About this Event
Color is never quite what it seems. A single color can appear bright or dull, warm or cool, vibrant or subdued, depending entirely on the colors surrounding it. In this playful, hands-on workshop inspired by artist and educator Josef Albers and his influential book “Interaction of Color”, you will discover how colors influence one another and how surprisingly unreliable our eyes can be.
Through a series of creative experiments using colored papers, simple compositions, and visual challenges, you will explore the fascinating relationships between colors. You'll discover how to make two identical colors appear different, how different colors can appear nearly identical, and how carefully chosen combinations can create surprising illusions of depth, transparency, movement, and light.
Rather than memorizing traditional color theory, you'll learn through observation, experimentation, and discovery, much as Albers encouraged his own students to do. Each activity invites you to question what you see, make predictions, test possibilities, and discover unexpected relationships.
Throughout the workshop, you'll create a personal collection of color studies that document your discoveries. You'll also explore how these discoveries apply to painting, photography, drawing, design, and other visual arts. The experience concludes with an original composition inspired by Albers' celebrated “Homage to the Square” paintings, bringing together the principles you've explored.
Designed for painters, photographers, watercolorists, designers, and curious adults, this workshop explores the shared visual language of color across artistic disciplines. No previous artistic experience is necessary. You'll leave with a new appreciation for the expressive possibilities of color and a fresh understanding of how color shapes what we see and create.
This workshop brings painters, photographers, and other visual artists together through a shared exploration of color. Using simple colored papers rather than cameras or paints, participants will discover principles that transcend individual artistic media. The emphasis is not on technical skill, but on developing a more perceptive eye and understanding how color can become a powerful creative tool.
Whether you create images with a brush, a camera, or another medium, Albers' work offers an invitation to see familiar colors in entirely new ways.
Event venue & nearby stays
First Parish Brewster Unitarian Universalist Church, 1969 Main Street, Brewster, United States
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