Creating From the Collection: Dion Hitchings

Creating from the Collection is a series that will showcase artists from Kentuck's Permanent Collection. Each month we will feature a new artists from the collection. Each studio session will have information about the artist and a project related to that artist. For the month of May we will feature Dion Hitchings. In this session we will create a drawing using translucent layers on recycled cereal boxes This series will be a great opportunity to learn more and get some hands on experience with folk art. This class is for ages 8 and up and will be held on Thursdays from 2:00pm-3:00pm Session A: Thursday, June 16; 3:30-4:30pm Session B: Thursday, June 30; 3:30-4:30pm There is a minimum of 5 participants and a maximum of 16. If the minimum is not met, participants will be refunded.  About Molly Nelko: A native of Mobile, AL, Molly Nelko has joined Kentuck’s staff as our Programming Assistant! She attended Springhill College and received a BA in fine art with a focus on oil painting and printmaking. Her work has been in individual exhibitions from Portland, OR to Hilton Head SC, and can be found online. Molly currently lives in Tuscaloosa with her husband, three children, and cat Quill. She has experimented with many different forms of art, and some of her favorites are encaustic, tessellations, and ink wash. Molly currently works in her studio regularly, but her focus has become more about enjoying creative projects with her children. This workshop is sponsored in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.