Artur Silva
November 1–15, 2008
Collaborate with Brazilian-born artist Artur Silva on a large-scale digital collage that explores this region's popular culture. In his own work, Silva examines the way that images in advertising and the general media create oversimplified representations of cultures. He appropriates and modifies these images to create works that investigate his own role in a commodity-driven culture and how he negotiates his existence in this system. Participants will share and document the items that they find valuable in their personal lives and then use this imagery to create a digital collage that reveals the material-based values of the region.
TELL US WHAT YOU VALUE MOST…
Artur Silva will be visiting schools, churches, and other organizations to document items that individuals find valuable. Participants will be asked to bring an item that they find significant and valuable in their lives—your grandmother’s wedding ring, your wii, a letter from your father, your dog, anything that you would like to talk about and document. The object will be photographed and may appear in the final, collaborative digital collage. Call the Arts Center if your organization would like to host the artist, or drop in at one of the public times at the Arts Center:
Thursday, November 6, 5:00–7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 9, 12:00–4:00 p.m.
PHOTOSHOP DIGITAL COLLAGE WORKSHOP
(hosted by UW-Sheboygan)
Ages 15–adult
Tuesday, November 11, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 13, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop and attend this two-day digital collage workshop led by artist Artur Silva. Create a digital collage utilizing the imagery collected from community members. Participants should have basic computer skills but need not have Photoshop experience. Class space is limited; call the Arts Center to register.
Attend the unveiling of the finished collaborative piece on Friday, December 5, 5:30–7:00 p.m.
Tuition: $20 ($15 member)
Community Partners
Boys and Girls Club of Sheboygan County, Hispanic Information Center of Partners for Community Development, Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Lakeland College, Lakeshore Technical College, Northern Wisconsin Regional Council of Carpenters Local 731, Project Youth of Lutheran Social Services, Safe Harbor of Sheboygan County, Salvation Army, St. Clement Parish, Sheboygan Area School District, Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce, Sheboygan County Health and Human Services Department-Wraparound Mentoring Program, and the University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan.
Connecting Communities projects are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art, and by an anonymous foundation.
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