SUMMER PROGRAMS AT NISDA

Classes + Workshops // Youth Art Program

MENDING FOR THE FUTURE

VISIBLE MENDING WORKSHOP
Adult // Teen 13+


Instructor:
 
Mae Blackwell

Days // Times:
 
July 21, 23, 28, 30

Monday + Wednesday // 10 am–12:30 pm

Tuition:
 
$ 250 (includes studio materials)


Come explore with us the many ways we can use this practice to create beautiful, personal touches to the clothing we already know and love! This 2 week workshop focuses on the valuable skill of visible mending garments with the hope to sustain their lifespan and longevity. We will focus on the sustainable side of this practice, while exploring concepts such as community building, identity, and personal style.

“Mending” has a strong connotation with altering or repairing something that already exists. However there is also an element of healing, rebuilding, and reviving. This practice has many dimensions to it; a buildable, lifelongful technical skill, an act of resistance to the consumption of fast fashion, and an expression of healing and connecting through art.

enroll online
May 31, 2025
2 Day Workshop
June 17+ 19
May 30, 2025
4 Day Workshop
July 8, 9, 10, 11
May 29, 2025
3 Day Workshop
July 28–August 1
Monday, Wednesday + Friday
May 26, 2025
Open Studio Community Membership
July 1-October 15
May 26, 2025
Workshop
July 21 + 22
May 26, 2025
Workshop
August 4 + 5
May 26, 2025
Workshop
July 7, 9, 14, 16
May 26, 2025
Workshop
July 21, 23 + 24
Clay Workshop
May 25, 2025
4 weeks per Session
July Session: July 7–August 1
August Session: August 4–29
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