Artist Workshop

Includes Museum Admission.

Discover creativity and connection in this engaging two-hour workshop at the Morris Museum! We welcome participants ages 16 and older, from beginner artists to those with intermediate experience.

Begin with a tour of the Main Gallery, led by sculptor Valerie Huhn and Bryant Small, Curator of New Sculpture/New Jersey. Discover innovative perspectives on sculpture and delve into Valerie’s artistic journey through an exploration of her body of work.

Then, head to our garden-level classroom, where Valerie will guide you through the hands-on process of fingerprint stamping and embossing—the same techniques she uses in her fingerprint sculptures. Under her Valerie’s guidance, you’ll create your very own unique fingerprint artwork to take home.

“I use the fingerprints of my right index finger as marks of existence and marks of individual identity. My work addresses inclusivity and acceptance of uniqueness, together with a celebration of all peoples. Some of the materials I employ also reference surveillance of marginalized communities within society. This work represents our shared histories from ancient times to the present through fingerprints as mark-making. By employing a multiplicity of fingerprints, I strive to create work that can reflect the lives and spirit of everyone.”

—Valerie Huhn

No prior experience or supplies are necessary—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to experiment! Through this art-making experience, you’ll develop your own visual language and discover powerful ways to express solidarity and unity within your community. Join us for a day of artistic exploration and connection!

About the Sculptor

Valerie Huhn has an MFA in Photography and a BFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. She attended the New School for Social Research, Parsons School of Design.

Valerie was a sculpture finalist in the 2023 New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and completed residencies at Aferro Studio Residency, Newark (2017-2018) and ChaShaMa Studio, New York, NY (2014). In addition to her participation in New Sculpture / New Jersey, she has shown her work in a number of galleries in Jersey City, Trenton, Frenchtown, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and has exhibited in Aqua Art Fair, Miami and Art Fair 14C, Jersey City.

Learn more about Valerie and her work on her website.

Registration

Registration is not finalized until your payment information has been received by the Museum.

• To ensure a seat, and that classes will not be canceled due to low enrollment, registrations should be completed no later than 1 week prior to the course start date. After that time, prospective registrants must contact [email protected] to check availability.
• Morris Museum reserves the right to cancel any class before the start date. If for any reason a course is canceled, all registrants will be notified about a week prior to the start of the course.
• No filming of the instructor.

If you have questions about classes or registration, please contact: [email protected]

Photo caption: On left, Valerie Huhn, Mirror Armor, 2023. On right, Valerie Huhn, Cell Theory, 2022. On loan courtesy of the artist. Photography by Argenis Apolinario.