Artists Open Studios
1 – 5 PM
Free!
Explore the studios of the artists-in-residence, along with special pop-up performances and installations. An intimate glimpse into the work of international artists who, for the last month, have been in residence at Art Omi. Featuring artists from a range of disciplines and techniques—from painters to sound artists to social practice, you're invited to take a trip around the art world without leaving the Studio Barns! Art Omi welcomes the public to its events and grounds free of charge.
Tickets are available now for Artists Brunch, which happens just prior to Open Studios on the Ledig House lawn. Click here to learn more!
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Virtual Drawing Group
The Virtual Drawing Group invites Art Omi's extended community to draw along at home! Virtual Drawing Group participants share their work and connect with the group via a weekly Zoom session on Thursday at 5 pm EST. All styles and media welcome. Registration is capped, and so participants are encouraged to reserve a spot in advance.
You can also engage with by completing the weekly prompts and tagging your work on Instagram or Facebook! Use #artomi and #educationomi to share your work.
Weekly Prompts & Zoom info:
- April 23: Figure and Nature Combined
- April 30: Figures from Quarantine
- May 7: News Figures
- May 14: Mixed Media
- May 21: Unconventional Tools
- May 28: Focus on Portraits
- June 4: Blind or Semi-Blind Contour
- June 11: Figures from Memory
- June 18: Open Share
- July 2: Three Tone Series
- July 23: Movement
- August 13: Emotive Figures
- August 27: Using Text
- September 10: Monochromatic Color Scheme
- Sept 24: Abstraction
Open Figure Drawing for Adults
Open Figure Drawing for Adults gathers Wednesday evenings either in the Sculpture & Architecture Park or via Zoom sessions to sketch, draw, and render from a live model. Open to artists of all skill levels ages 16+, each two-hour sessions is self-guided and intended to provide time and space for members of our local community to share in the exploration of this traditional art practice.
Building Character and Sculpting Stories
How can we take control of the stories that we tell ourselves and others? This class will focus on creating character and storytelling through figurative sculpture. There will be an emphasis on developing a personal artistic style through character design and the utilization of motifs and symbols. Inspired by artists of the past and present, students will use a variety of tools, materials, and techniques as they consider figurative poses, the power of gesture, and understand how to develop their own visual language. Representational or abstract, there are no boundaries as to what you can create in this multimedia workshop! Students will be assigned to their very own studio space in our residency Barn. No prior experience necessary.
