Every Thursday 12:00-2:00pm
Scrabble Plaza (NW Corner)

Join local artist Rhonda Weppler for a special lunchtime sculpture series – ‘Picnic in the Park’. Attendees will be invited to create a food of their choice using air dry clay and paint. Participants will also be able to make their sculptures into magnets to hang on their fridge at home. Tasting of creations is not encouraged!

All materials provided by Washington Square Park Conservancy.

Rhonda Weppler was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to New York in 2015. She currently lives on Roosevelt island. She received her MFA from the University of British Columbia in 1999. Working primarily with sculpture, both on her own and in collaboration with Trevor Mahovsky, Rhonda has exhibited in galleries, museums and institutions internationally, including the LMCC Art Center on Govenors Island, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Vancouver Art Gallery, LABoral in Gijon, Dos de Mayo in Madrid, the Power Plant in Toronto, Musée d’art Contemporain in Montreal, Tokyo Wonder Site, loop-raum in Berlin, Palazzo delle Papesse in Siena and COCA in Seattle. She has completed several temporary and permanent public art works. Her work is represented in public collections including the Musée d’art Contemporain de Montreal and the National Gallery of Canada.

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