Registration for our February 10 Saturday Workshop is now full. If you'd like to be added to the waitlist please contact Amy Kitchin, akitchin@art-enables.org. 

Join Art Enables for our next Saturday Workshop inspired by the mesmerizing visuals and narratives of current exhibition “Raymond Lewis: Hall of Saints.” On February 10 from 11 am to 3 pm immerse yourself in the vibrant and colorful world of mosaics as we create personalized mosaic coasters. Learn as facilitators Amy Kitchin and Vanessa Monroe lead guests through creating a masterpiece all their own that reflect an art form that's been practiced since ancient times.

Drop in anytime between 11 am and 3 pm to enjoy this free, family-friendly, and inclusive workshop. We’ll provide all the materials that you will need to create your masterpieces. All you need to bring is a willingness to experiment and have fun! Please note, this workshop does include small pieces of pre-cut glass. Children may require adult supervision and assistance.

Art Enables Saturday Workshops are free, family-friendly, and welcome all art-making abilities. Registration is recommended to secure your spot. We may close registration if we reach capacity.

Art Enables is committed to providing access to everyone. If you require accommodation during your visit, please make a note in the RSVP or email us at info@art-enables.org.

About “Raymond Lewis: Hall of Saints”

“Raymond Lewis: Hall of Saints” marks Raymond Lewis’ first solo exhibition at Art Enables. Here, one of the most distinctive elements of his style extends through the exhibition’s theme: the lines that carefully map and divide Lewis’ ink and watercolor works congregate in fragile, complex arrangements that call to mind the welded panes of stained glass. Visitors are invited to view his jewel-like works in the gallery as if they were windows lining the nave of a church, honoring two of Lewis’ most beloved subjects: saints and superheroes. 

Comingling both, a large projection of a stained glass window painted by Lewis glows at the end of the gallery. In its panes, an angel hovers above depictions of Mary, Black Lightning, Jesus, and The Wasp, figures alternately from the Bible and DC and Marvel comics. Elsewhere, halos of light anoint the heads of Mary, Jesus, Joseph, and St. Francis, as well as comic book characters Black Giant and the Human Torch, who floats in a blaze of fire that seems as holy as the light radiating from Mary beside him. Jesus opens his arms to his followers and a host of angels in one work. In another, Aquaman strikes the same powerful pose, commanding the ocean tides and the life teeming within them. All figures are treated with the same reverence. All are epic characters and idols, imbued with meaning cherished by both church congregants and comic book devotees. In Raymond Lewis’ Hall of Saints, biblical figures are superheroes, and superheroes are divine guardians, all of their narratives consecrated in the singular, sensitive line of his hand.