“Are you a creative person who is seeking to infuse your work with magic, divination, and ritual? Would you like to learn more about Shaker gift drawings and their connection to the rich legacy of channeled artworks? Are you curious about women mystics who changed the course of art history? Have you ever wondered what lies on the other side of the conscious veil when you get into a flow state?”
–Hilma’s Ghost, a feminist artist collective, consisting of internationally recognized artists Dannielle Tegeder and Sharmistha Ray.
Join Hilma’s Ghost for a magic circle inside the American Folk Art Museum, site of the current exhibition Anything But Simple: Spirit Drawings and the Shaker Vision. Participants will do drawing and divination exercises using automatism, tarot, and other magic techniques that take us across the threshold of the seen to the unseen realm. Drawing inspiration from the Shaker works and techniques on view as well as Spiritualists, Dadaists and Surrealists, we will learn about the rich artistic tradition of feminism and spirituality including our namesake, Hilma af Klint, as well as many artists like Emma Kunz, Leonara Carrington, Ithell Colquhoun, and Ana Mendieta. The workshop will end with an ancestral closing.
The Dialogue + Studio Workshop series offers participants opportunities to gain insight into and engage with self-taught art, past and present, at a deep level. Focused discussions about select themes, techniques, and materials featured in current exhibitions are paired with related expert-led hands-on workshops.