About this Event
Book Binding with Matthew Johnson
In Information Super Detour, Matthew Johnson will guide workshop participants through an introduction to crafting simple, creative book structures. Through hands-on doing, participants will learn the basics of softbound notebooks and sculptural book forms that can be used for everyday art making or journaling.
About Fay Ray
Matthew Robert Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Los Angeles. His work reflects a wide range of concerns from obsessive mark making to globalized US Military interference. He holds a BFA in Printmaking from California State University Long Beach and an MFA in Fine Art from University of California Santa Barbara.
Image: Season In The Abyss, 2023, 48”x48” Oil and acrylic on gessoed panel
Compound’s Art For All is a series of hands-on workshops that teach various artistic mediums and encourages a new way of making art that’s fun and engaging for the whole family. You will be able to learn drawing, collage, painting, performance, sculpture, ceramics, music-making, and much more.
Workshops are free and open to all thanks to this year’s sponsor, The Port of Long Beach, U.S. Bank, and a donation by The Rudolph J. and Daphne A. Munzer Foundation.
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Compound is a creative and cultural complex, a unique “third place”, fostering the intersection of contemporary art, wellness, and community impact.
Operating as a nonprofit 501c3, Compound offers contemporary art exhibitions and immersive experiences, wellness classes and workshops, performances, talks, and spaces to wander and reflect — all in an effort to promote connection, belonging, curiosity and growth.
Compound’s restaurant and bar Union @ Compound, in partnership with Baryo, extends Compound’s mission of bringing together community through food and drink.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Compound, 1395 Coronado Avenue, Long Beach, United States
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