Begin Here Workshops

Third Coast Percussion WAVES Workshops

Saturday, March 26, 2016 • Noon–1:00 p.m. and 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Join us for WAVES, an interactive performance workshop and presentation exploring the scientific and musical properties of sound with the celebrated Chicago-based ensemble Third Coast Percussion.

Josef Albers: Interaction of Color Exercises

Saturday, January 16, 2016 • 10:00 a.m.–noon

Join Albers experts Jeannette Redensek, Fritz Horstman, and Michael Beggs and explore color perception, including such principles as color relativity, intensity, and temperature; vibrating and vanishing boundaries; and the illusion of transparency and reversed grounds.

Making Baskets with Julia Parker and Family

Sunday, June 14, 2015 • 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., ongoing observation

Coast Miwok–Kashaya Pomo master basket maker Julia Parker demonstrated the weaving process and techniques, together with her daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter.

Light Walk

Sunday, January 25, 2015 • Noon–1:00 p.m.

A Light Walk exploring light and shadow, inspired by artist and teacher Bob Miller

Photographer’s Playdate

Saturday, January 24, 2015 • 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

A day of interactive activities inspired by The Photographer’s Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas.

Milk Cartons (Re)Imagined with Aiko Cuneo

Thursday, September 25, 2014 • 7:00–9:00 p.m.

In September 2014, visitors turned a common household object into an objet d’art with artist Aiko Cuneo and experimented with milk carton constructions and sculptures.