The Nature of Creativity: Workshops for Adults

March 16 - April 26, 2023

Pera Museum Learning Programs organizes interdisciplinary workshops for adults within the scope of Istanbuls Today and Paula Rego: The Story of Stories between 16 March and 26 April 2023. In Pera Adult workshops, where everyone 18 and over can participate, the participants embark on various journeys, sometimes inspired by the works of Paula Rego, a powerful storyteller, and sometimes inspired by the multi-layered structure of the Istanbuls Today exhibition.

Participants of the Papier-Mâché: Grotesque Figuresworkshop create three-dimensional designs inspired by Rego's grotesque figures. In the Therapeutic Art: Painting with Mindfulness and Embodied Stories workshops, participants explore different ways of discovering and expressing feelings through art. At the Storytelling: Whispers of the City and Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Detergent workshops inspired by the Istanbuls Today exhibition, the participants are invited to produce art focusing on different aspects of Istanbul.

In the Mixed Media and Istanbul in My Memory workshops, which will be held online exclusively for teachers, created designs are inspired by both of the exhibitions.

You can purchase your tickets on www.biletix.com

Sustainability: The Eco-Friendly Detergent and teacher-specific workshops are free of charge, reservation is required. 

For more information: ogrenme@peramuzesi.org.tr

March 16

19:30 Workshop for Teachers: Mixed Media

March 17

19:00 Papier-Mâché: Grotesque Figures

March 18

15:30 Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Detergent

March 24

19:00 Embodied Stories

March 31

19:00 Storytelling: Whispers of the City

April 1

15:30 Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Detergent

April 7

19:00 Therapeutic Art: Painting with Mindfulness

April 26

19:30 Istanbul in my Memory

Papier-Mâché: Grotesque Figures

Papier-Mâché: Grotesque Figures

Therapeutic Art: Painting with Mindfulness

Therapeutic Art: Painting with Mindfulness

Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Detergent

Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Detergent

Embodied Stories

Embodied Stories

Storytelling: Whispers of the City

Storytelling: Whispers of the City

Istanbul in my Memory

Istanbul in my Memory

Workshop for Teachers: Mixed Media

Workshop for Teachers: Mixed Media

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Paula Rego

Paula Rego is a Portuguese/British artist who revolutionised the ways women are represented and is not one to compromise her truths. The Story of Stories shows how Rego authentically confronts oppression, authority, and institutional violence while not being afraid to reveal her own personal nature and socio-political context.

Paula Rego
Istanbuls Today

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