Family Weekend Workshops: Take Shape
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Inspired by The Broad’s special exhibition, Robert Therrien: This is a Story, look at Therrien’s artwork in a new light and make your own seat at the table. Step into Therrien’s shoes and see the everyday in a whole new way. Use stencils to create parts that make up a whole as you build a sculpture, taking a cue from Therrien’s most-used forms. Cut out your shapes and build your object using wire, cardboard, pipe cleaners, and more. Make it your own by decorating with fabric or paint sticks to bring your work to life. Don’t forget to experience Therrien’s exhibition, located on the first floor of the museum—and see if you can find his sculpture of an unusually large set of furniture elsewhere...
Inspired by The Broad’s special exhibition, Robert Therrien: This is a Story, look at Therrien’s artwork in a new light and make your own seat at the table. Step into Therrien’s shoes and see the everyday in a whole new way. Use stencils to create parts that make up a whole as you build a sculpture, taking a cue from Therrien’s most-used forms. Cut out your shapes and build your object using wire, cardboard, pipe cleaners, and more. Make it your own by decorating with fabric or paint sticks to bring your work to life. Don’t forget to experience Therrien’s exhibition, located on the first floor of the museum—and see if you can find his sculpture of an unusually large set of furniture elsewhere in the museum (clue: it’s always on view on the third floor!).
Robert Therrien was a Los Angeles-based artist whose work talks about how we view space, memory, and perception. Turning everyday objects into works of art, Therrien invites us to see the familiar with fresh eyes. In his art, the ordinary becomes poetic, offering an opportunity to reflect, remember, and feel present in a specific space and time.
Image credits clockwise starting on the left: Photo by Josh White / JWPictures.com; Photos from past Family Weekend Workshops by Salvador Ceja Garcia
Timed tickets for Family Weekend Workshops are available from 11 am to 4 pm. Families who reserve tickets in advance will receive a wristband when they check in onsite at the museum. Workshops are available to families with wristbands on a first-come, first-served basis. Walk-ups are encouraged, pending capacity.
Tickets include same-day access to The Broad, including Robert Therrien: This is a Story, our rotating third-floor collection galleries, and The Shop at The Broad.
Tickets to this event do not include access to Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013), which must be booked separately.
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About Family Weekend Workshops
The Broad's Family Weekend Workshops offer free activities and workshops to engage with the art of The Broad. Workshops give families the opportunity to make their own artworks to take home, inspired by the Broad collection. Family Weekend Workshops are free but have limited availability. Entrance is not guaranteed without a reservation. Family Weekend Workshops are presented by Leading Partner East West Bank.
