BRATTLEBORO — Costa Rican artist Deirdre Hyde, whose work is currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), will lead a hands-on artmaking workshop, “Repurposing Fragments in Collage and Appliqué,” on Saturday, May 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Brattleboro’s River Gallery School. Admission is $45 ($35 for BMAC members). Space is limited, and advance registration is required. Register at brattleboromuseum.org or call 802-257-0124 x101.
Hyde will encourage participants to explore collage and appliqué through an intuitive, improvisational process. Rather than emphasizing formal technique, the workshop will focus on working with reclaimed and meaningful materials, including pieces of past projects, personal mementos, and vintage textiles. Participants will experiment with fabric, stitching, and layered composition to create new forms shaped by memory, curiosity, and play.
“Collage and appliqué offer a way to reimagine what we already have,” Hyde said in a news release. “Fragments carry stories, and when we bring them together in new ways, those stories can shift, expand, or take on entirely new meaning.”
Some materials will be provided, and participants are encouraged to bring their own fabric scraps, previous artworks, photographs, or other textiles to incorporate into their compositions. The workshop is open to ages 16 and up.
Hyde’s BMAC exhibition, “Fragments of a Tropical Life,” draws on four decades of sketches, woodcuts, screen prints, and lithographs the artist has created at her home in Costa Rica and then transformed into layered compositions. The resulting pieces evoke dense tropical ecosystems while reflecting intertwined personal and historical narratives of life, survival, and renewal.
BMAC Director of Exhibitions Sarah Freeman first encountered Hyde’s work through the museum’s annual ARTravel Costa Rica program. “It was exciting to see how Deirdre began experimenting with stitching and embroidery, and how over the years she developed energy, looseness, and inventiveness in repurposing her earlier work,” she said.
“Fragments of a Tropical Life” is on view at BMAC through July 5. The exhibition is supported in part by a gift from Ken and Eve Klothen.
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is supported in part by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Brattleboro Food Co-op, Brattleboro Savings & Loan, Brattleboro Subaru, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Brattleboro, and Sam’s Outdoor Outfitters. For more information and accessibility requests, visit brattleboromuseum.org, call 802-257-0124, or email [email protected].
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