Welcome Blanket Knit-Alongs during the Month of September Copy
Free
Thursdays in September! Please join us for an afternoon knit-along from 12:00 -2:00 pm with Welcome Blanket Founder, Jayna Zweiman.
Free
Thursdays in September! Please join us for an afternoon knit-along from 12:00 -2:00 pm with Welcome Blanket Founder, Jayna Zweiman.
Free
Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected, catalogued, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors.
Free
The Second Tuesday of every month, Welcome Blanket founder Jayna Zweiman hosts a virtual Welcome Blanket craft along. People join from Alaska to Florida, and from California to Maine. Whether you’re crafting, craft curious, or just want to connect, everyone is welcome!
This Tuesday, September 13, Jayna will hosting from the Welcome Blanket exhibition at the Helms Design Center. If you haven’t been able to see the show in person, this is a great way to see it! And if you’re in LA, please join us in person — the doors at Helms will be open.
Free
Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected, catalogued, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors.
Starting on Saturday, September 24th, we are excited to partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10am-1pm inside the Helms Design Center.Â
Join us on Saturday, October 22nd as we partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm inside the Helms Design Center.
Free
Join us on Saturday, November 12th as we partner with Crewest Studio to present smARTtalks: A New Monthly Educational Series for Artists + Creatives with Expert Panelists! smARTalks occur once a month on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm inside the Helms Design Center. smARTtalks are FREE intimate learning sessions with a panel of experts covering timely and important topics vital to artists and creatives working in the 21st Century.
On Sunday, November 13th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, come participate in the creative process of CONTRA-TIEMPO'S newest work ¡AZÚCAR! during this Choreographic Lab inside Helms Bakery's Washington Corridor Gallery.
Dance and get down with CONTRA-TIEMPO during their Sabor Session! Join CONTRA-TIEMPO on Saturday, November 19th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on Helms Walk, our pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, as you move through and embody social dance practices rooted in the African and Afro-Latin Diaspora.