Materials Lab Workshop: The Evolution of Charcoal from Sidekick to Soloist

In this workshop with scholar and artist Timothy David Mayhew, you will explore charcoal drawing materials and techniques and discover how simple tools can be powerful vehicles for artistic expression. Mayhew will describe the 19th-century technical advances and tools that enabled charcoal to evolve from a fragile drawing material to a permanent drawing medium. After his hands-on drawing demonstration in the Materials Lab, participants will be able to experiment and create their own drawings. Mayhew will also lead a close-looking session in the current exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black to illustrate uses of these drawing materials and techniques.

All materials will be provided.

The hands-on session will take place in the Materials Lab on the Lower Level.

$15 workshop fee. Registration is required and space is limited; registration will open on this form, beginning on Sunday, September 28, at 10am. Workshop fee must be paid to confirm registration. Minimum age of 14; no previous experience required.

You may also like the following events from Harvard Art Museums:

• This Saturday, 4th October, 11:00 am, Spotlight Tour: Child’s Play, with Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ’27 in Cambridge
• This Sunday, 5th October, 11:00 am, Spotlight Tour: The Art of Conservation, with Sachi Laumas ’2 in Cambridge
• This Sunday, 5th October, 01:00 pm, Materials Lab Workshop: Inspired by Nature—Imaginative Drawing, with Erica Beade in Cambridge

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