(RE)WORKSHOP
Feb 3, 10, 17 / Knitting with Repurposed Fabric – Helix Bag Knit-Along with Avu Vintage
A three-session workshop using the popular Rows shoulder bag pattern. Learn to make yarn from old fabrics, try a unique stitch pattern, and come away with a cute bag and a new communty of fiber artists. Ideal for advanced-beginner and intermediate knitters.
workshops & special events &
workshops & special events &
fridays / coworking drop-in $10 all day 12pm–6pm
Join us in the studio for discounted co-working every Friday. Bring your laptop, sketchbook, craft project, or notebook and spend some time creating. You’ll have access to our tools and materials to support your projects. Plus – coffee, tea, seltzer and relaxing music.
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practice your craft / weekly gatherings to create in community
open studio
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Focus on a project of your own in the company of other work-from-homies, freelancers, and creative souls. Use your laptop, sketchbook, make a collage, and more. You’ll have access to our crafting tools, sewing machine, scanner, printer, and wifi. Plus a complimentary coffee, tea, or seltzer. / $15 (materials + craft bar extra)
with Avu Studio
Sew, knit, crochet, mend and more in the company of fellow fiber artists of all levels. Want to learn to knit? Join Alison in the Lounge at 6:00 for a beginner knitting class for a portion of the evening to get you started. You can borrow tools (including a sewing machine) and purchase materials, or bring your own. / $10 (beginner knitting class +$10)
with Emily
Cut and paste a materpiece using our collection of secondhand papers and magazines, or join us in another papercraft project for the week. We’ll provide you with optional prompts and design constraints to challenge your approach and create with curiosity, openness, and intention. Materials provided. / $20
No regular session on February 12 – insead we will meet at Lesley’s Lunder Arts Center at 5pm for a public reception for an exhibition of work by letterpress artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.. See details below. Register here for free to stay in the loop with our group.
Lesley Art + Design presents Citizen Printer: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., a solo exhibition featuring the work of the Detroit-based printer whose letterpress practice brings together printmaking, language, and social justice.
Through posters, ephemera, and book works spanning his career, Kennedy uses printing as a form of civic engagement, making space for language that challenges, connects, and carries meaning in public space.
Originally developed by the Letterform Archive in San Francisco, the exhibition highlights Kennedy’s deep roots in Black print culture and the role of design and authorship in community building and resistance.
The exhibition is on view through March 1 at the Lunder Arts Center. A public reception will take place on February 12 from 5 to 7 pm and is open to all.
open studio
Focus on a project of your own in the company of other work-from-homies, freelancers, and creative souls. Use your laptop, sketchbook, make a collage, and more. You’ll have access to our crafting tools, sewing machine, scanner, printer, and wifi. Plus a complimentary coffee, tea, or seltzer. / $15 (up to 90-min) / $25 (up to 4 hours) — (materials extra)