Sunday, Sep 29, 2024
Kite Making Workshop w/ Hai-Wen Lin
About
Join us for an interactive kite-making activity! Build a frame with wooden dowels, wrap it in paper, and personalize your kite. Learn about aerodynamics, the importance of a kite’s tail for stability, and get tips on takeoff and flight. Family Friendly! All Ages!
Artist
Bio
Hai-Wen Lin is a Taiwanese-American artist currently based in Chicago. They are an alumnus of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and earned a Master of Design in Fashion, Body and Garment from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where they were selected as a Fashion Future Graduate by the CFDA upon graduating. They have received fellowships from MacDowell, Vermont Studio Center, and the Ox-Bow School of Art and attended residencies at the Wassaic Project and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Lin has performed publicly at the Chicago Cultural Center and MU Gallery and has exhibited work in a variety of places including Prairie, in Chicago; Queen, in Bellingham, Washington; the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles; the Pittsburgh Glass Center; the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, in Gimpo, South Korea; 3S Artspace in New Hampshire; the walls of their home; their friend’s home; on a plate; on a lake; on their body; in the sky.
