Sign up for an art workshop from a local artist – a new medium each week – lessons will have varying age categories. Leave with a finished project and enjoy time in a fabulous neighborhood garden! Workshops will take place 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. September 6, 13, 20, and 27 in the Overlook Garden at 17th St E/Stevens Ave. No experience is necessary, registration required.

Sunday, September 6th: Lissa Karpeh

“You Don’t Know Me but Here’s My Story________.”

We all have stories to tell, but we don’t all get a chance to share them ourselves. In our recent times of uncertainty, raw and transparent conversations are best needed. In this workshop we will explore the power of owning our narratives by sharing our individual stories.

This workshop will invite participants to share their stories publicly, stories they want others to know about them. Participants will submit 3 photos of themselves to be  printed before the event and upon arriving at the workshop those photos will be glued to a large unstretched canvas, painted in red with words “You don’t know me, but here’s my story________.” After sharing their stories (If they wish) each person will write one word that best embodies their story and persona.

Lissa Karpeh is a Liberian-American artist whose work is navigated by her first-generation identity and  background in mental health. Her work focuses on concepts of self, other and content. Karpeh received her Bachelors of Fine Arts and minor in Human Relations from Saint Cloud State University.  She is currently an artist of the Studio 400 program in the Northrup Kind Building. 

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