Open Art Space is a relaxed, weekly, drop-in program for LGBTQ+ high school students and their allies who are interested in thinking about, and making, art in a creative and welcoming environment.
Through a focus on everyday materials such as beads, fabric, and trims, teens are invited to explore new pathways for art-making. In this sculptural, mixed-medium workshop, participants will learn simple techniques for building three-dimensional forms with wire and assemblage. All materials and resources will be provided by MoMA, but participants are encouraged to bring their own found materials. This workshop will be led by artist Max Colby.
Max Colby lives and works in New York City. In 2012 she received a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. She has completed residencies at the Museum of Arts and Design, the Wassaic Project, MASS MoCA, as well as a Leslie-Lohman Museum Fellowship. In support of her installations and sculptural work, Colby has received numerous research and project grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and YoungArts, among others. Colby has exhibited at institutions including Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, the Des Moines Art Center, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling, Wave Hill, and Museum Rijswijk, among others. In 2022 Colby exhibited a campus-wide public commission at Rockefeller Center presented by Art Production Fund. Her first solo exhibition, Revival, was held at Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Los Angeles.
This program is free and open to all high school–age participants. No previous art-making experience or registration is necessary.
Open Art Space meets every Thursday, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, located at 4 West 54 Street, near Fifth Avenue.
Metrocards, snacks, and supplies will be provided.
Email questions to [email protected].