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Upcoming Member Programs
Basic Drawing: Still Lifes
Sat., May 3 at 4:00 p.m. (EDT) via Zoom.
Basic Drawing: Still Lifes
Draw a still life of the museum’s collections objects. Instructor Wes Sherman will review set up and materials, and attendees will learn the basics of composition, scale and proportion. All you need is paper, pencil, and an eraser.
Online; Free to Members with RSVP.
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Wes Sherman has been an artist for over 30 years and an art instructor for 28 years. In that time, he’s had 50 solo exhibitions and has been included in hundreds of group exhibitions in the US and in Europe. He was the Curator and Chair of Exhibitions at the Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ for 12 years. A frequent visiting artist at universities and schools, he regularly juries exhibitions and leads art programs for a variety of organizations like Great Camp Sagamore and the Rutgers University International Student Organization. Sherman is an associate adjunct professor, teaching at William Paterson University and Raritan Valley Community College. He received his MFA at Rutgers University, where he studied with his mentor Tom Nozkowski.
Basic Drawing: Simple Drafting
Sat., May 17 at 4:00 p.m. (EDT) via Zoom.
Basic Drawing: Simple Drafting
Using photos of furniture in the museum’s collections, instructor Wes Sherman will introduce simple drafting. Learn about perspective and spatial relationships. All you need is paper, pencil, and an eraser.
Online; Free to Members with RSVP.
RSVP to our May event using the button below.
Wes Sherman has been an artist for over 30 years and an art instructor for 28 years. In that time, he’s had 50 solo exhibitions and has been included in hundreds of group exhibitions in the US and in Europe. He was the Curator and Chair of Exhibitions at the Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ for 12 years. A frequent visiting artist at universities and schools, he regularly juries exhibitions and leads art programs for a variety of organizations like Great Camp Sagamore and the Rutgers University International Student Organization. Sherman is an associate adjunct professor, teaching at William Paterson University and Raritan Valley Community College. He received his MFA at Rutgers University, where he studied with his mentor Tom Nozkowski.
JUNE
Virtual Farms Afield
Design Across America: Southern California
Sat., June 7 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) via Zoom.
Exploring Long Beach, California’s Rancho Los Cerritos: Its Architecture and Grounds
Rancho Los Cerritos (“Ranch of the Little Hills”) is an historic site and museum in Southern California. Its history can be traced back to 1784, and even earlier, since is located on the ancestral and current homeland of the Gabrielino/Tongva people, who are the past, present, and future caretakers of the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Chanel Islands. While the Rancho was once 27,000 acres, it is now a 4.7-acre site featuring a unique, two story 200-year-old adobe home and grounds that represent a variety of gardens. Special guest and Executive Director Alison Bruesehoff will share an introduction to this fascinating historic site and local, state, and National Historic Landmark. There is so much to explore at the Rancho.
Online; Free to Members with RSVP.
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Photo Courtesy of Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site.
JULY
Virtual Farms Afield
Design Across America: Southern California
Thurs., July 24 at 6:30 p.m. (EDT) via Zoom.
Hollyhock House: A Garden House & Art Park
with Abbey Chamberlain, Director & Curator
Frank Lloyd Wright described Hollyhock House, his first Los Angeles commission (1921), as “California Romanza.” Intended to be the centerpiece of a 36-acre arts complex that was only partially realized, this Wright-termed “garden house” was the architect’s response to his radical client, a cinematic site, and its California context. A richly-illustrated talk will provide an overview of the original site design and the park’s evolution, a focused look at Hollyhock House’s garden rooms and terraces, as well as, insights into new interpretive approaches that engage the legacy of Hollyhock House as a harbinger of California Modernism and a distinctly regional expression. Currently underway is the development of new native gardens designed by Terremoto, 2025 National Design Award Landscape Architecture winner, which reanimate the exuberant landscape of Barnsdall’s storied property and provide new perspective on this “garden house.”
Abbey Chamberlain Brach is Director & Curator at Hollyhock House, part of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. She manages interpretation, restoration, and preservation, including a major restoration of the Residence A guest house begun in 2017. From 2012 to 2018, Abbey worked at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as part of the decorative arts and design department—contributing to exhibitions on twentieth-century design dialogues between California and Mexico, the Arts and Crafts movement, and Peter Zumthor’s design for LACMA. Abbey earned her master’s degree in American History at the University of Delaware, while working in the curatorial department at Winterthur Museum. She served as the Curator & Director of Education at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and the Assistant Education Coordinator for the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, operating El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park and Casa de la Guerra.
Online; Free to Members with RSVP.
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Hollyhock House interior details, photo by Paul Cozzi, 2021. Courtesy of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs