Inspired by the Soviet Hippie Collection and other dissident archives at the Wende Museum, this
hands‑on textile workshop reweaves the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. The series will finish with a final session, August 31, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Participants are encouraged to bring an item —a T‑shirt, a pair of jeans, or any textile you’re ready to transform, repair, or experiment with.
On August 31, we will be working on a Communal Project: A Textile Exquisite Corpse – contribute to a collective, evolving piece stitched together from everyone’s hands and ideas.
Each session is free, open to all skill levels, and guided by artists who delight in subversion and play. Come for one or come for all—together we’ll stitch, alter, repair, and imagine new forms of expression.
About the teaching artist – Kate Ingold is an LA-based artist and poet working with the discarded, the damaged, and the worn out. Materials and methods include textiles, collage, photography, video, ceramics, and performative installation. She works in series driven by conceptual concerns and is currently making work in two interwoven projects: Relics for Future Rituals and Damaged Goods/Small Repairs.
RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
An ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot.