*Multimedia, two-part workshop is free and all ages welcome*

Join artist Zoe Farmer in the Atrium at Minnesota Street Project for Part I of the workshop to build active coral, starfish, and sea urchins out of clay starting at 3:00 p.m. While the pieces dry, tour the galleries or enjoy a snack at Besharam before the second part of the workshop at 6:00 p.m. Part II is the first major immersion of the pieces into a water tank in SFArtsED’s gallery, which is a commentary on the impact of climate change on our oceans.

Part I and Part II will be on display and recorded with time-lapse photography in SFArtsED’s gallery. Two different parts, two different ways to connect to the natural world through artmaking with Zoe Farmer.

From artist Zoe Farmer:

“I am a collector and a maker. I work with natural sculptural forms and organic materials as a way to mimic, preserve, and connect to the natural world. My process is varied. I make molds and use photography as a way to replicate and preserve things of interest. I dissect and reassemble plants, seeds, insects, and animals into hybrid sculptures and enjoy discovering the macro forms of a deconstructed seed, feather, or animal. This process of play and experimentation provides a reassuring narrative for me of the interconnectedness of everything.

Repetition and multiples have become a way for me to work with and involve the wider community and create immersive installations that explore phenomenal gatherings in nature, whether these be celebratory gatherings of diversity or an examination of the disconnect occurring with some so called “invasive” species that are blooming as a result of climate change.

I am interested in what biology has to teach us about collaboration, reconnecting, and interconnecting to each other and nature through the processes of making.”

Artist-in-Residence
Zoe Farmer is SFArtsED’s first artist-in-residence at Minnesota Street Project. Her residency begins with an exhibition of her work and will continue through July 2020 with workshops, talks, community artmaking, and a concluding show featuring visual art and devised performance by her students.

The residency is funded, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Sam Mazza Foundation.

Arrive early to enjoy brunch and café hours or reserve a table for dinner at Besharam.