Family First: I AM ELEMENTAL

Immerse yourself in Katherina Olschbaur's captivating artwork, featured in the Becoming The Sea: Black Rock Senegal x Harvey B. Gantt Center exhibit! In this dynamic workshop, you'll learn to draw expressive faces while working with vibrant oil pastels and paint markers. Discover your connection to the natural elements—are you air, earth, water, or fire?

Through guided exercises, you'll explore techniques to express your inner strength and resilience, using color to honor the powerful emotions within you. Embrace your boldness as you create stunning artwork on black paper, transforming your insights into vibrant expressions. Join us for a journey of creativity and self-discovery!

Family First is presented by Novant Health

Shane Manier is a Creative Coach, Visual Artist, Tedx Keynote Speaker, Trauma Informed Care Instructor, Poetry Mentor and National Spoken Word Poet based in the Charlotte Metro Region of NC. She is the founder of Guerilla Poets, a nonprofit art collective with branches in the US and UK and the founder of The National Poetry Month Summit, an online summit that connects and supports poets all across the US. She is a Spoken Word and Arts Teaching Instructor for The Harvey B. Gantt Center, Arts Empowerment Project, Henderson High School, Playing for Others, as well as Center for Faith in the Arts permanent Artist in Residence.