Get creative on select Free Thursday nights with art-making activities designed by local artists. Plus, visit the galleries, grab a drink from the ICA Wine + Coffee Bar,* and connect over creativity. No experience necessary.
Art-making is free and meets in the State Street Corporation Lobby. While all experience levels are welcome, this workshop is designed for adult audiences. Participation is drop-in on a first-come, first-serve basis as space allows. *Refreshments available for purchase.
Art-Making After Dark: Fabric of Community | February 12
Explore fiber arts and textiles with exhibiting artist Susan Thompson. Learn quilting and embroidery basics and try your hand at creating your own quilt square! Visit the galleries to be inspired by her work in Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now.
About Susan Thompson
Susan Thompson is a textile, fiber and mixed media artist who lives and works primarily in the Greater Boston area. Thompson has exhibited widely in Massachusetts and other parts of the United States. She has participated in cultural exchanges in Haiti, Cuba, People’s Republic of China, Japan and with Native American artists in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work reflects the diverse cultural influences that she has encountered in her travels abroad in her own cultural heritage. Through fabric, she creates unique designs, which sometimes tell stories that communicate the struggle and soul of her people.
Susan Thompson has created public art for the MBTA Orange Line, the Parks Department, the Harriet Tubman House, the Afro-American Museum, schools and other organizations. She is currently an artist-in-residence in the African American Master Artist in Residence Program (AAMARP) at Northeastern University. She recently retired from her position as an art instructor in the Artful Adventures Program, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and has been a consultant for the Gardner Museum, the Children’s Museum and the Boston Aquarium. She currently teaches at Paige Academy.
Art-Making After Dark: Bead Boldly | March 12
Learn about the Indigenous history and fundamentals of beading with a contemporary twist with artist and designer Sebastian Ebarb. Get ready to explore, experiment, and express yourself through art!
Tickets available Wed, Feb 11 for ICA members and Wed, Feb 18 for nonmembers.
About Sebastian Ebarb:
Sebastian Ellington Flying Eagle Ebarb is a designer, artist, writer, educator, and enrolled member of the Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb. Based in Boston, he is the former Design Director for the City of Boston; a Teaching Professor of Design at Northeastern University; and the founder of Nahi, a design studio focused on accessible, community-rooted work. His creative practice is grounded in Native identity, care, and cultural connection—especially for those living in urban settings.
This program is inspired by Caroline Monnet: Man-made Land.