FEBRUARY AT THE O KEEFFE

1 Friday, February 1, 5–7 PM First Friday: Art Activity

Digital artist Morgan Barnard creates a special interactive First Friday! Join us for art activities and an immersive digital experience from 5–7 PM Georgia = O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street Admission is free = to New Mexico residents all day with ID.

6 Wednesday, February 6, 9 AM Breakfast with O’Keeffe: How Candid is Candid?

Join us for a lecture exploring the idea of candid photography. Alan Ross is a renowned photographer whose unique vision combines traditional photographic methods with today’s technology. He worked side-by-side with Ansel Adams as his assistant. Doors open at 8:30 AM Museum = Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue $15, includes = Museum admission; members, free. Reservations: 505.946.1039 or okeeffemuseum.org.

16 Saturday, February 16, 9:30–11:30 AM Family Program: Sculpture

Join us to learn about how the sculptural process evolves, from drawing to model to finished work, and get ready to explore your own creativity with sketching, wire, and clay. Children ages 4–12 and their grownups are invited to learn, create, and, most important, have fun together Start at the = Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street. Free for the entire family.

21 Thursday, February 21, 5:30–7:30 PM Workshop: Drawing After Hours

Join us for an intimate evening in the Museum galleries and try your hand at drawing methods that guided O’Keeffe in her student days. Each month we’ll explore different exercises from Arthur Wesley Dow’s book Composition. Led by local artist Liz Brindley. All supplies provided Georgia = O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street $35; members, $20. = Space is limited, reservations recommended: 505.946.1039 or okeeffemuseum.org.

24 Sunday, February 24 Jo Whaley: Echoes

This evocative photography installation, part of the Contemporary Voices series, closes on Sunday. The Museum galleries will be partially closed from Monday, February 25 to Thursday, February 28 while we rotate our collection and prepare the next installation Georgia = O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street.

Image courtesy of Morgan Barnard

Georgia O’Keeffe. Untitled (University of Virginia), 1912-1914. Watercolor on paper, 117/8 x 9 in. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. [2006.05.614]. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.

Georgia O’Keeffe. Abstraction, 1946 (cast 1979–1980). Cast aluminum, 118 x 115 x 573/4 in. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation and The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [1997.4.1].