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Artist Sylvana Barrett demonstrates the art of gilding at a past artist-at-work demonstration
Learn about historic and contemporary materials and techniques from practicing artists in these free drop-in programs.

Artist-at-Work Demonstrations

Getty Artists Program

Point-of-View: Artist Talks

Artist-at-Work Demonstrations
The Getty Center and The Getty Villa

Enjoy demonstrations of historical art-making techniques related to the Museum's collection and exhibitions. Artist-at-work demonstrations are scheduled throughout the year and are always free. Meet the artist, ask questions, and get close to the action as you learn about materials and techniques seen in works of art on display at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa. Free; no reservations required.

Two Studies of the Head of an Old Man / Rembrandt
 
Learn how Evans made platinum prints such as Kelmscott Manor: In the Attics (No. 1) (detail), 1896 © Mrs. Janet M. Stenner, sole granddaughter of Frederick H. Evans
Next in the series
Platinum Prints
Sundays, February 7–April 11, 2010, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Getty Center, Museum Studios

Drop by as photographer Luther Gerlach demonstrates how to make platinum prints using authentic cameras, lenses, and procedures from the 19th century. Complements the exhibition A Record of Emotion: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans, on view February 2–June 6, 2010.

1:00–2:00 p.m. Cameras, lenses, and negative making
2:00–3:00 p.m. Paper preparation and printing



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Getty Artists Program
The Getty Center

The Getty Artists Program extends the education department's existing artist-based programs to include individual artist projects or residencies. Invitations are extended to artists who have shown a strong interest in education. One artist is selected each year and given the freedom to select an audience to work with, and to develop the focus and format of their own project.

One goal of the program is to provide invited artists with the opportunity to undertake innovative projects in collaboration with the Museum's staff. The projects provide Museum staff and visitors with new insights and perspectives into the Museum's collections and exhibitions. Thus, our existing audiences have new opportunities for unique learning experiences, and the program has the potential to bring in new audiences.

Mark Bradford
 
Mark Bradford
Next in the series
Open Studio
The program launches with Open Studio, a project developed by Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford, a recent recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship.

Bradford has chosen K–12 teachers as his target audience and is interested in taking an active role in providing contemporary-arts education to classrooms. He has proposed creating a collection of studio activities authored by notable national and international artists who have been invited by him and the J. Paul Getty Museum to participate. The materials will be posted online in spring 2010, where they will be available to teachers across the country and around the world.

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Point-of-View: Artist Talks
The Getty Center and The Getty Villa

The Point-of-View: Artist Talks feature Los Angeles-based artists and related specialists in an informal and intimate gallery talk program, offering a unique perspective on the Getty collection and temporary exhibitions. Free; offered on selected Saturday afternoons.

Most recently in the series
Richard Houston
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Artist Richard Houston explored Rembrandt's drawings and those of his contemporaries in this in-gallery discussion. Complemented the exhibitions Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference, on view December 8, 2009–February 28, 2010, and Drawing Life: The Dutch Visual Tradition, on view November 24–February 28, 2010.

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Banner image: A gilding demonstration at the Getty Center

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