Free online programs are made possible by the Cy Twombly Foundation.
Support for this program is provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council through the CreateNYC Language Access Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Education and Community Programs at The Drawing Center are made possible by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Major support is provided by the Evelyn Toll Family Foundation and the LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and the Claire and Theodore Morse Foundation.
ONLINE: ASL DrawNow! with Nic Annette Miller and Joyce Hom on Ibrahim El-Salahi: Pain Relief Drawings
Join teaching artists Joyce Hom and Nic Annette Miller for an online participatory drawing workshop presented in American Sign Language (ASL) and inspired by our current exhibition Ibrahim El-Salahi: Pain Relief Drawings. Born in 1930 in Omdurman, Sudan, Ibrahim El-Salahi is one of the most significant artists in African and Arab modernism. Drafted on the back of medicine packets, pill bottle labels, envelopes, and scraps of paper, El-Salahi’s intricate pen and ink Pain Relief drawings serve as a form of respite for the 92-year-old artist, who finds diversion from his chronic pain through his daily drawing practice. Inspired by Arabic calligraphy, as well as Surrealist figuration and geometric abstraction, El-Salahi created a distinctive visual language that he expresses most prolifically in drawing.
Please note this online workshop will be in ASL with no voice interpretation. It is free and open to the signing community.
List of Materials
- Old Medicine packaging
- Letter envelope
- 8.5 x 11 white paper
- Black pen and markerTips for a Successful Zoom Session
- Log in 5-10 minutes before the workshop begins to avoid any technical delays.
- Use a desktop or laptop for the best image quality. A tablet will also do, but on a smartphone, the image may be too small.
- Make sure you have a stable wifi connection before the workshop begins
Documentation
The Drawing Center tries to share its programs as widely as possible, which means recording our programming and making it available online. By attending the event, you consent to audio recording and video recording and its/their release, publication, or exhibition.