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Dazzling Icons: Mixed-Media Portraiture

Join Teaching Artist-in-Residence David Enriquez in a workshop inspired by Frida Kahlo’s practice of immortalizing her loved ones through her paintings. Create “shimmering” self-portraits, or portraits of friends or family, through an exploration of the collage technique of contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas, whose work Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon is in the Museum’s

Artist Talk: Lujiang Li and Pete Rodriguez

Join artists Lujiang Li and Pete Rodriguez in the galleries for a close look at their work featured in The World of Frida. Li’s print examines Kahlo’s cultural heritage, and Rodriguez’s painting uses saturated colors and her role as a rebel who identified with the Mexican Revolution. Learn about the artists’ creative practices, and how

Gardening with Native Plants

How can we design landscapes that are both beautiful and ecologically sound? Hear from Dr. Diane Lewis and Cathy Ludden, two local experts on using Hudson River Watershed native plants in landscaping and gardening, and leave with your own sample of native wildflowers seed suitable for yard, planter, or window box. Traditionally, gardening has been

Fiesta de Frida: A Festival from Frida Kahlo’s Cookbook

Celebrate the extraordinary and multifaceted Frida Kahlo with us! Known worldwide for her art, legendary style, and larger-than-life spirit, Kahlo loved to gather friends and family around a delicious meal. Some of her favorite recipes were compiled in Frida’s Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo, a cookbook organized into monthly menus, by

Lunar New Year 2022

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2022 at the Hudson River Museum! Family Studio Art Workshop: Fans of the Lunar New Year Saturday, February 12 & Sunday, February 13, 1–4pm Traditional Korean Fan Dance Saturday, February 12, 1:30 & 3pm Family Studio Art Workshop: Paper Lanterns Monday, February 21, Wednesday, February 23, & Friday, February 25, 1–4pm

Black History Month 2022

Celebrate Black History Month 2022 at the Hudson River Museum! Family Studio Art Workshop: Dazzling Icons Saturdays & Sundays, 1–4pm Supported by funds from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) through the American Recovery Plan Act. Encore! Celebrating Black Female Musical Legends Saturday, February 19, 1–3pm The Hudson River and the Black Suffrage Movement

Entendiendo el arte y la biografía de Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera (Virtual)

Hilda Trujillo, exdirectora del Museo Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli y del Museo Frida Kahlo Casa Azul de 2002 a 2020, nos habla en vivo desde la Ciudad de México sobre los artistas, sus vidas y su arte. Considerado uno de los únicos nueve expertos en la obra de Frida Kahlo en el mundo de hoy, Trujillo ha

Frida’s huipil: Taller de arte con Andrea Arroyo

Únase a la galardonada artista contemporánea Andrea Arroyo en un taller práctico abierto inspirado en el arte, la vida y la relación de Frida Kahlo con el artista Diego Rivera. Cree una obra de técnica mixta con la forma de un huipil, una blusa holgada tradicional de México, utilizando papel recortado, collage, tela, listón, cuentas

Monotipos: Celebrando a las mujeres artistas mexicanas

Celebre el mes de la historia de la mujer con David Enríquez en un taller centrado en líneas y la adición de color. Cree monotipos originales de mujeres artistas mexicanas notables basados en retratos realizados por modernistas mexicanos, algunos de los cuales fueron amigos cercanos de Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera, tal como Rosa Rolanda,

Talleres de arte de estudio familiar: Historias de enhebrado

Celebre el mes de la historia de la mujer en un taller de medios mixtos creado por David Enríquez e inspirado en huipiles, una blusa tradicional holgada confeccionada en Tehuantepec, México, por mujeres y muxes, o personas del tercer género. Explore la fibra textil como medio y cree una versión en miniatura del hilorama comunitario, o