Join Intuit on the third Thursday of the month for Art After Work, a free series of facilitated art-making workshops inspired by outsider and self-taught art and artists from the museum’s collections and exhibitions. This month, teaching artist and museum educator Paulina Lopez will lead a discussion and facilitate a workshop inspired by artist Hiroyuki Doi. In the virtual workshop, participants will construct a sketchbook and practice a variety of mindful drawing exercises.
Suggested materials
- Pens or markers
- 10+ sheets of paper, cut to the same size (any dimension)
- Hole puncher
- Thread, yarn or floss
- Needle
- Binder clips or paper clips
- Scissors
Optional materials
- 2 sheets of decorative paper, cut to the same size (for a book cover)
- Ruler
Art After Work is for everyone, including beginners and people who say they “are not artists.” We can all be artists! It is a guided workshop, and instruction will begin at 5 p.m. central.
Closed captions will be available at the virtual program. Please contact Paula Santos at paula@art.org with questions related to accessibility accommodations.
Art After Work is free to join! To show your support to Intuit, please consider the pay-what-you-can option when you complete your reservation. Your contributions help ensure the sustainability of our public programs and support guest lecturers and teaching artists.
Two hours before the event, Intuit will email the Zoom link to those who RSVP on Eventbrite. Please check your junk folder; unfortunately, these emails are sent there sometimes.
This month, Intuit hosts Art After Work in collaboration with the Chicago Cultural Alliance as part of Journey Chicago, an intercultural festival of art, ideas and performance.
Art After Work is funded in part by the Alphawood Foundation, the Chicago Cultural Alliance, the Department of Cultural Affairs, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Illinois Arts Council Agency, Illinois Humanities, Prince Charitable Trust, Terra Foundation for American Art, and individual donations from Intuit members and supporters.
Meet Paulina Lopez
Paulina Lopez is a teaching artist and museum educator who loves turning gallery spaces into playgrounds for exploring, questioning and responding to artworks. Interested in multimodal engagement and community programming, Paulina has taught for the Dallas Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Children’s Museum and National Museum of Mexican Art. In addition to leading studio workshops and discussion-based experiences for people of all ages, she creates miniature felt versions of the Mexican comfort foods she grew up eating through her ongoing project, Cafelteria. Paulina earned her bachelor’s degree in studio art from Carleton College and her master’s in education from Southern Methodist University. Her dream home would be equal parts printmaking studio, used bookstore and panadería. She lives in Dallas.