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Hand-building Clay with St. Pete Ceramics at the MFA
Unleash your creativity in a hands-on ceramic workshop led by the talented artists of St. Pete Ceramics, hosted at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. Designed for adults, this immersive experience invites participants to explore the art of tile-making and hand-building with clay, drawing inspiration from Nina Yankowitz’s evocative installation, “Hell’s Breath – A Vision of the Sounds of Falling.”
Guided by expert instruction, you’ll have the opportunity to shape and sculpt your own expressive relief tile—bringing personal narratives and artistic visions to life in clay. Whether you’re a seasoned maker or a curious beginner, this workshop offers a welcoming space to connect, create, and engage with contemporary art in a meaningful way.
Hand-building Clay with St. Pete Ceramics at the MFA
Saturday, August 23, 2025
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg FL 33701
$20 for Members | $30 for Not-Yet-Members. Registration required.
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ABOUT NINA YANKOWITZ
Throughout a career spanning six decades, Nina Yankowitz (American, b. 1946) has created a multidisciplinary practice that defies singular definition. Her work pushes against traditional boundaries: her paintings have resisted not just frames, but seemingly gravity; her abstract compositions have gone beyond the canvas to embrace the aural. Most recently, Yankowitz has deepened her interest in technology and new media to create immersive environments that spotlight women-centered histories that have gone unknown for far too long.
Nina Yankowitz was born and raised in New Jersey and lives between New York City and Sag Harbor. Her works are in public collections, including the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, VA; and the Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA. Her archival materials are found in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Her 2022 solo exhibition at Eric Firestone Gallery garnered reviews in Artforum and Art in America, and in 2024 she was inducted into the New York Foundation for the Arts’ Hall of Fame.
Images:
Nina Yankowitz, Ms. Majesty, 1970-71, Acrylic compressor spray on canvas run through pleating machine. Courtesy of the Artist and Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, NY.
Nina Yankowitz, Dilated Grain Reading: Scanning Reds and Blues, 1973, Extruded acrylic and Flashe on linen. Courtesy of the Artist and Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, NY.
