In this workshop facilitated by Emma Akmakdjian and Kaitlin Bryson, participants will be guided to research an introduced or ‘invasive’ plant species in their region then find and harvest that plant. We will come together to use these plants to naturally dye fiber and facilitate a discussion around the notions of ‘invasive’ and ‘endemic’.

Register via the link below to participate in the workshop via Zoom. Upon registration, participants will receive an e-mail with instructions and materials to prepare for the workshop, which includes: 1 large pot with lid, a liter bag of dried invasive plants, wool fibers, water, and a packet of alum (mailed to participants). The deadline to register to receive materials in the mail has now passed. However, we invite you to still join the Zoom and follow along without participating hands-on!

A portion of free tickets are reserved for the workshop. If you cannot afford a ticket at this time, please email refest@culturehub.org and CultureHub will arrange a free ticket.

Tuesday, April 13
3pm EDT / 12pm PDT
Tickets Starting at $10

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This workshop is presented in partnership with UCLA Art|Sci Center. The UCLA Art|Sci Center is dedicated to pursuing and promoting the evolving “Third Culture” by facilitating the infinite potential of collaborations between (media) arts and (bio/nano) sciences. Learn more at artsci.ucla.edu

Emma Akmakdjian is an installation artist that collaborates with scientists to translate processes of complex ecosystems, scientific laws, and object personifications in her woven art. Her creative research draws comparisons between systems of the body and the environment to understand how we personify place and develop identity through our interactions with non-human nature. Emma is currently a Graduate Student in the Design Media Arts Department at UCLA.

Kaitlin Bryson is an ecological artist concerned with environmental and social justice. Her art practice and activism are focused on biological and metaphysical applications of healing, responding to the pervasive persistence of harm in the world. Bryson primarily works with fungi as resource, metaphor and collaborators for her artworks. Bryson received an MFA in Art & Ecology from the University of New Mexico and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.