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Join the Fowler and Metro Art for an artist talk and hands-on workshop with Metro Art commissioned artist Karen Hampton, who is creating a site-specific artwork for the future Metro D Line Westwood/UCLA Station.

The artist will present her Metro station artwork concept, the history of indigo and its relationship to the US and Trans-Atlantic slave trade, then lead a workshop demonstrating various techniques of indigo resist dyeing. Participants will be able to take home their projects. 

Supplies and light refreshments will be provided. Please wear appropriate clothing to work with dye. 

This is a limited-capacity workshop; registration is first come, first served.

Karen Hampton (b. 1958, Los Angeles) is a textile artist who is also trained in anthropology. Taking on the role of the griot or storyteller, she pays homage to her African American community and ancestors in her textile works, which often feature family stories, personal experiences, larger historical narratives, and traditional African motifs. Hampton earned a Bachelor of Arts from New College of California in 1992 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Davis in 2000. She is currently an assistant professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts. Her artwork has been exhibited widely and is represented in the collections of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, New York, and the Honolulu Museum of Art. In 2008, Hampton received the Eureka Fellowship from the Fleishhacker Foundation in San Francisco and in 2022, she was named a Fellow of the American Craft Council.

Metro Art enhances the customer experience with innovative, award-winning visual and performing arts programming that encourages ridership and connects people, neighborhoods and destinations throughout Los Angeles County. A diverse range of site-specific artworks is integrated into the growing Metro system, improving the quality of transit environments and creating a sense of place. From photography installations to onboard posters, art tours, and live performances, our multi-faceted arts programs add vibrancy and engage communities throughout Los Angeles.

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