Papermaking Senior Studio

In this two-hour mini-workshop, Back to Havana artist Daniel Rodriguez Garcia will guide participants through the steps of papermaking using recycled newspapers and other dated printed media. Participants’ handmade paper sheets will be used during the following Senior Studio class (Thursday, February 7) in a printmaking activity inspired by current events.

Senior Studio classes are tailored to suit the needs of seniors, and accommodate participants with low-vision and physical disabilities.

Senior Studio offers an opportunity for participants to explore art-making processes such as paper-making, molding clay, watercolor painting, and batik, and also encourages them to share ideas and build relationships with their community through art.

All studio art classes are led by professional artists and experienced educators.

AGE : 60+ | CAPACITY: 15 students | LENGTH: 2 hours | COST: $5 or FREE for members.

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.