Before Charles Percier designed furniture and interiors for Napoleon Bonaparte, he supervised the creation of theatrical stage sets for the Paris Opera. Bard Graduate Center invites children and their caretakers to explore Percier’s dramatic imagination on an educator-led tour of Charles Percier: Architecture and Design in an Age of Revolutions, then create colorful and expressive masks for their own performance in our studio. Characters from both ancient Greek drama and Charles Percier’s own social world come alive through folding, curling, ripping, and layering paper. Who will you be? Tragedy or comedy, an artist or an empress?
Malou Zuidema is an illustrator and teaching artist from the Netherlands and is based in New York City. Her work is characterized as hand-made, quirky, and colorful. She believes that playfulness is at the core of art-making as it supports learning new skills and techniques while having fun. To view more of her work, please visit www.malouzuidema.com
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Exhibition Tour: 12–12:45 pm
Hands-on Workshop: 1–3 pm
Families interested in attending the pre-workshop tour are asked to meet at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street at noon. The workshop will start at 1pm at at 38 West 86th Street.
Cost: $20 per family
Suggested age: 6 to 12 years. Gallery admission, tour, and craft materials included in price. Healthy snacks offered.To register click here.