Seniors Social

Make new artistic connections and spark conversations! Join us for our Seniors Social program, a monthly workshop series for older adults that combines conversations with art and artmaking. The AGO believes providing opportunities to experience art and artmaking increases well-being. 

Tuesday, October 10: Inspired by Keith Haring

Keith Haring was a prolific pop artist who rose to fame in New York City in the 1980s. Initially drawing cartoon-like figures in subways, his work beguiled and entranced the public and within a few years he was combining art and activism in widespread and innovative ways.   

In our artmaking session, we'll create several "glyph"-like figures depicting the human body in motion and we'll invite you to reflect on the activities of your day-to-day life. If you could create a small piece of guerrilla or graffiti art that symbolizes a practice or value you care deeply about, what would it be?

The exhibition Keith Haring: Art Is for Everybody is organized by The Broad, Los Angeles. 

Tuesday, December 12: Inspired by Arnold Newman

Arnold Newman's rise to fame came about largely because of the commissions he received from magazines. In this session, we’ll explore the power of black and white portraiture, and Newman's particular "environmental" approach to capturing the essence of his subjects.  

We'll ask participants to come to this session with a photograph of someone important in your life (a celebrity, political figure, family member/friend, anything goes!). We'll ask folks to consider how you might best situate this individual to capture their personality. Is there some object that helps define them and/or your relationship to them? Participants will be guided through creating a value drawing that helps capture the dramatic impact of black and white portraiture.