Samizdat Sundays and Other Subversions

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The Wende Museum

A hands-on series of textile-based workshops inspired by the Soviet Hippie Collection and other dissident archives at the Wende Museum.

Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum

Join us for Samizdat Sundays—hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making.We encourage participants to bring an item each week—a T‑shirt, a pair of jeans, or any textile you’re ready to transform, repair, or experiment with.Each session is free, open to all skill levels, and guided by artists who delight in subversion and play. Come for one or come for all—together we’ll stitch, alter, repair, and imagine new forms of expression.Schedule: Sun, Sep 14 | Hidden PocketBring a piece of clothing to transform with a secret pocket.Sun, Sep 21 | Boro Workshop &amp; “Finish It” ClinicMake a boro-style cleaning rag, potholder, or coaster—or bring back a past project to finish.Sun, Sep 28 | Cloth Book CoverBring a favorite book and create a custom cloth cover.Sun, Oct 5 | Protest HutInspired by shelters made by Crimean Tatars.Sun, Oct 12 | Disaster Shirt &amp; Visible RepairAdd embroidered text to a shirt or jacket, plus another chance to finish earlier projects.Sun, Oct 19 | Paper Book CoverStart a three-week series on folded paper objects. Bring a book to wrap.Sun, Oct 26 | Portable AltarMake origami boxes and stands.Sun, Nov 2 | Memorial Accordion BookCoinciding with Day of the Dead, design a decorated accordion book from cloth, paper, or drawing.Sun, Nov 9 | Image/Text Collage: Mini-ZineUse old magazines or textile scraps to create a one-page zine or collage. Sun, Nov 16 | Image/Text Collage: Reveal/ConcealPlay with envelopes and folding forms that hide and reveal images and text. Sun, Nov 23 | Image/Text Collage: Accordion or BoxCraft books or boxes entirely from salvaged magazine and book pages.Sun, Dec 7 | Mail Art: PostcardsExperiment with small-scale postal art.Sun, Dec 14 | Mail Art: Folding CardsMake folding cards with or without custom envelopes.Sun, Dec 21 | Mail Art: Mail-a-ScrollSend a scroll through the USPS—cloth or paper, testing the limits of the post.About the teaching artistKate Ingold is an LA-based artist and poet working with the discarded, the damaged, and the worn out. Materials and methods include textiles, collage, photography, video, ceramics, and performative installation. She works in series driven by conceptual concerns and is currently making work in two interwoven projects: Relics for Future Rituals and Damaged Goods/Small Repairs.RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis.An ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot.