Practice sketching and learn how to apply watercolors in this workshop lead by local artist, biologist, and poet Frances Ngo.
This introductory workshop will give an overview of scientific illustration and other connections between art & science. Participants will also expand their own skills through a guided sketching and watercolor painting session. Participants will practice drawing from museum specimens and then take a tour of the library's creative lab.
Frances Ngo (she/her) is a tiny queer artist, biologist, and proud multiracial poet. You’ll often find her roaming through fields, forests, and fens in search of her next subject or a good nature metaphor. Her experience in the wildlife field spans from nonprofits, the National Park Service, to natural history collections. She is passionate about supporting interdisciplinary conservation programs that serve both wildlife and historically marginalized communities.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Workshops | Local Issues | Creative Lab | Arts & Creativity |
NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed for renovations.
Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.
A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.
