Join us to paint a mushroom landscape with plants and flowers! This is a close-up, enchanting image with the option to add extra flowers and butterflies. Participants will paint on canvas, with washable paints, guided step-by-step by artist Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo. Space is limited, please register for this event HERE.
For ages 13+. In the Makerspace.
Sponsored by Friends of the Redwood City Public Library
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo is a visual artist, poet, and facilitator. Her artwork has been included in over seventy exhibitions in galleries and museums from California to New York. Her largest solo show was at Centro de Artes in San Antonio, Texas. She has facilitated arts workshops (painting, drawing, alebrije sculpture, and poetry workshops) for schools, programs, and non-profits throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Elizabeth earned a BFA in Fine Art (Pictorial Arts), from San José State University as well as a BA in French. She served as 2021 Creative Ambassador of the San José Office of Cultural Affairs and her work has been supported by California Arts Council, YBCA, and CCI. Editorial Xingao published her first poetry book, Breathe Liberación. Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo is also the founder of La Raíz Magazine. www.ejmontelongo.com
More Information
Contact: Fiona Potter
Phone: (650)780-7056
Email: fpotter@redwoodcity.org
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Join us to paint a mushroom landscape with plants and flowers! This is a close-up, enchanting image with the option to add extra flowers and butterflies. Participants will paint on canvas, with washable paints, guided step-by-step by artist Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo. Space is limited, please register for this event HERE.
For ages 13+. In the Makerspace.
Sponsored by Friends of the Redwood City Public Library
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo is a visual artist, poet, and facilitator. Her artwork has been included in over seventy exhibitions in galleries and museums from California to New York. Her largest solo show was at Centro de Artes in San Antonio, Texas. She has facilitated arts workshops (painting, drawing, alebrije sculpture, and poetry workshops) for schools, programs, and non-profits throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Elizabeth earned a BFA in Fine Art (Pictorial Arts), from San José State University as well as a BA in French. She served as 2021 Creative Ambassador of the San José Office of Cultural Affairs and her work has been supported by California Arts Council, YBCA, and CCI. Editorial Xingao published her first poetry book, Breathe Liberación. Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo is also the founder of La Raíz Magazine. www.ejmontelongo.com
More Information
Contact: Fiona Potter
Phone: (650)780-7056
Email: fpotter@redwoodcity.org
LOCATION:Downtown Library\, 1044 Middlefield Road Redwood City\, California 94063 CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR