The Sailing Museum is hosting a new workshop that will teach people how to make their own beautiful works of art from seaweed.
The workshop, titled “Ocean Flora as Art,” is being led by artist Mary Jameson of Saltwater Studio Newport. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 15, from 10 am to 12:30 pm in the Mosbacher Room at The Sailing Museum.
Seaweed is a marine plant that forms from a combination of water temperatures and ocean acidification. It can grow in a variety of locations and forms, often creating beautiful, green-brown mats of seaweed across the water. While giant kelp canopies can hinder boats’ navigation, they are also admired by many for their beauty. In the Victorian era, seaweed was often pressed into scrapbooks with other mementos.
This workshop is part of a series of summer programs hosted by The Sailing Museum, which focuses on maritime culture, science, and art. The event is open to adults only and tickets are $85 for museum members and $100 for non-members. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.
Event Details
Wednesday, May 15, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Join artist Mary Jameson of Saltwater Studio Newport in the Mosbacher Room at The Sailing Museum as she guides aspiring artists on making two pressings of seaweed that can be framed and hung in their homes once the drying process is complete.
While giant kelp canopies can hinder any boat’s trajectory through the water, sailors can also have an immense appreciation for this aquatic foliage. Admired for its beauty, seaweed was once regularly pressed into scrapbooks with other mementos during the Victorian era.
This is one of many summer programming events hosted by The Sailing Museum, which explores maritime culture, science and art and their connections to our life on the water.
The event is for adults only. Tickets are $85 or $90 for members of the museum, depending on membership level, and $100 for non-members. Tickets are non-transferrable and non-refundable.
To purchase tickets, please visit Program Site, and for more information, please email michelle@thesailingmuseum.org, or call (401) 324-5761.
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