January Adult Workshop

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Begin Again: What We Carry  – Meditative Works on Paper
Facilitated by: Shadia Nilforoush

Begin Again: What We Carry is a reflective workshop for adults that invites participants to slow down, observe, and create in the museum at the start of the new year. Grounded in close looking at works on view in Present Tension: Contemporary Art from the Speed Art Museum Collection, the workshop weaves together guided meditation, quiet writing (thinking about text and language as art material), and simple, open-ended artmaking. Participants will create a two-dimensional work on paper that holds reflection and intention without requiring artistic experience. The workshop emphasizes presence and process over product and is open to all levels; no prior art or meditation background is necessary. Find clarity and calm through art with us at the Speed!

Shadia Nilforoush is a multidisciplinary artist, art educator, and mindfulness practitioner based in Louisville, KY. Working primarily in video and performance, her practice explores the reconciliation of divergent identities through personal and historical narratives, centering women’s work, spirituality, and ancestral memory. Her work has been exhibited nationally including New York, Boston, and New Orleans. Alongside her art practice, Shadia is a yoga teacher and facilitator who creates trauma-aware, contemplative spaces through mindfulness-based practices including yoga, breathwork, movement, meditation, and visual art. She holds a BFA from the Hite Art Institute at the University of Louisville and an MFA from the University of Connecticut.