the Harvard Art Museums, featuring an artist talk by Mohamad Hafez, “Preserving Memory and Loss” on April 17. Please see the lecture listing for more information about the related programming.
Ages: 14 to Adults.
Minimum age of 14. No prior experience is necessary and materials are included in the fee.
Contact
Registration required
- Sign-up is ongoing
Registration is required and space is limited; registration will open on this form, beginning on Monday, April 8, at 10am. Materials fee must be paid to confirm registration. Please email am_register@harvard.edu or call 617-495-1440 to join the waitlist.
Cost
$15 materials fee.
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
The hands-on session will take place in the Materials Lab on the Lower Level.
Wheelchair accessible.
The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance.
Additional information
Syrian American artist and architect Mohamad Hafez encapsulates in his art memories of his homeland and its turmoil. Working with a combination of found objects, paint, and scrap metal, Hafez creates surrealistic Syrian streetscapes that are architectural in appearance and politically charged in content.
During this hands-on, multisensory workshop, you will explore Hafez’s architectural creations, while taking in the scent of Syrian spices, and apply the artist’s fast-paced drawing and painting techniques to create your own two-dimensional cityscape based on memory and emotion.
Last updated April 11, 2024.
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