DrawNow! with Teen Art Salon

Jun 24, 2021, 4 PM – 5:30 PM

DrawNow! Online! with Teen Art Salon

For this series of drawing workshops with Teen Art Salon, young artists will use the sketchbook as a tool for experimentation, risk-taking, and reimagining. Featuring artworks from The Drawing Center’s 2020 exhibition 100 Drawings from Now, this series looks to the artist's sketchbook as cherished possession, visual diary, and confidante.

Guided by teaching artists Isabella Bustamante and Aneesa Razak, participants will explore individual style, the search for inspiration, and spatial awareness across the pages of their sketchbooks. Each participant will be given art prompts and exercises to deepen their conceptual and observational drawing skills in order to start reimagining the sketchbook as the foundation of an artistic practice.

Please note that participation in previous workshops is not required.

For ages 14-19, all levels of experience are welcomed.

Tips 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.

Isabella Bustamante

Isabella Bustamante currently designs, develops, and teaches arts programming for MoMA PS1, Queens Public Library, and The Drawing Center. Since founding Teen Art Salon in 2015, the organization has partnered with Ace Hotel, Starwood Retail Properties, and Blick Art Materials. Her students have received full scholarships to schools like The Cooper Union and Rhode Island School of Design. Isabella has coached three National YoungArts Foundation award winners and served as a juror for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Prior to founding TAS, Isabella received an MA in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London and worked for architect David Adjaye. Born and raised as a proud Queens resident, Isabella lives between New York City and New Orleans, and is currently developing a curatorial and research-based project that historicizes the contributions of adolescents to visual culture.
Aneesa Razak

Aneesa Razak is a Guyanese-American artist from the Bronx, working in painting, sculpture, and fibers. She has collaborated with Teen Art Salon since she was a sophomore in high school, stretching the possibilities of the Open Studio program by becoming the first student to premiere performance and site-specific installation work. In 2019 she was a recipient of a National Young Arts Award and the Agnes Gund Excellence in Art History Research Award. Her artwork deconstructs the first-generation American experience and excavates the transmission of thoughts and traditions affected by intergenerational cycles. She currently attends The Cooper Union and is the Events and Education Manager at Socrates Sculpture Park.

Credits

Free online programs are made possible by The Cy Twombly Foundation.

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. Additional support is provided, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

Tips for a Successful Zoom Session

Documentation

Credits