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Constructing Connection

October 22, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

This collaborative community textile installation will be constructed from objects, artifacts, textiles, and stories brought by participants and attached to a fabric base.

This will be a group-produced textile installation beginning with a base made from vintage lace to which participants will add lights, ephemera, textiles, and stories. Participants will sew, glue, and otherwise adhere their artifacts to the background creating a wall (or walls) of textiles, as they share stories and make human connections through the process of constructing this collaborative piece.
The reception for the finished work will be at Gagallery on Friday, November 3rd from 6:00-9:00pm.

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Date:
October 22, 2023
Time:
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Event Registration:
eventbrite.com/e/constructing-connection-tickets-725676777777?aff=oddtdtcreator

Organized By

Stashia Cabral
Gagallery

Venue

Gagallery
2035 SE Belmont Street
Portland, OR 97214 United States + Google Map

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