Online suggestions to learn and find inspiration!
Fun and Rewarding Virtual Art! The Smithsonian is offering free lecture classes of all kinds at https://www.edx.org/school/smithsonianx and their hands-on classes are at https://www.si.edu/events : Beyond the Studio Virtual Workshop: Watercolor with Samantha Testa, from 1-2pm Sunday, October 17, for a $15 materials fee. Venture beyond the studio with the Smithsonian American Art Museum and DC-based calligrapher and watercolor artist Samantha Testa. During this engaging virtual workshop, participants learn essential watercolor tips and techniques, then create a custom watercolor scene of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Testa is the owner and artist behind Painted Palettes, Studio #1 at Brookland Arts Walk, and her work is featured at all Shop Made in DC locations, Park Story, Steadfast Supply, and Gift & Gather. Please note that space is limited for this program and registration
is required. Participants must register by 7pm on Sunday, September 26.
Thursday, September 23, 7pm: Learn how printing mistakes happen and what makes faulty postal stamps so prized, during a conversation lead by Lauren Maloy of the National Postal Museum. Then join Gloria Kenyon, acting head of public programs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, for a step-by-step crafting tutorial on how to make a stamp out of household materials like wine corks, Styrofoam, and even vegetables. Gloria also shows you how to turn accidents, like that coffee mug ring on your nice watercolor paper, into beautiful artworks. Space is limited. A full materials list is provided after registration.
Closer to home – and now on view in your home – the Metropolitan Museum has much of its collection on view, with topics from Collection Highlights to Birding at the Museum and Artworks from the Google Doodle! Visit them all at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection
The Louvre is expanding its online database to include ALL of its artworks! The database now holds 482,000 artworks. Included are not only the works on public display but also those in storage. To tour the collection, visit: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/
Find past exhibits for “Art of the State” at: statemuseumpa.org/aos2020/
You can check out the art that was accepted in past years into this wonderful yearly state art show. Submissions are usually due in February, so you could be working toward entering your work this year!!
While you are on the State Museum website check out their interactive map of all of the New Deal Post Office art in Pa—
pretty cool!! statemuseumpa.org/common-canvas/
View 7 virtual tours offered by The Frick Museum in Pittsburgh at: thefrickpittsburgh.org/virtualexhibitions
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has several online exhibitions including ones on African American art and Impressionism:
https://philamuseum.org/
Also from Philadelphia, check out the online offerings of the Barnes Foundation which include some free classeshttps://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/online: www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/online
Enjoy experiencing international museums from London to Seoul at https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
Take a free art class from MOMA at:
www.moma.org/research-and-learning/classes
click “100 Famous Painters and Their Studios”. There are some surprises!! While on YouTube, check out the videos by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.