Join artist Juan William Chávez for an evening of drawing inspired by “Harry Benson: Kings and Queens.”

The exhibition features iconic photographs of chess players and cultural icons of the 20th century. Bring a photo of your favorite celebrity or personal portrait and learn to use a grid method to enlarge and transfer the image on paper, creating a lifelike image unique to your sketching style. This program is open to drawing novices as well as those with previous experience. You’ll be surprised by the results!

Juan William Chávez is an artist and cultural activist who creates and shares space with the built and natural environment to address community-identified issues. Chávez graduated from The Kansas City Art Institute and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the founder of the Northside Workshop in Saint Louis and has received numerous awards including a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, the Great Rivers Biennial Grant, and the Graham Foundation Grant for Advanced Studies in Fine Art. His socially engaged and community based projects include: the Indianapolis Bee Sanctuary, the Honey Trailer, the Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary, and the Lantern Project in Saint Louis. Chávez teaches drawing at Webster University.
 

Admission is $5 for WCHOF Members and $10 for General Admission. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. Reservations are recommended.