FREE TEEN CLASS Costumed Model Drawing CONTEXT 2 CONTENT

Events and education programs are inclusive for all abilities, centering neurodiverse BIPOC and Queer communities in an effort to improve overall community mental health.

Anu Annam

Imbue truth and meaning into your drawings through the stories of the class LGBTQIA+ muse and premiere Cosplay Model Kai Wagner @ Cafe_Grim

Cinema Arts Centre

SEA of Visibility Integrated Arts Education

SEA of Visibility Integrated Arts Education embraces BIPOC, immigrant, queer and disabled artists and allies, focusing on neurodiversity and mental health. It “Supports Expression through the Arts” (SEA) and promotes integration through education.

Instruction: moderate drawing instructionOpen to all levels and abilities.Contact Instructor, Anu Annam to discuss any special accommodations at SEAofVisibility@gmail.com.Materials: Bring your own supplies.Only basic supplies only will be available on site.The class will be in-person at the stunning PAC/Museum of Contemporary Art of Long Island.A Zoom link will be available for those enrolled who require that virtual accessibility.This clothed figure and portrait drawing class encourages participants to imbue truth and meaning into their drawings through the stories of their subjects, combining what is learned through a brief model interview with their appearance. The class is a meditation on the soul and wishes to dismantle preconceived notions by gaining knowledge and forming an authentic connection with the subject, which translates to a piece of art that genuinely engages the viewer.The instructor, Anu Annam has been a portrait painter on Long Island for 25+ years, painting everywhere from streets, and bars, and restaurants to high-end studio commissions and fine art portraits of community creatives. Annam has invested their soul into portraying their subjects honestly and believes that the portrait is most successful when it tells the truth.About the muse:Kai Wagner is a trans AFAB, assigned female at birth. cosplayer who identifies as male and cosplays characters throughout the spectrum of gender identity. He sews his own costumes and is an excellent make-up chameleon Follow him on IG @ Cafe_grimPublic funding provided by Suffolk County.Minimum 5 to preregistration to run*Class must have minimum 5 students to run. Please contact SEAofVisibility@gmail.com 24 hours in advance to check on status.SEA of Visibility Integrative Arts Education supports mental-wellness through socially conscious, multi-disciplinary arts programming. Our classes and open studios are inclusive of neurodiverse and neurotypical students and provide a safe space to create expressively.mission statementSEA of Visibility is an organization that embraces BIPOC, queer and disabled artists and allies, focusing on neurodiversity and mental health. It “Supports Expression through the Arts” (SEA) and promotes destigmatization and integration through multidisciplinary arts exhibitions, performances and art-making programs. It provides peer and professional support and offers coping and compensatory strategies for its participants, helping to create art that broadens the greater community’s vision of what mental illness is.

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