Free Arts and Poetry Workshops for Adults and Teens Offered in July

Silver City, Nevada - As part of a new resident artist program in Silver City, visiting artist, poet and musician Brian Schorn will offer three free workshops for adults and teens at the Silver City Community Center/School House at 385 High Street. Schorn noted that "no special skills are necessary; anyone can come and enjoy the workshops." The three workshops are:

Surrealist Art Techniques, Tuesday July 14th from 10am - noon.

Poetry Reading and the Creative Writing Exercises, Tuesday July 21st from 10am-noon.

Sound Ecology Workshop, Including Listening Exercises and Sound Mapping, Tuesday July 28th from 10am - noon (please wear comfortable shoes and clothing and bring sun screen, etc. as this workshop will include some walking). Schorn explains that "Sound Ecology helps develop an awareness for sounds existing in your environment, whether natural or man made."

Summer Resident Artist Brings Cross-Disciplinary Skills: The summer Resident is Brian Schorn, a multi-talented artist, writer, musician, graphic designer and photographer. Schorn's music has been performed in France, Austria, New York, and Oakland, and his visual art has been exhibited and published widely for the last twenty years in numerous solo exhibitions. His creative writing has been published in many books, journals and anthologies, and he was awarded the Academy of American Poets Prize. Hand-made poetry books by Schorn can be found in the Marvin Sackner Collection of Concrete and Visual Poetry. He has taught art, graphic design and creative writing, including at the University of Michigan, Brown University and Interlochen Arts Academy.

As the resident artist this summer, Schorn will also be lending his considerable experience to preparing and designing a July 18th fine arts exhibit sponsored by the Silver City Arts group. Schorn has hung the work of many well known artists in various capacities as a gallery and/or museum preparator, including work by artists such as Yoko Ono, Jean Dubuffet, Julian Schnabel, Duane Hansen, Jules Olitski, Martin Puyear, and Frank Stella. Schorn has also juried and curated university art exhibitions and art publications.

What is the Resident Artist Program in Silver City? A unique resident artist program has developed in Silver City, a productive small community on the Comstock which is located within one of the nation's largest federally designated historic landmarks. Those creating in the performing, visual, media, design, or literary arts are being invited to reside in town for periods of up to 4 months, in exchange for offering public performances, exhibitions, lessons, workshops, art work, etc. in the community.

About Silver City: Recently designated an "Arts and Cultural Resources Production Center," the town is already home to a surprising number of Nevada's highly productive artists, musicians, photographers, writers, actors, artisans, academics and other innovative thinkers and unique souls.

Silver City's irreplaceable historic buildings and sites and its crystal clear views of the Sierras bring visiting plein air painters and photographers from around the West.
With an unusually strong volunteerism ethos, the town boasts a voluteer-run library, an organic community garden, frequent public events at the community center, a busy arts group, an historic preservation group, a volunteer fire department, and an enviable arts and science summer program that is free to youngsters in the entire Western Nevada region.

Contact: The "Resident Artist Program in Silver City" is privately funded and directed by Theo McCormick and Quest Lakes. Artists have been scheduled through Spring of 2016, and additional applications are being accepted for summer 2016. Please contact Quest Lakes at P.O. Box 123, Silver City, Nevada 89428 or quest@theodata.com for additional information.
More about the Resident Artist Program in Silver City can also be found here: https://www.facebook.com/silvercitynevadaresidentartistprogram