Saturday Studio: Family Edition
October 12, 2024 | 9:30 am – Noon
Presented in the classroom located in the admin building.
Limited capacity. Advance registration required.
TICKETS: FREE for Members | $45 for the general public/$20 for youth (ages 8-17)
Join artist educator Meg Gizzi, for a hands-on workshop inspired by Kelly Akashi's artwork Polar Vista (1993 - 2023). Participants will explore the intricate relationship between people and art, creating sculptures that reflect their own meaningful moments. Guided by Meg's expertise, the workshop will also highlight Akashi's work, which often intertwines organic forms and materials to evoke themes of transformation and memory.
Saturday Studio: Family Edition is a collaborative workshop designed for children ages eight and up, along with their parents or caregivers, to experience and create art together. Each session includes a conversation in the galleries about the artwork on display, followed by a hands-on studio art activity. The workshop includes all art-making materials, instruction, and general admission to the Museum. All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
About the Teaching Artist
Meg Gizzi is a ceramicist and educator born and raised in Michigan, currently residing and working in Phoenix. Meg received her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Design with a concentration in ceramics from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan. She then completed the Post-Baccalaureate Ceramics program at Michigan State University, during which she began her career as a ceramics teacher at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center. Meg then went on to work as a lecturer teaching ceramics at Eastern Michigan University and University of Michigan Residential College. Meg is currently pursuing her Master of Fine Arts at Arizona State University. In addition to her career as an educator, Meg is a working artist, striving to produce ceramic objects with meaning and purpose. Her work has been featured in student shows at the University of Michigan Stamps Gallery, Residential College Gallery, and Stamps Senior Show, the national juried show untitled 2.0 at the Athens Arts Gallery in Athens, Indiana, and the 100th Annual All Media Exhibition at the Ann Arbor Art Center. Her most recent solo shows were Ways of Being (2023) and Person, Practice (2024). Her work will be featured in the forthcoming Michigan Ceramics Biennial.
Saturday Studio: Family Edition is made possible by Jane A. Lehman and Alan G. Lehman Foundation.