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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…

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…

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…

Music Jam & Dinner

Courtyard at night

we invite you to take part in a sonic and bodily exploration of the possible: we’re gathering to jam. dinner provided. please no photos or videos. note: this is a participatory intimate gathering to explore musicianship, fellowship, and movement. Thur…

Catwalk Under the Oaks

Denim Show Button

You are invited to our 2nd Annual Catwalk Under the Oaks: Denim and Blues Couture with designers from Material Institute, New Orleans, and creative production from Creative Elements Productions, Denise Baumann and elaborate headdresses by The French Potager. The dress…

Spring Fling

Join us for our annual Spring Fling with food, games, a visit from the Easter Bunny and an easter egg hunt. Sat April 1611–2pm 24 Carrot Garden