Miller Family Community Free Day

An afternoon with acclaimed artist Nick Cave featuring a lecture, music, and hands-on artmaking as part of Miller Family Free Day. Programming invites audiences of all ages to engage with Cave’s expansive artistic practice through his piece on view in Conductions: Black Imaginings II and a live conversation with the artist, moderated by Rukaiyah Adams, Chief Executive Officer of the 1803 Fund, that dives into his work. 

Schedule of events

• A Conversation with Artist Nick Cave
  2:00-3:30 PM
  Kridel Grand Ballroom (Mark Building)
  
  A live conversation with acclaimed artist Nick Cave, moderated by Rukaiyah Adams, Chief Executive Officer of the 1803 Fund, that dives into his work.
  
  ASL and closed captions provided
• Artmaking: Bookbinding Demonstration with Melanie Stevens
  Noon–2:00 p.m.
  Black Art and Experiences Gallery
  
  Join Teaching Artist Melanie Stevens for a drop in demonstration of her bookbinding process.
  
  Melanie is the creator of the graphic novel series, WaterShed, as well as the studio director of black whole Press, a printmaking studio that hosts free workshops and provides resources, funding, and residencies for BIPOC artists.
• Artmaking: Zine Workshop with Paula Champagne
  Noon–2:00 p.m
  Finley Learning Studio
  
  Join teaching artist Paula Champagne for a zine-making activity that invites visitors to reflect on the art in the museum and to explore how it connects to their own stories. Using prompts about the past, present, and future, participants can draw or write their story, linking the artwork to where they come from, who they are today, and what they imagine ahead.
  
  Paula Champagne is a Visual Storyteller whose work explores the healing intersection of Blackness and the natural world. Through film, photography, illustration, design, murals, painting, and printmaking, she weaves narratives that honor place, identity, and kinship with the earth.
• DJ Ambush
  Noon–2:00pm, 3:00pm–5:00pm
  Rothko Pavilion, 3rd Floor Overlook
  
  With a music career spanning over 30 years, DJ Ambush has worn many hats: DJ, Event Producer, Art Curator, Podcaster, Radio Personality, Organizer and Host. Those talents have taken him up and down the east coast (where he’s from) and have found him a home in Portland, Oregon. He’s driven by a desire to connect with the community across all intersections, and a passion to see people thriving and enjoying themselves. https://www.djambush.net/
• Look With Me
  Noon – 3 p.m.
  
  Your eyes, your ideas, one artwork at a time. Slow your pace in the galleries and join a Look With Me conversation. These 20-minute, drop-in sessions focus on one artwork, just enough time to notice things you might normally breeze past. Our volunteer guides invite your perspective, spark questions, and help the whole group see something new. Sessions take place every 30 minutes. Look for signs in the galleries to join. 

Miller Family Free Days are generously supported by Sharon L. Miller and Family. Additional funding is provided by The Lamb Baldwin Foundation.This free day is also made possible by generous support from 1803 Fund.