Spring Teacher Workshop
Rose B. Simpson working in her studio, Photo by Minesh Bacrania
Join us for a teacher workshop inspired by this year’s Recognition of Art by Women (RAW) exhibition on Rose B. Simpson: Journeys of Clay.
Get to know the work of an artist who is a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico and comes from an approximated 70 generations of matrilineal ceramicists. Discover how Rose B. Simpson uses clay from her homeland, organic found materials and mechanical hardware to create mixed media sculptures. Engage and reflect on essential themes discussed through this exhibition’s artworks, such as:
- Womanhood, family, gender roles and identity
- Generational trauma and the effects of colonization
- Protection and empowerment through symbolism
- Clay art as an emotional outlet
After touring Rose B. Simpson: Journeys of Clay with a museum educator, create your own sculptural clay mask in the Museum’s studio, guided by the Miami-based artist Carolina Cueva.
About the Instructor:
Carolina Cueva was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Miami Beach, Florida. An artist and educator, Cueva works in sculpture, performance and 2D works.
Cueva follows an intuitive form of making, layering investigation and invocation that deepens her connection to source. Cueva draws from her Quechua Indigeneity, Andean heritage and her cross-cultural upbringing. Selected group exhibitions include Photo L.A, Los Angeles, CA (2017), Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA (2019), Dimensions Variable, Miami, FL (2020), Oolite Arts, Miami Beach, FL (2022). Selected performances include NADA Miami, Miami, FL (2018), Doral Contemporary Art Museum, Doral, FL (2019), and Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, FL (2020). One person exhibitions include The Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL (2022). Cueva was awarded a Wavemaker Grant and an Artist Access Grant in 2021. In addition to her art practice she works with youth and is invested in the transformative, restorative, and change-making capacities of imagination and expression. She has an extensive history working with museums, institutions and non-profits as an educator and teaching artist throughout Miami-Dade County.
Space is limited. Please register to this event.
This is a FREE event with the support of The William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Education and Outreach Programs.