SANFORD BIGGERS: ART SUNDAE

Photo by Olympia Shannon

Photo by Olympia Shannon

Photo courtesy of The Children’s Museum of the East End

Photo courtesy of The Children’s Museum of the East End

Photo courtesy of The Children’s Museum of the East End

Photo courtesy of The Children’s Museum of the East End

Photo courtesy of The Children’s Museum of the East End

Presented in partnership with Rockefeller Center at Children’s Museum of the East End 376

Press Release

SANFORD BIGGERS: ART SUNDAE
Children’s Art-Making Workshop & Public Installation

Please join us for a special Art Sundae art-making workshop on Wednesday, June 23rd at 4:00 pm with artist Sanford Biggers. Children’s Museum of the East End 376 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, NY 11932

Please pre-register for this event via: https://www.cmee.org/events/sanford-biggers-art-sundae/

The workshop will be held in person at The Children’s Museum of the East End and digitally streamed live via Rockefeller Center’s Instagram channel (@rockefellercenter). Children will be guided by Sanford Biggers to collage a quilt square, inspired by Bigger’s public exhibition now on view at Rockefeller Center.

For those participating at home gather your materials and tune in on Wednesday, June 23rd at 4:00 pm to the Rockefeller Center Instagram channel (@rockefellercenter)

Materials:
- Printed Collage Template (downloadable via "Download PDF" link at the bottom of this page)
- Any adhesive (clear tape, glue stick, Elmer's glue, etc.)
- Your favorite collaging materials (old magazines, newspapers, photos, origami paper, etc.)
- Scissors
- Your favorite painting or drawing medium (watercolor, acrylic, marker, crayon, graphite, charcoal, etc)

Instructions
- Please fill in the outlined shape using any combination of images, colors, patterns or collage that have special meaning to you to create your own quilt square.
- Please try not to leave any areas uncovered.

Following the workshop, children are invited to submit their collages to be included in a public art installation by Sanford Biggers at 10 Rockefeller Plaza. Submissions should be sent by June 28th via email or DM to staff@artproductionfund.org / @artproducutionfund.

The public installation will be on view from July 2nd at the exterior  ground floor window at 10 Rockefeller Plaza

About Art Sundae:
ART SUNDAE is an ongoing public program launched by non-profit Art Production Fund and New York gallery Fort Gansevoort that is designed to build confidence in children through art-making. This free program offers children the opportunity to work with a contemporary artist to create a public art project. The program is designed to be accessible to all and highlight art’s positive impact across all communities. For more information please visit artproductionfund.org.

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