In a 2018 TED Talk, Deal described his work as “honoring Indigenous experiences, challenging stereotypes, and pushing for accurate representations of Indigenous people in art.” It is in these "disruptions" of stereotypes and ahistorical representations which Deal uses the term to describe his work. Gregg Deal has exhibited his work…
For this Second Saturday Family Hour, we will explore mark-making. This process helps us create depth and texture in artwork. Our two activities, resist painting and layer painting, will help us learn about layering in are and how marks interact over time. Don’t forget to join us for storytime with…
Join us for a free zine-making workshop by Jess Meoni, Community Organizer, Scranton Punk Collective. No experience is necessary and all materials will be provided. Space is limited. Please register with melissa.carestia@wilkes.edu. This workshop is intended for adults college-aged and older. A mover-and-shaker from Northeast Pennsylvania, Jess Meoni creates platforms…
Join us as we create zines inspired by ourselves. A lot of Gregg Deal’s work explores his identity. This theme, along with the influence of punk culture, is the perfect mixture for a zine, a self-made magazine! Using collage and drawing materials, kids will create a zine while thinking about…
Artist George Catlin was born in Wilkes-Barre in 1796 and dedicated much of his career to depicting Native American life and culture, becoming the best-known “Indian painter” of the nineteenth-century United States. Catlin’s paintings aimed to preserve the traditions of Indigenous peoples facing displacement but also perpetuated racial stereotypes and…