The Stories Objects Hold Workshop

AGES 13+
(5) TUESDAYS, 6:30 - 8 PM
FEBRUARY 17 - MARCH 17

The Stories That Objects Hold is an art history course that explores how material, ornament, and decorative traditions preserve cultural memory across time and place. Grounded in the exhibition Material Memory, the class examines how artists working in fiber, ceramics, tapestry, and print use analog processes to carry knowledge, identity, and ancestral narrative. By exploring global examples such as Chinese decorative arts, Mesoamerican and Mexican pottery, and beadwork from Southern and East Africa, participants learn how objects become living archives. Readings will include Namita Gupta Wiggers’ Decolonizing Craft, which highlight inheritance, symbolism, and resistance within handmade traditions. The course will also draw connections to works within the Krasl’s collection, encouraging participants to practice close looking and interpretive analysis. Ultimately, the class reveals how everyday materials and ornamental histories shape who we are and how stories are carried forward across generations.

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