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SOLO SERIES: …And So We Make Our Own Clouds by LaRon Emcee- Art Workshop

November 4, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free

Please join us for a free, all-ages painting workshop, led by the current SOLO SERIES exhibiting artist, LaRon Emcee. Materials provided.
2pm-4pm at Pearson Community Center in the art room.
1625 West Carey, Las Vegas, NV 89106

Sign up at tinyurl.com/artwithlaron or sign up in person at Pearson Community Center

LaRon Emcee is a multi-disciplined visual artist from Gary, IN. His artworks draw inspiration from the faces and life scenes seen and interacted with daily. LaRon Emcee is heavily inspired by comic books, afro-futurism, realism, cartoons, and portraiture. He uses a mix of all these to convey his message. LaRon is currently working on multiple bodies of traditional medium work as well as digital illustrations, and murals.

His exhibition, “… And So We Make Our Own Clouds” shows bright colors, patterns and surreal settings that are backdrops for snapshots of faces within the Black diaspora. His paintings are created by portraits influenced by afro-futurism, with the intentions to create monuments of faces from his community. Connecting nature and the human experience together along with a contribution to beauty by mixing portraiture, cartoons, and surrealism to create an experience in his artwork. Cloud motifs are used as a symbol of dreams and a celebration of Black hair.

To find out more click the link below:

https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/parks___recreation/services/public_art/galleries/dr_william_u_pearson_community_center/index.php

Organizer

Clark County Public Art
Phone
702-455-8685
Email
CCPublicArt@ClarkCountyNV.gov
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Venue

Pearson Community Center
1625 W Carey Ave,
North Las Vegas, 89032
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Phone
(702) 455-1220
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