“Fantastic Voyage” Exhibition Workshop Series

04.04.18

This month, artists Stefani Bardin and Assaf Tamir are offering workshops as part of their exhibition, the Fantastic Voyage. The immersive installation at the Freshkills Park Studio + Gallery explores the role of food production in our personal health and the health of the environment.

These free hands-on workshops will use the backdrop of the Fantastic Voyage to explore the history of the Green Revolution and the rise of industrial food production. Participants will take a closer look at how food has migrated from a source of health and wellness to a co-opted capitalist tool designed to create a dependency on (and some would say addiction to) processed foods and all of its sugar, salt and fat configurations.

Workshop Details

Sunday, April 22: Learn how to make a hibiscus sports drink as an example of regaining a comprehensive understanding of food for sale versus the food we grow and/or prepare ourselves.

• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 29: Learn how to make pomegranate-cherry gummies as an example of regaining a comprehensive understanding of food for sale versus the food we grow and/or prepare ourselves.

• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Directions

Driving from Verrazano Bridge:

• Take exit 10 off of 278 – W
• Merge onto Gannon Ave N.
• Turn Left at Victory Blvd. (first left)
• Turn Left on Richmond Ave.
• Take a slight right on Draper Pl.
• Freshkills Park Studio + Gallery is ahead on the right

Via public Transit from St. George

Via S44 Bus

• Take S44 toward SI Mall and Yukon Avenue
• Exit at Richmond Ave/ Travis Avenue
• Freshkills Park Studio + Gallery is ahead on the left

Via S40 to S59 Bus

• Take S40 toward Goethals Road via Richmond Terrace
• Exit at Richmond Terrace and Park Avenue
• Cross street and board the S59 bus toward Tottenville at the Richmond Terrace/Park Avenue stop
• Exit at Richmond Avenue / Travis Avenu
• Freshkills Park Studio + Gallery is ahead on the left

The Freshkills Park Studio + Gallery is open on select days for programs and viewing hours. For updates on the exhibit, join the mailing list and follow @freshkillspark.

Tags: art, exhibition, studio + gallery, workshop