MAD invites NYC educators to join us for a teacher workshop exploring 20th century and contemporary craft practices. This program will begin with a curator-led tour of Craft Front & Center: Conversation Piecesfollowed by a studio visit and artmaking workshop with MAD Artist Studios Fellow Shradha Kochhar. Join us for a fun day connecting with fellow teachers, experimenting with new artmaking techniques, and generating new ideas to bring back to your classroom!
MAD will provide all art materials, as well as coffee and morning refreshments.
Due to limited capacity, we prioritize registration for current NYC teachers. If you are a retired educator interested in attending, please email irin.mahaparn@madmuseum.org to be added to our waitlist.
New York State Educators will earn 4 CTLE hours.
We strive to make our programs accessible to all teachers. If you are experiencing financial hardship and do not teach at a NYC Title 1 school, please email the education department at education@madmuseum.org to request a fee waiver.
About the Artist
Shradha Kochhar (b. Delhi, India) is an artist and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Best known for her innovative homespun and handknitted khadi sculptures using Kala cotton, an inherently organic cotton strain indigenous to India. Her work delves into material memory, regeneration, and intergenerational dialogue, researching indigenous cotton varieties in India and the US to explore cotton legacies across time and space. Kochhar’s large-scale sculptures serve as tangible archives of South Asian women's stories, revealing the often-overlooked aspects of invisible labor and collective grief.
Please review our health and safety protocols before you arrive. MAD strongly recommends all visitors six months and older are vaccinated against Covid-19 and visitors ages two and up wear face coverings, even if vaccinated. Thank you for your cooperation.
