Making Idols For Survival - A workshop with Frederick Weston

Tapping into his own experience, strength and hope, in this workshop, Weston will retell a story from his childhood, share why it is important to him, and teach the students how to use complex stories from their childhood to create rituals for surviving, striving, and thriving.

Making Idols For Survival, a workshop with Frederick Weston
High Bridge Library
78 W 168th St, New York, NY

Programs are free and begin at 3:30pm.
No previous art experience is required.
Materials will be provided.
Ages 12 to 18

ABOUT
Frederick Weston is a copy artist, writer and performer living in New York City. He was a co-founder of the guerrilla artist group Underground Railroad. Weston’s artwork addresses crises of culture, the male image, fashion, consumerism, conversation, race, and recycling.

Visual AIDS teams up with the New York Public Library to present a series of artist workshops for young adults in conjunction with their exhibition, WHY WE FIGHT: Remembering AIDS Activism. This series of interactive workshops, lead by artists living with HIV, will take place at library branches across Manhattan and the Bronx. Participants will gain artistic and creative skills, and learn more about HIV/AIDS history and activism.

MAC AIDS Fund is the Lead Corporate Sponsor of the Why We Fight exhibition and related programming.This exhibition is made possible through the generosity of Hermes Mallea and Carey Maloney, with additional support from the LGBT Initiative of The New York Public Library. Time Warner is a founding supporter of the LGBT Initiative.Support for The New York Public Library’s Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, and Jonathan Altman.