Events
Drawing Portraits in Graphite
6-Week Course with Peter Broz
Where: Meive Gallery
Instructor: Peter Broz (@peter_broz)
When: Monday’s from Sept 16th - Oct 21st
Times: 7-9:30pm
ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME
Depicting the human face has been a subject of fascination for centuries.
Even with the development of photography, hand-drawn portraiture continues to be a relevant and expressive form of art. This course is meant to encourage your curiosity and help you better understand how to create expressive portraits that showcase the individuality of the subject.
The goal of this 6 week course is to make approaching portraiture less daunting by approaching portraiture with a systematic method that will encourage students to tackle any obstacles. Students will create drawings in graphite from live models in both short and long pose formats. By simplifying the face to its most essential components, students will be able to create a solid foundation with accurate proportions in mind.
Graphite proves to be an excellent medium for learning as it does not require many expensive resources and is safe and convenient to use with little mess. It is also much easier to erase and make corrections compared to other mediums like ink or color pencil. By working monochromatic students will be able to focus on the principles of light and shadow to create the illusion of form.
At the end of the course students will be able to more confidently render the face with a clear set of tools and objectives in mind.
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Space Taking Artist Residency - July/August (Fresh Arts)
This residency, powered by Fresh Arts, is a six-week opportunity for traditionally underrepresented local artists to experiment and “take over” a public space in new and out-of-the box ways.
From July 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024, Meive will proudly be the home of our second artist “take over”.
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Space Taking Artist Residency - May/June (Fresh Arts)
This residency, powered by Fresh Arts, is a six-week opportunity for traditionally underrepresented local artists to experiment and “take over” a public space in new and out-of-the box ways.
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Arts District HOU - Art Car Preview Party
Meive is proudly hosting a preview party for the Art District’s very own Art Car! Come by and get food and drinks as you get to see the first ever Arts District Houston Art Car and experience the beauty of the gallery filled with local artists.
Art Car Artist: Kearin Cook @kearinever | kearincook.com
Fresh Arts Org: @freshartsorg | fresharts.org
Arts District HOU: @artsdistricthou
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Spring Solstice Celebration
Come celebrate Spring Solstice with us! Loretta Iliana will be leading yoga at Meive Art Gallery. Jackeline Vélez will enchant us through song with her beautiful harp. Following our yoga flow, we will sit in the Juniper Wilde Flower Studio with hot tea, beautiful pastries and meaningful conversations. We want nothing more than to have people, to have you, in our space.
Please reach out with any questions directly to Christina or Michelle or email us at hello@meive.art.
Yoga Instructor: Loretta Iliana (@lorettailiana)
Harpist: Jackeline Vélez (@jackeline.velez)
Pastries: Jane Wild (@janeandthelion)