Photo Manipulation Kids Studio at Mobile Public Library

Back to Havana artist Daniel Rodriguez Garcia will lead a photo-manipulation activity combining traditional drawing materials with digital photography to explore the role of art in expression, culture, and storytelling.

Kids Studio at the Ben May Main Library offers a series of idea based art-making classes for children ages 8-13, taught by local artist educators. These classes are free and open to the public.

AGE : 8-13 | CAPACITY: 15 students | LENGTH: 1 hour | COST: FREE

This event is part of Havana Printmaking Week, when Rodriguez returns to Mobile for a series of events and workshops designed to explore Cuban culture through his innovative approach to storytelling through print. This fun and educational week features activities for all ages including a Two-Day Experimental Printmaking Workshop (Buy tickets), a special Photo Manipulation Kid’s Studio at Mobile Public Library and Papermaking Senior Studio, and a Live Demonstration at LoDA Artwalk.

Generous funding for Havana Printmaking Week and our current exhibition Back to Havana is provided by Wind Creek Hospitality and also by The City of Mobile, and Mobile County Commission, Alabama State Council on the Arts, The Hearin-Chandler Foundation, The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, The Crampton Trust, The Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust, Visit Mobile, The Support The Arts License Tag, and The Community Foundation of South Alabama.

We are also grateful for the support of our media partners: IHeartMedia, Alabama Public Radio, and Alabama Coasting. Back to Havana features a number of works graciously loaned by the collection of Terri and Steven Certilman – Discoveries in Art and is a P.S. Satellite, a project of Prospect New Orleans.