For Educators
Caleb Hahne Quintana (American, born 1993), How a Fall Can Make You Real, 2023, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 35 x 104 in. (88.9 x 355.6 cm), Courtesy the artist and Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles / New York, Photo by Shark Senesac.
Teacher Workshop / Educator as Boxer: Exploring Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing
Friday, November 8 / 4:30PM-6:30PM
Join the Norton Museum of Art for a teacher workshop inspired by the special exhibition Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing. Learn about works of art by artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, George Bellows, and Rosalyn Drexler. Many of the artists in the exhibition compare their art practice and identity to boxing. Educators often face the same challenges. After a tour of the exhibition, educators will participate in a workshop led by Ashley Witherspoon of Hand Made Dreams. Ms. Witherspoon is a licensed social worker who started The Art Wellness Exchange© program, leveraging art to build mental health awareness.
Ashley Witherspoon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the founder of Hand Made Dreams, a wellness platform dedicated to bringing mental health awareness to everyday spaces. She has partnered with multiple museum spaces, leveraging exhibitions to build mental health awareness, generate conversation, and strengthen community connections. Ashley serves on the Delegate Assembly for the National Association of Social Workers, NC, and reported as a mental health expert for WRAL-TV, an NBC-affiliated television station, providing therapeutic strategies for families during the Covid-19 public health crisis. She has also contributed to local and national publication platforms, including the American Alliance of Museums, Artwork Archive, and Youth Today.
Space is limited; online registration required.
This is a FREE program
Support for school and teacher programs was provided by the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Education and Outreach Programs.