This workshop is inspired by artworks by artists who use letters, words or numbers to create text-based paintings. Key artworks from the Fisher Landau Collection will serve as inspiration, including those by Robert Indiana, Barbara Kruger, Glenn Ligon and Ed Ruscha. Participants will work with acrylic paint and stencils, vinyl letters and collage media to create paintings that convey a message or play with letters as abstract forms. Led by Armory instructor Kim Rae Taylor, this workshop allows participants to explore the many ways text and paint can converge to create unique works of art.

*Must register through norton.org; class will take place at the Norton Museum of Art

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Make Art with the Armory! Museum of Art and . Join visiting Armory Art Center instructors at the Norton Museum of Art. Workshops and activities will take inspiration from the Norton’s Collection, special exhibitions, and garden.

Instructor’s bio

Kim Rae Taylor is a visual artist and educator based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she serves as Associate Professor of Fine Art for the University of Cincinnati Clermont College. She received her MFA from the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati, and her BFA from The University of Texas at Austin. Additional studies include the University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy, and the Metáfora Center for Art Therapy Studies in Barcelona, Spain. She has been an artist in residence at Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan, Red Gate in Beijing, and Cill Rialaig in County Kerry, Ireland. Taylor has also worked as a graphic designer and illustrator, including work in cartoon animation. Her mixed media paintings and drawings explore a variety of themes informed by nature, language, and gender.