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…
Join Lazarus Leaves for a listening party and “The Grave” music video shoot for his new EP, Lazarus Leaves the Grave. Fri Dec 97–9pm2120 Port St Music | The Embassy
Join us for a special two-day Indigo Workshop hosted by Stony Creek Colors Mon & Tues Nov 7th + 8th12–5pm Fashion & Textiles
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…
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…
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…