Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Do our bodies tell stories that we don't have words for? What assumptions do painters make; what oppressions do they challenge or perpetuate in their representations of the human form? Inspired by Augosto Boal's Image Theatre, we will consider these questions while we move through a series of physical and conceptual exercises which invite us to investigate and challenge the representations of race, gender and class in the portrait and history paintings. Over the course of the session, we will become “empowered models”, creating meaning, definition, and liberated stories with our bodies.

Class size: 20 people. Registration includes the entrance fee to PAFA's Museum.