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Philadelphia Magic Gardens offers monthly workshops with the artist himself, Isaiah Zagar. Isaiah teaches two full days of breaking tile, cutting mirror, gluing tile and grouting. Over a weekend, students work on a mosaic mural from conception to completion.
Cost for attending a workshop:
$300 for new students $50 for alumni. This includes all materials.
2009 Workshop Schedule:
March 28-29, April 25-26, May 30-31, June 27-28, July 25-26, August 29-30, September 26-27 and October 24-25.
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Workshops take place over an entire weekend, from 9AM to 4PM rain or shine.
Workshops meet at The Magic Gardens, located at 1020 South St. Philadelphia, PA 19147.
For workshop participants, comfortable work type clothing, a hat and a bottle of water is recommended. There are many great places in the area to buy a lunch or you may bring one.
Parking is available across the street at Super Fresh or Whole Foods. Sunday on street parking is available.
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We are always looking for blank public walls in the South Street neighborhood to use as a workshop's canvas. If you've always dreamed of having a Zagar mosaic tile mural on one of your public walls please email info@philadelphiasmagicgardens.org or call 215-733-0390.
Walls must be:
- Accessible to the public
- Not in danger of being destroyed
- Made of masonry (cinder blocks, bricks, stucco), not wood
- No further than a 1/2 mile from PMG
- Provide access to a bathroom
Murals built during a workshop are of no cost to the owner of the property, although donations are appreciated. The mural will be designed by Isaiah Zagar, and executed by Isaiah his students on a Saturday and Sunday.
Quotes from Previous Workshop Participants
"Isaiah was just great — an enthusiastic teacher and wonderful storyteller. I have admired his murals for many years and was glad I could finally attend one of his workshops."
-Liz Helling, June 2006, Sartian St.
"As a non-artist, it was powerful to learn that the creation of a work of art can be organic. I learned that I don't have to conceptualize the entire piece before working on it, but can pull tile from buckets without intentionally choosing each piece to create something cohesive at the end."
-Kate Douglas, July 2008, 10th and Montrose St.
"My husband and I had such a great experience with Isaiah. We have both done murals at our schools since the workshop. I did a mural with my students and they loved it!"
-Merenda Woodward, July 2007, Medina St.
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