Today I actually had some free time to wander around taking some pictures during classes to give you all a glimpse into a typical Monday at TURN :) In Cesar's drawing class today, they were doing an interesting project where they drew out some backgrounds, then had cutout images of various subjects and placed them onto the background drawings to come up with some crazy/fun scenarios.
How is everyone doing this fine summer! Although it's been a little hot for my liking outside lately, we've been going lots of fun places. We've been making sure that we always bring water, fans, and sunscreen, because, again- it's hot! Last week, we went to the International Peace Gardens for the first time this season, and it was so lovely! We always love checking out all the gardens there, seeing the pretty flowers, sculptures, and animals (we really enjoyed watching the squirrels this time). A lot of the gardens that people wanted their pictures taken in were Asian countries' gardens, so here's some pictures from our tour through Asia! We also went to the Utah Arts Festival last week, and it was tons of fun! We were sadly too busy enjoying the festival to take any pictures of us festival-ing, but trust us- fun was had! And several of our individuals managed to get their hands on some free merch, so everyone was excited about that- free stuff! Today I actually had some free time to wander around taking some pictures during classes to give you all a glimpse into a typical Monday at TURN :) In Cesar's drawing class today, they were doing an interesting project where they drew out some backgrounds, then had cutout images of various subjects and placed them onto the background drawings to come up with some crazy/fun scenarios. In our percussion class each week, most people use it as an opportunity to be loud! Everyone usually starts out with their favorite percussive instrument, but then there are a few opportunities throughout the class to switch it up and grab a different instrument. Mandalas are pretty popular with some of our folks, and this is a class option that we have a few times a week. Jessica is definitely one of our regulars in mandalas, and she makes such beautiful designs, doesn't she? We go various places after lunch each day, and today we went to the Day-Riverside Library Branch. They have a summer reading challenge going on called "Oceans of Possibilities," so they had some pretty cool oceanic-themed displays. Jonathan and Darin just had to get their picture taken in front of one of the displays! A lot of our time at the library was spent in the graphic novel section. Jonathan found the Star Wars section, and Jessica found a cute graphic novel that was illustrated all in pinks, blacks, and whites. Now we're having fun doing some karaoke, and working on various art projects in the art room! It's been a good Monday! I hope you all are having a lovely Monday too!
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Hey all! So first of all, I want to give you guys a quick announcement about something exciting that's coming up. Katie F, Tyler, Matt N, and Nic C submitted some artwork awhile back to be shown at one of the Salt Lake City Library branches. We found out that although none of them were selected for solo shows at any of the libraries, they are all going to show their artwork in a group show at the Main City Library, in the Lower Urban Gallery! There is quite a bit of space down there, so they will all get to show quite a bit of artwork! The show is scheduled for August 15-September 24th, 2022, and right now the opening reception is set for August 20th from 4-5:30, but there's a possibility that may change, so stay tuned! Well I don't know if you guys have noticed, but it is warm out there! With the warm weather, we have some opportunities for activities that we don't have the rest of the year. For one, we've been doing more sit and sketch activities, where we go somewhere outdoors, bring drawing supplies with us, and draw our surroundings. It's been really nice to be able to do art while also enjoying the nice weather- one of our favorite spots to do this has been Temple Square, because they have so many beautiful flower there! Today, we went to one of the Lunch Bunch Concerts at the Gallivan Plaza. We've loved going to these concerts in the past, and today was just as fun as ever. The band today was Cam Gallagher and the Tasty Soul, and they were groovin! The weather might have been hot, but the awesome music made it well worth it :) If you get a chance, you should look up this band, because they were great! Gotta love a band with a horn section! Look how beautifully these tulips turned out!
I'm sure as the summer goes on we'll have lots more awesome things to show you all. Stay safe, stay healthy, and try not to get too much sun! |
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