• Bruce Conner and Edmund Shea: Angel, 1975; unique gelatin silver print photogram; partial gift of Richard Lorenz

  • Bruce Conner: Untitled, 1961; pencil and oil wash on canvas; gift of Marion Brenner.


Included with admission: Free for kids 18 and under and for one adult per child 13 and under


Gallery + Studio—Exploring the Ephemeral with Suminagashi

For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)

  • Workshop led by
    Melinda Supanee Katz

    Melinda Supanee Katz is an unconventional multidisciplinary artist exploring the relationships between color, symbolism, and identity. She is currently working on a mixed-media portrait series of contemporary tricksters. In addition to making her own art, Katz teaches art to children and families in the East Bay.

Many artworks in BAMPFA’s exhibition To Exalt The Ephemeral capture fleeting moments in time and conditions that cannot be reproduced. Suminagashi, which means “ink floating,” is a traditional Japanese method of paper marbling in which sumi ink makes unique patterns on the surface of water—patterns influenced by passing environmental phenomena such as air currents in the room. These patterns are then transferred onto paper placed on top of the floating ink. Each pattern is momentary and each print is one of a kind. Learn this fun and fascinating technique as you make your own unique marbled-paper print.

About Gallery + Studio

Each of these two-part workshops integrates an interactive gallery tour with a related art project; each session lasts about an hour and a half. Sign up in the Art Lab ten minutes ahead of the session, in time to join us for the tour that starts at 11:30.

Event Accessibility

If you have any questions about accessibility or require accommodations to participate in this event, please contact us at bampfa@berkeley.edu or call us at (510) 642-1412 (during open hours) with as much advance notice as possible. More information on accessibility services.