Stitching Stories: Past Threads to Present Voices
Event Details
Free Art Making Classes at the de Young museum
Exclusively for adults ages 55 and up
Explore your creativity and be inspired by art at the de Young museum in Golden Gate Park. No experience necessary.
Dates & Time
Every Wednesday, January 28–March 25, 10:30 am–1 pm (No class on March 4)
Class Description
In this fun, hands-on workshop, we’ll draw inspiration from historic embroidery pieces and contemporary textile-based artworks to learn embroidery stitches and give them a modern twist. Using fabric paint, thread, and imagination, you’ll create your own mixed-media artwork—blending past and present to tell your personal story through color, texture, and stitch. No experience necessary; just bring your curiosity and creativity to our sewing circle. All art materials provided.
About the Instructor
Atlantic Fellow Verónica Rojas is a practicing visual artist and community teaching artist with years of experience teaching older adults through programs such as Art with Elders. Rojas’s work is deeply narrative and inspired by pre-Hispanic codices, symbols that are deeply rooted in nature and the cosmos.
Additional Information
- Space limited to 15 participants
- Free to attend
Funding Acknowledgement
This class was funded by a grant from the E. A. Michelson Philanthropy's Vitality Arts® Initiative
Contact
For more information and to register, please reach out to Sonia Gallant, Vitality Arts and Access coordinator, at sgallant@famsf.org or 415-750-7678
