Art History & Crafts: Celebrating Black History Month

The Zuccaire Gallery presents Art History & Crafts a bi-monthly virtual arts and crafts event led by the Zuccaire Gallery's student education team. Each program will include a brief presentation and exploration of an artist’s work, followed by an art-making activity.

Sunday, February 14 at 5pm: Art of Mickalene Thomas & Diva Self-Portrait
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Join the Educational Interns for a fun and interactive zoom art presentation followed by a craft workshop themed around the work of artist Mickalene Thomas. Come prepared to make a Diva Self-Portrait to celebrate loving oneself with body positivity.

Mickalene Thomas, Brawlin' Spitfire Wrestlers, 2007, Hydrocal (painted)

Sunday, February 28 at 5pm: Art of Toyin Ojih Odutola

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Join the Zuccaire Gallery interns for an educational presentation and craft about artist Toyin Ojih Odutola this Sunday, February 28 @5pm.  Discover the artists images, techniques and how she represents meaning and identity through her art. Finish by creating a drawing in the style of the artist.  

Toyin Ojih Odutola, This is How You Were Made; Final Stages from A Countervailing Theory, 2019

Art History & Crafts: Celebrating Women's History Month

Sunday, March 14 at 5pm: the Art of  Yayoi Kusama

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Virtual Art Crawl

Tuesday, March 23, 11am-12:30pm

 A virtual campus-wide tour of the art galleries at Stony Brook University, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 11am-12:30pm. Participating Galleries: Zuccaire Gallery, Simons Center, Wang Center and Melville Library.

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Art History & Crafts: Celebrating Women's History Month

Saturday, March 27 at 7:30pm: the Art of Hiba Schahbaz

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Salon Artist Talk 

Monday, April 12, 1pm

Join MFA graduate students Stuart Balius, Marta Baumiller, Yifei Cheng, and Annemarie Waugh as they discuss their new work in the exhibition Four: MFA Thesis Exhibition 2021 on view at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery March 22 - April 18, 2021. Held live on zoom webinar. 

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Art History & Crafts: Environmental Awareness Month

Saturday, April 10 at 7:30pm, featuring artist Annemarie Waugh & Evan Joo

April is Environmental Awareness Month! To celebrate, our Art History and Craft events this month are environmentally themed. Join us Saturday, April 10 at 7:30pm for an artist talk with Annemarie Waugh, a presentation by Evan Joo from the Ashley Schiff Preserve, and a guided craft to make your own planter. 

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In honor of environmental awareness month, we're making crafts from 'found items'. Collect your own materials to make a homemade planter.  Suggested supplies: metal can or plastic container, glue (hot glue gun preferable) , sharpie, stickers, and any other decorative materials.

About the presenters: 
Annemarie Waugh is a graduating MFA Studio Artist at Stony Brook University. Her work is currently on view at the Zuccaire Gallery in Four: MFA Thesis Exhibition 2021.

Evan Joo is the Alumni Representative and Social Media Manager of the Ashley Schiff Preserve and has a BA in Ecosystems and Human Impact from SBU, and an MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University.

Image: Annemarie Waugh, Pitch pine emoji, 2020

Art History & Crafts: Environmental Awareness Month

Sunday, April 25 at 5pm , The Art of Agnes Denes 

Powerpoint and Lesson Guide coming soon

Image: Agnes Denes, The Living Pyramid