King Artist Residency: Free Watercolor Postcard Workshops

Watercolor Postcard Workshops

What: Join these free workshops for adults 18+ to learn letter writing for mental health, creative expression, and sharing.

Why: Letter writing, poetry writing, and creating using watercolor allows us to explore our creativity in a tactile way while expressing our emotions in a positive way.

When: Tuesday, June 7 and Thursday, June 9 from 6-8 p.m.

Where: Studio F-4, Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto

Workshops are free, but spaces are limited. Book your spot via Eventbrite today! Contact the artist with any questions: (650) 303-4633.

About the King Artist Residency

In 2021 the Palo Alto Public Art Program is launching the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Coretta Scott King Artist Residency. In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, for whom King Plaza is named, the Council asked the Public Art Commission to consider commissioning a permanent work signaling the City’s commitment to race, equity, and belonging. The Public Art Commission is committed to a permanent platform for ongoing conversations about equity, inclusion, and belonging in Palo Alto through the arts. As a result, the King Artist Residency Program was established. The Public Art Commission approved Rayos Magos as the first artist for the King Artist Residency starting in January 2022, based on recommendations by a selection panel.

Meet Rayos Magos, a San Jose-native Latinx mixed media artist, approved by the Public Art Commission as the first Artist-in-Residence with the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program.

For his residency project, titled Rituals of Resilience and rooted in empathic collaborations and civic engagements, Rayos Magos utilizes the power of storytelling and imagery in community conversations about culture, identity, belonging, and resilience in Palo Alto, with the special focus on amplifying voices of Latinx and BIPOC community members and mental health service providers. The project looks towards storytelling through imagery, reflections, and rituals, and engages the lager Palo Alto community in a series of conversations and art making workshops that will offer community members to reflect and share their stories about belonging, human connection, and the impact of social distancing on their mental health during the pandemic. His documentation of personal stories and learned experiences will result in a final temporary artwork displayed on King Plaza for a period of six months to one year.