Libros de Artista talks and workshop at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Curator Simon Blattner to lead exhibit tours this Sunday and next at SVMA|

Simon Blattner, curator of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s current “Libros de Artista” exhibit will be at the museum at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, and again on Sunday, March 11, for an in-depth discussion of several of the books in the exhibition. The program is billed as a “walk-and-talk” through the galleries, where attendees will have the chance to ask questions and learn more about what goes into making an artist’s books. The talks are free with museum admission ($10 general).

On Saturday, Feb 24, the museum is offering a visiting artist workshop with Rhiannon Alpers. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alpers will lead an exploration of the textures and colors of Mexican “amate” paper, a bark material in use for over 3,000 years of tradition.

This one-day workshop for beginning and intermediate levels is inspired by the concurrent exhibition “Libros de Artista,” and a love of paper.

Students will create an amate paper book in the workshop.

For more information, visit svma.org.

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