Cochineal & Lace: Fabric Dyeing Workshop w/ Artist Patricia Miranda

319 Vaughan Street,Portsmouth NH 03801

30 October, 2022

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Cochineal & Lace: Color From NatureFabric Dyeing Workshop w/ Artist Patricia MirandaSunday, October 301-4pmLocation: Performance Space at 3S ArtspaceWorkshop suitable for ages 16+$30 During this workshop, Patricia Miranda will introduce participants to the use of color throughout history using natural dyes and pigments. Participants will learn environmental and cultural histories while making color from raw materials such as cochineal, malachite, clay, oak gall, and walnuts. You will come away with a range of natural color experiments on paper and linen. All materials for this workshop will be provided. About artist Patricia Miranda: Patricia Miranda is an artist, curator, educator, and founder of the artist-run orgs The Crit Lab and MAPSpace, where she developed residencies in NY and in Italy. In 2021 she founded the Lace Archive, an historical and community archive of thousands of donated lace works and family histories. She has been awarded residencies at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation, I-Park, Weir Farm, Vermont Studio Center, and Julio Valdez Printmaking Studio, and been Visiting Artist at Vermont Studio Center, the Heckscher Museum, and University of Utah. She received grants from Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (2021); two artist grants from ArtsWestchester/ New York State Council on the Arts (2014/21); an Anonymous Was a Woman Covid19 Relief Grant (2021), and was part of a year-long NEA grant working with homeless youth (2004-5). Miranda has developed education programs for K-12, museums, and institutions, including Franklin Furnace, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonian Institution. She is a noted expert on the history and use of natural dyes and pigments, and teaches about environmentally sustainable art practices. Miranda currently teaches studio art and professional practice in undergrad and grad programs at Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, and Massachusetts College of Art. As faculty at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts (2005-19) she led the first study abroad program in Prato, Italy (2017). Her work has been exhibited at Jane Street Art Center, Garrison Art Center (Hudson Valley, NY) ODETTA Gallery, Williamsburg Art+Historical Center, The Clemente Center, ABC No Rio, and Wave Hill (NYC); The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at UConn Avery Point, (Groton, CT); the Cape Museum of Fine Art, (Cape Cod MA); and the Belvedere Museum, (Vienna Austria). Her solo exhibition at Garrison Art Center (2021) was featured in the Brooklyn Rail. ---- Click here to learn about our Health & Safety policies and measures. Masks are strongly encouraged but not required during your visit to 3S Artspace. By purchasing a ticket and/or visiting 3S, you are agreeing to follow 3S Artspace’s health & safety requirements as they are on the date of your visit (not at the time of purchase). There may be exceptions or changes to our requirements for upcoming events, based on factors such as artist requirements and public health mandates. Attendee Promise & Health AcknowledgementAll attendees agree to follow 3S Artspace policies and posted instructions during their visit. All attendees should evaluate their risk in determining whether to visit 3S. By entering the building, attendees voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and confirm they will adhere to both local and CDC quarantine requirements. COVID-19 WarningThere is risk of exposure to COVID-19 in public spaces and there is no guarantee those attending an event will not be exposed to COVID-19. ---- Thank to our year-round Lead Sponsor: Raka. 3S Artspace is supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. 3S Artspace is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England Arts Resilience Fund, part of the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund, an initiative of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with major funding from the federal CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan from the National Endowment for the Arts.