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SUMMARY:Clay & Culture: Sculpture Building Workshop!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate creativity and culture by crafting your own clay sculpture inspired by traditional and contemporary Afrocentric sculptures.\n\n\nThis immersive 2-hour workshop invites you to slow down and create with intention — inspired by African art forms\, symbols\, and storytelling: this workshop blends creativity with cultural exploration. In this beginner-friendly session\, participants will learn foundational clay-building techniques while drawing inspiration from traditional and contemporary Afrocentric sculptures—bold silhouettes\, symbolic forms\, and storytelling through shape. \nWhile learning about how Afrocentric sculptures communicate identity\, spirituality\, and history through form\, you’ll be guided to create a piece that reflects both cultural inspiration and personal expression. All while surround by the essence of handcrafted goods\, incense\, and diasporic artistry at the African Cultural Art Forum. \n✨ No experience necessary \n✨ All clay & supplies included
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LOCATION:ACAF\, 221 South 52nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19139\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spirit Guides: Clay Mask-making Workshop!
DESCRIPTION:Explore Afro-diasporic mask traditions while learning introductory clay handbuilding techniques to create their your expressive masks!\n\n\nMasks carry memory. They hold spirit\, resistance\, celebration\, protection\, and transformation. \nIn this immersive clay workshop at ACAF in Philadelphia\, participants will be introduced to a glimpse of Afro-diasporic mask histories across continents—beginning with ceremonial mask traditions of West and Central Africa\, tracing their transformation through the Caribbean and South America during and after the transatlantic slave trade\, and exploring how these visual languages continue to evolve in contemporary U.S. cultural practices. \nTogether\, we’ll examine how masks function as portals and preservation of identity. \nParticipants will then learn handbuilding techniques to create their own clay masks.  \n✨ No experience necessary \n✨ All clay & supplies included
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/spirit-guides-clay-mask-making-workshop/
LOCATION:ACAF\, 221 South 52nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19139\, United States
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