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Studio Squared: Concrete Canyons

Studio Squared is a series of informal art-making workshops aimed at making a wide range of studio practices accessible to adult audiences. Each workshop focuses on a particular theme and creative process inspired by our exhibitions, and explores methods of creative production through an experiential approach.

Expanding the ways in which we depict and imagine American cowboys, this edition of Studio Squared highlights the communities who have kept the traditions of horse-keeping and training alive. This workshop will begin with a brief tour of Black Cowboy an exhibition that reasserts the presence of African-American men and women in cowboy spaces led by members of the Federation of Black Cowboys. Based in Howard Beach, Queens, the Federation will reflect on their organizations mission to educate the public about the Black American West, as it relates to the film and photography on view. Participants will then head to the Theatre for a writing activity led by Museum teaching artist Miatta Kawinzi, where guests will translate the lived experiences of black cowboys from both past and present into poetry. The goal of this workshop is not merely to generate words on a page, but rather to explore new strategies for documenting an underrepresented aspect of American history.

Thanks to the generous support of Target, Museum admission and public programs are free and open to the public on Sundays. Refreshments and supplies will be provided.