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Exhibit: Cara Foster Karim

Exhibit: Cara Foster Karim

Thu. May. 23, 2019 - Sun. Jun. 30, 2019 at All Day

Our current exhibit is now open in the Armory Cafe until June 30th!

Stop by the Armory Cafe to check out a solo show by local artist Cara Foster Karim. For years, Cara has been using her art to celebrate ordinary neighborhood scenes. She creates her unique paintings with a mix of techniques from traditional oil painting to experimental mixed media collage. Her work explores the beauty and diversity of urban landscapes through color and texture, creating layered cities that represent the diverse people who live in them, create them, and give them meaning.

Cara is an oil painter and mixed media artist living and working in Somerville, Massachusetts.  She studied studio art at Dartmouth College but worked for almost 10 years in affordable housing and urban planning research before coming back to art full time. When not painting, she loves cooking, rock climbing, volunteering at a local kids’ soccer camp, and spending time with her husband, her 4-year-old son, and her 1-year-old daughter.

The Closing Reception will be from 2:00pm-3:30pm on Sunday, June 30. Join Armory staff and Cara Foster Karim in the Cafe for light refreshments and to enjoy the final hours of this beautiful solo exhibit.

The exhibit is open to the public during all Cafe open hours.

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>> Live Model <<

Let’s give your drawings some movement!!

For this life-drawing event, we will be rotating the model throughout the evening (while keeping the same pose) to create the illusion of moving poses. Your host, Cameron McCool, will be ready to assist with composing your artworks digitally into a moving image for you to have!

Click below for an example drawing:
www.lifedrawingboston.com/360

This is a really fun challenge with lively results- It’s OK to arrive late, having at least 3 sketches will still produce an animation. There will be a total of two long-poses to turn into animations.

NOT required, but if you’re feeling tech-savvy, download the “Gif Toaster” app (free version) in preparation. If not, Cameron will be on hand to compile your “moving” artworks

Tickets are $25, click here to purchase: www.eventbrite.com/e/62785204236

~ Paper and Pencils are provided.
~ Arrive early to grab a snack/drinks from the cafe and get settled, poses will begin shortly before 7pm

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