Utopia of Self: Expressing Desired State of Being

Come imagine and explore with us! Join Julia Roland for this transformative workshop on personal identity and self-expression through visual art. Explore your desired states of being and represent them uniquely in a 2D format. Imagine a Utopia for yourself and those around you and explore ways to depict it visually. In this workshop you'll see some of Julia's work and hear about the themes explored, journal your own thoughts on identity, create art about it, and be inspired by the work of others. Create a visual representation of your ideal self and explore identity in a collaborative, inspiring atmosphere. We look forward to seeing you there!

We are thrilled to be partnering with ARE’s RISE LGBTQ Center for this workshop!

This is a free workshop - reserving a ticket is appreciated so we know how many folks to expect.

About the Artist:

Julia Roland (b. 2002 Savannah, GA) is currently a rising visual artist and an alumni of the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in painting and a minor in art history. She has been creating work since 5th grade as she attended specialty visual and performing arts middle and high schools. The paintings in her portfolio symbolize the many different layers of African American culture and human identity through the juxtaposition of frontal facing confrontational figures, saturated colors, bold shapes, and loose patterns. These paintings are reflections of her identities intersecting as a black, queer woman. Intersectionality, the driving theme of the work, is the interconnected nature and overlapping of social categorizations as they apply to an individual.