This Saturday our Design Chair, François Boudreaux, opens his gallery show at Ace Hotel New Orleans with a short film screening and plenty of good drinks to go around. François is the first Artist-in-Residence as part of our year-long partnership…
Every Tuesday and Thursday in July, we’ll be hosting RE(ad) TREAT in the garden. RE(ad) TREAT is an afterschool nomadic pop-up library where kids discover the love of reading and practice financial literacy through culturally-empowering books. Tuesdays and Thursdays in…
We’re excited about this lecture for our students💡 Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard is a young artistic director working in Paris whose work is recognized for blurring the boundaries between ready-to-wear and couture and at the same time expanding the definitions of…
Youth Edition We’ll practice breath work, sound healing, singing, and Qi Gong. We will plant herbs that support womb wellness. There will be herbal offerings from our garden. Cupping and ear acupuncture available. Meal provided. – Circle of Introduction– Womb…
Mother’s Day Edition We’ll practice breath work, sound healing, singing, and Qi Gong. We will plant herbs that support womb wellness. There will be herbal offerings from our garden. Cupping and ear acupuncture available. Meal and childcare provided. Sat May…
We’re having a pop-up! Dador Havana will be joining us for an in-person Artist Talk and Made in Cuba Pop-up. Get yourself some local and Cuban fashions and experience plant-based Caribbean food and music. Dador is a forward thinking Cuban…
This year we’re combining our Spring Fling and Embassy Showcase for an all day garden, textile, and music festival Each year, Material Institute awards six emerging artists with studio time to record an EP. The annual showcase features live performances…
Join us Monday for a virtual Artist Talk with LaChaun Moore RSVP LaChaun Moore is an ethnographic fiber farmer researcher and interdisciplinary artist and designer. She is the founder of nnia (knee-ah) a small-scale fiber-based farm located on Johns Island in…
Join the musicians of the 2023 Birdfoot Festival at Material Institute for the sixth leg of a listening pilgrimage that asks how we can understand our entwined relationship with the natural world through our ears. Winding through the entire Birdfoot…
Join us for our first Industry Talk of the new year with Guillermo Jester from San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México. We’ll eat lunch at noon followed by a presentation of Jester’s genderless fashion brand which utilizes traditional Mexican…