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    Weaving Our Civic Fabric: Weaving Basics

    Detail of a woven work of art

    A workshop presented in collaboration with Red Line Service

    Bryana Bibbs, The Quarantine Series, No. 32 (detail), 2020, Handwoven, hand-spun wool.

    • National Public Housing Museum, 919 S. Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Free
    • Register

    Join Chicago-based artist and educator Bryana Bibbs for a hands-on workshop and introduction to weaving.

    Register with Red Line Service

    Co-presented with Red Line Service, this workshop includes a shared meal. Red Line Service provides people with lived experience of being unhoused or housing insecure train fare to attend this event. Please register in advance.

    About the series

    This event is part of Weaving Our Civic Fabric, a series of monthly Red Line Service workshops that bring artists and community members together in the Good Chaos Empowerment Hub at the National Public Housing Museum for collaborative art-making and skill-building.

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