HILLMAN STUDIO (BAM FISHER)
Drop by for interactive activities such as mural-making, coloring, and creating your own zine!
Hillman Studio
10am—3:15pm (ongoing)
Earth and Family Interactive Mural by Ebony Bolt
Zine-making with Annaliese Rozos
Madhubani, Warli, and Rangoli coloring with Anju Gupta-Modak
Annaliese Rozos (she/her) is an educator and organizer from New York City. She recently graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in sociology and plans to pursue a master's degree in education. She is currently the programs and curriculum coordinator for Rock n Roll Retreat NYC, a music mentorship program based in social justice for girls and trans youth. Annaliese has been teaching zine-making since 2016, inspired by the myriad of ways people can express themselves through the medium.
Ebony Bolt is a visual artist from New York whose work incorporates inspiration from fashion and textile design. Bolt obtained a degree in Fashion Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she also began sketching passengers on the train. Her character-centered compositions are infused with motifs inspired by the city, traditional textile subject matter, and nature, and have attracted companies including the Hudson River Museum, Apple, MTA Arts & Design, the New York Transit Museum, and Shutterstock.
Anju Gupta-Modak is a pediatrician specializing in newborn intensive care who works at Maimonides Hospital. In addition to her day job, she is a passionate aficionado of traditional Indian performing arts and fine arts. She has trained in and performs Kathak, a classical Indian dance form, and North Indian classical vocal music. Her interest in the traditional art form of rangoli dates back to her childhood and she has conducted several workshops and lecture-demonstrations in rangoli in New York City.
