Environmental Art
Environmental Art
Dr. James Yates, Artist and Psychotherapist
Rediscover and re-enchant your world. This workshop begins with a series of exercises that heighten awareness and appreciation of the environment. Building on this awareness, participants are encouraged to develop a playful interaction with their surroundings, and create art installations using only materials found in the environment. Past art installations have taken many forms, including interactive installations, sound sculptures, art performances and (where there's water) floating sculptures. This outdoor workshop can be held in a park, on school grounds, or in any other such public space.
About the Artist:
James Yates, Ph.D. is a visual and performance artist whose background includes interactive, multi-media art installations, performance art, improv, and percussion. He is curator of "Let There Be Light," an annual event of outdoor light installations at PVCC in Charlottesville, VA. He is currently organizing Yard Art, a community-wide exhibit of art installations in Charlottesville's front yards.
This program has been organized by the VMFA Office of Statewide Partnerships and is funded, in part, by the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.
Available: July 2011 – June 2013
Audience: Elementary-school age to adult
Enrollment: Minimum 5, Maximum 25
The Sound of Sound: Experiments in the Art of Sound
Dr. James Yates, Artist and Psychotherapist
Dive into the sound of sound: Break the boundaries of art, music and performance, and discover a wide range of possibilities that are right before your ears. This workshop begins with a series of experiments that immerse participants in the world of sound. Students participate in a sound scavenger hunt and improvisational sounding as well as make sound with found objects. The workshop reaches a crescendo with participants creating sound events that may take many forms such as a performance using found objects or an interactive sound sculpture.
About the Artist:
James Yates, Ph.D. is a visual and performance artist whose background includes interactive, multi-media art installations, performance art, improv and percussion. He is curator of "Let There Be Light," an annual event of outdoor light installations at PVCC in Charlottesville, VA. He is currently organizing Yard Art, a community-wide exhibit of art installations in Charlottesville's front yards.
This program has been organized by the VMFA Office of Statewide Partnerships and is funded, in part, by the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.
Available: July 2011 – June 2013
Audience: Elementary-school age to adult
Enrollment: Minimum 5, Maximum 25