May Events at MONA
Open Studio
Community Studio
May 6, 13, 20, 27 | All Day
- Free Event
- Limited to 25 participants |No Instruction
- Bring your own art supplies, or use the supplies and art prompt provided.
- Featured Artist Prompt for May: Round Trip Time by Barbara Takenaga
MONA Book Club
Gary E. Zaruba Library
May 6 | 10:30-11:30 AM
- May – The Art Collector’s Daughter by Derville Murphy
- June – The Long March Home by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee
- July – Woman On Fire by Lisa Barr
- August – Confluence: John Gottschalk’s Life of Duty, Service, and the Business of News by George Ayoub
- September – The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
ARTisTRY: Australian Hinge Book Making with Deanna Jesse
Community Studio
May 7 | 1:30 PM
- Limited to 10 participants
- Open to individuals ages 15 and up.
- Cost: $25 members / $30 non-members
- All supplies provided
The Art of Well-Being Series Presents: The Art of Presence – Yoga with Lori Cody
Founders Gallery
May 7, 14, 21, 28 | 9:30-11:00 AM
- A unique experience blending yoga with MONA’s artwork to cultivate mindfulness and deep connection through movement and visual storytelling.
- Limited to 20 participants
- Open to individuals ages 15 and up.
- Cost: $50 members / $60 non-members (all four sessions)
- Drop-In: $15 (single class)
First Saturday – Guest Artists: UNK Wrestling Team
Join the UNK wrestling team for a morning filled with creativity and art-making!
Community Studio
May 10 | 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
- Wrestlers will join children (ages 5-14) for collaborative painting sessions.
- Free Event
- Limited to 25 participants
Collection Connection: “Artist Explorers” with Karen Park & Sandy Mahalek
Founders Gallery
May 14 | 1:30-3:00 PM
- Free Event
Homeschool Art – FULL/REGISTRATION CLOSED!
Community Studio
May 14, 21, 28 | 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
- Open to Homeschool students between the ages 5-14.
- Registration required
- Limited to 15 participants
- Cost: $30 per student/$50 per family
- One parent/guardian will need to accompany each family group.
DEMONSTRATION SERIES: Lampworking by Chris Haussler
Community Studio
May 29 | 6:30-8:00 PM
- Limited to 20 participants
- Free Event (Registration required)
The Radiant Sky with Beth Cole
Community Studio
May 30 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM
May 31 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Limited to 12 participants
- Cost: $60 members / $70 non-members
- Open to individuals ages 15 and up.
Workshop Description
The sky gives us endless possibilities as painters. In this workshop you will create a painting based on the view of the sky during the golden hour as the sun sinks toward the horizon. Many times there is such a beautiful gradation of color from horizon to the crest of the sky at this time of day. This is what we will practice along with a few floating clouds.
Who It Is For
This is a workshop for anyone who appreciates the sky and wants to learn more about how create a glowing and radiant painting. Some painting experience will be helpful.
What You Will Learn. How to…
- Simplify the subject
- Create a value thumbnail
- Tone your surface before painting
- Place elements with reference points
- Unify your paint mixes with a mother color
- Mix and match your paint colors
- Create atmosphere with layers of paint
- Enjoy the painting process
What to Bring
*Beth will provide four sky photos you may choose from during the workshop. If you would like to use your own sky photos, that’s wonderful. Please bring them with you.
- Sketchbook and pencil
- Brushes, I use flats 2, 4, 6
- Palette knife for mixing paint
- Small empty jar with lid for odorless mineral spirits
- If you have oil paints to which you are accustomed, please feel free to bring them.
