Perspectives: Great African Artists

Age Range:10+

Class Time (EST): 12PM

Class Days: Fridays

Date Range: Mar 28 - May 30

Instructor Name: Necilia Jones

Instructor Email: [email protected]

Instructor cell phone: 2025775951

Class Description

Art is our history. It tells the story of our culture, our movements, our struggle, and our hope. Step into the world of great African artists like renowned artist Jacob Lawrence, Bisa Butler, Faith Ringgold, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Romare Bearden and more to learn and create your own artistic pieces. All the projects will be completed during class time and full participation is expected. Please show up on the first day of class with paints, canvas boards and paintbrushes. Thank you. FIELD TRIPS: National Museum of Art - National Portrait Gallery

Class Skills Development 

By the end of the quarter, you will have a portfolio of mixed media art and knowledge of historical facts about these groundbreaking African Artists who shaped, inspired, and blazed the way for future generation of modern art.

Class Materials 

RECOMMENDED CLASS MATERIALS: 1. Acrylic Paint (Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, White) 2. Watercolor Paint 3. Color Pencils 4. Writing Pencil and (White) Eraser 5. Colored Markers 6. 3 to 4 Canvas Boards (8x10 or 11x14 and up) 7. Drawing Paper (11x14 and up) 8. Mixed Color Construction Paper 9. Magazines 10. Newspaper 11. Fabrics 12. Playdoh or Modeling Clay 13. Mirror or Picture of yourself 14. Scissors 15. Glue 16. Disposable Camera (optional) 17. Laptop/computer 

Class Norms 

• Enter the ZOOM on time. 

• All students MUST be on camera. 

• Be respectful and ready to learn. 

• Participate in class. 

• Complete all assignments timely.

About the Instructor 

Necilia Jones is a photographer and light/life coach specializing in Necilia Jones is a mother of three children, Destiny Nyala (age 27), Dennis Kwame (DJ Kwame) (age 18) and DeAngelo Kwabena (age 15). All of them have attended NationHouse Watoto School. She is also the author of two books under the pseudonym, SolJornah Jones. They are Black Eyed Susan and Other Essences and Soul Journey: The Soul Less Traveled (https://www.bbotw.com). Necilia Jones received a Bachelor of Art in Business Administration (Management) in June 2020 and an associate degree in Photographic Imaging in 2011. She is certified as Master Reiki and Crystal Reiki practitioner and hosts art therapy workshops and classes to clear and heal chakra centers. She also enjoys painting, sewing, and writing. Her interests are reading, music composition and art, sound, and physical therapy (yoga, meditation, sound baths, etc.), all things ancient, environmental, and animal conservation projects and anthropology of diverse cultures.