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Material Fête 2023

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…

LaChaun Moore Artist Talk

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…

Birdfoot Festival

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…

Material Sounds Vol. 2

𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 + Geovane Santos Ciranda Record Release Party 💿 Hotel St Vincent welcomes The Embassy Studio for an ongoing live music residency Upcoming Performers Include: Geovane Santos | Afro-Brazilian Guitarist & Composer Jade Santrell | Jazz, R&B, Gospel Vocalist…

Guillermo Jester Industry Talk

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…

Material Sounds Vol. 1

Introducing 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 💿 Hotel St Vincent welcomes The Embassy Studio for an ongoing live music residency Featuring MAKEOUTSHINOBI, T3rrall, and Lerner Davis RSVP for Complimentary Access Sat Jan 14th7pm DoorsHotel St Vincent1507 Magazine St Material Institute’s Recording Arts program…

Indigo Workshop

Join us for a special two-day Indigo Workshop hosted by Stony Creek Colors Mon & Tues Nov 7th + 8th12–5pm Fashion & Textiles

DRAW-A-THON

The DRAW-A-THON will consist of drawing activities designed to encourage creative thinking and cultivate an open-minded and playful approach to drawing. Drawing plays an important role in the creative process but it’s often a source of anxiety and is sometimes…

Garden & Gumbo Cook-Off

UPDATE: Postponed to Nov 12 due to inclement weather Join us on Saturday, Nov 12 from 11am–2pm. Similar to our Spring Fling, we are hoping to have at least five chefs prepare a unique gumbo for the community! If you are a…