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Ramekon Crochet Jam
February 15, 2023 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Crochet Jam with Ramekon O’Arwisters
Wednesday, February 15th 9:30-10:30 am in the Studio
We are so excited to introduce a very special guest artist, Ramekon O’Arwisters, who will be joining us to facilitate a community workshop for all Walden students next Wednesday, February 15th from 9:30-10:30 am in the Studio. “Ramekon O’Arwisters is the founder of Crochet Jam, a community arts project infused with folk-art traditions that foster a creative culture in cooperative relationships. Born in Kernersville, North Carolina, O’Arwisters earned a M.Div. from Duke University Divinity School in 1986. He was an artist-in-residence at the de Young Museum, the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and the Vermont Studio Center. Grants and Awards include Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue, NY, the San Francisco Foundation and the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Program. He received the 2014 Eureka Fellow, awarded by the Fleishhacker Foundation in San Francisco. His work has been featured in the LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, 7×7 Magazine, Artnet, and the San Francisco Examiner.”
If you would like to get a preview of what the Crochet Jam *might be like, please view this video before Wednesday’s workshop. We are very much looking forward to hosting Ramekon at Walden!
