Based on the teachings of Josef & Anni Albers, our educational programs translate their fundamental into accessible activities for all ages.
5 Workshops
Josef Albers
One Color Becomes Two
This hands on tutorial demonstrates how one color can appear as two, based on Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color.
Afterimage
Education director Fritz Horstman leads this hands-on tutorial demonstrating an exercise using afterimages, based on Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color.
Gradients
This hands-on tutorial demonstrates color gradients, based on Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color.
Four Color Worlds
This hands-on tutorial demonstrates the Four Color Worlds, based on Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color.
Old Masters
This hands-on tutorial demonstrates Old Masters, based on Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color.
2 Workshops
Anni Albers
Weaving with a Card Loom
This hands-on tutorial demonstrates weaving with a card loom, based on lessons taught by Anni Albers.
Weaving with a Card Loom, Part Two
This hands-on tutorial demonstrates more advanced weaving with a card loom, based on lessons taught by Anni Albers.
3 Workshops
Design
Leaf Creatures
This hands-on tutorial demonstrates Leaf Creatures, based on Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color.
Holiday Cards
This hands-on tutorial demonstrates holiday cards/rearrangements, based on lessons originally taught by Josef Albers.
Salt Drawings
This hands-on tutorial shows how common table salt can become a beautiful drawing material.
11 Workshops
Albers for Kids
One Color Becomes Two
Everyone—starting with children of about age five—is invited to watch, listen, and experiment with their own color combinations.
One Color Becomes Two, Part 2
Everyone—starting with children of about age five—is invited to watch, listen, and experiment with their own color combinations.
Afterimage
For this workshop of The Magic of Color, we are joined by Félix Detaille from Paris. He shows us the playful and fascinating experience of an afterimage.
Color Wheels
For the fourth workshop, Alexandre and Felix join forces to show we can playfully create unique Color Wheels and Gradients using objects we find around the house!
The Four Color Worlds
For this workshop, Alexandre shows us how we can create completely different worlds (artworks) with the same four colors by thinking about the quantity and placement of the colors.
Old Masters
In this exercise, Félix and Alex show us how we can easily recreate our favorite work of art using cutouts from magazines and colored papers. They also show how you can carefully pick the colors and shapes to even recreate the finer details of some works.
Card Loom
Alex and Félix return for the seventh Albers for Kids workshop. We take our first dive into the mesmerizing Magic of Weaving. They show how we can create our own simple loom using a small cardboard and some thread.
The Magic of Weaving
Rearrangements
Salt Drawings
For this workshop, Sabijn and her friend keep it simple and make many beautiful works of art using salt, black paper and tools found easily around the house!