Juntxs: A Border Arts Symposium Workshops

Juntxs: A Border Arts Symposium Workshops

Schedule:
11am-1pm: DIY Printmaking with Zeke Pena FREE DROP IN ALL AGES
12-4pm: Electric Bean: E-Textiles + Natural Dyes with Mustang Jane FREE ADULT WORKSHOP *REGISTER ONLINE HERE,http://evite.me/VnB9bUxB9u
1-2pm: Film Viewing of QUIEN BIEN AMA NUNCA OLVIDA + Q & A with Caitlin Diaz FREE
2-4pm: Zine Making with Teresita de la Torre FREE DROP IN ALL AGES

DIY PRINTMAKING WITH ZEKE PENA: 11 am-1 pm
ALL AGES
In the traditions of Taller Grafica Popular participants will use printmaking and mixed-media to create their own works on paper using border iconography and text inspired by comic books. Participants will learn about the process of printing with accessible + affordable materials. Each participant will leave with their own print.

ELECTRIC BEAN: E-TEXTILES + NATURAL DYES WITH MUSTANG JANE: 12-4 pm
ADULT WORKSHOP
In this four hour workshop students will combine the ancient art of natural dyes with contemporary e-textiles techniques! Students will learn how to dye cloth with black beans, open a textile circuit and two types of soft switches, and go home with a sweet, twinkly, magical creation. FREE *REGISTER ONLINE HERE, http://evite.me/VnB9bUxB9u

FILM VIEWING OF QUIEN BIEN AMA NUNCA OLVIDA BY CAITLIN DIAZ: 1-2 pm
Quien bien ama nunca olvida is a filmic diary meets love letter to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. The film celebrates the area's landscape and history, while analyzing societal norms and machismo through internal monologue.
A link to an excerpt of the film can be found here: https://vimeo.com/257387960

ZINE MAKING WITH TERESITA DE LA TORRE: 2-4 pm
ALL AGES
A zine is a self-published mini-magazine. Learn how to fold and cut a 22” x 30” single sheet of paper to create a 8 page zine. Participants will explore dry media such as graphite and ink to create a zine inspired by the borderlands.