Facilitated by Daniel “Chino” Rodriguez, who has shared collage-making practices with the Los Angeles community for over 10 years, the workshop centers art as a form of healing within our current political landscape. Inspired by the surrealist technique of exquisite corpse, the session begins with a brief overview of queer zine history, followed by a…

Reading material will be sent after registration, facilitators highly reccomend reading the material to further discuss it during the workshop. Join artist collective and reading group Worm School at Craft Contemporary for an afternoon of conversation and experimentation with clay as a medium for language, translation and memory. Seeding ourselves in the rich ground of Octavia Butler and Ursula K.…

Explore storytelling through texture, dimension, and material transformation. Participants will use reclaimed textiles, beads, and mixed-media objects alongside botanical materials such as leaves, grasses and seeds to create three-dimensional textile collages that transform and reimagine personal objects and familiar symbols, inspired by Carlos Castro Arias’ work. Ages 7+   

Create a Copalero for your altar or home with Taty Hernandez, founder of Lumbre Ceramics! A meditative class to build community, be in relationship with the land, and with the element of fire. Lumbre Ceramics is a queer Indigenous–owned studio focused on hand-building techniques and honoring Latin American traditions through clay. Rooted in a connection…