Event Calendar - Communities Create LA

Reflect on a Buddha sculpture and the sacred lotus flower and create your own floral watercolor painting from bud to bloom.

Weave together a small-scale textile with a beginner’s loom and yarn, inspired by The Shell of Memory (El caparazón de la memoria) (2024) by Claudia Alarcón and your own tapestry of life. 

Express yourself using  elements of art—fluid lines, organic spaces, and symbolic colors—and draw from the art of Paul Klee’s to create your own abstract painting using oil pastels and watercolor on paper.

Weave together a small-scale textile with a beginner’s loom and yarn, inspired by The Shell of Memory (El caparazón de la memoria) (2024) by Claudia Alarcón and your own tapestry of life. 

Inspired in the exhibition Grounded, construct an abstract landscape using earth tones and natural materials, like clay, rice, and grass elements.

Inspired by printmaking traditions from around the world in the exhibition Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures, experiment with techniques and designs that reflect your l...

Inspired by the exhibition Grounded, construct an abstract landscape using earth tones and natural materials like clay, rice, and grass elements.

Inspired by the exhibition Tavares Strachan: The Day Tomorrow Began, design your own miniature 3D installation using oil pastels, watercolors, paper, and glue. 

Weave paper with color construction paper to create patterns and designs. Use your hands to blend traditional weaving technique and contemporary themes like Melissa Cody’s jacquard wool tapestry Dopamine Dream (2023).

In honor of Juneteenth, thread together your story and create a quilt patch inspired by the American Quilt with 'Log Cabin' Pattern (1870–80) that blends color, pattern, and symbolism.  

In honor of Juneteenth, thread together your story and create a quilt patch inspired by the American Quilt with 'Log Cabin' Pattern (1870–80) that blends color, pattern, and symbolism.  

Inspired by the exhibition Fútbol Is Life: Animated Sportraits by Lyndon J....