In this drop-in maker evening at the AGO's Walker Court, participants will explore weaving as a powerful metaphor for both personal and collective narratives. By creating paper weavings, we will symbolize how individual experiences and stories come together to form a cohesive identity or community history.

This creative space reflects the methodology used by Karl Mata Hipol during his artistic residency for the AGO x RBC Emerging Artist-in-Residence 2024, which involved exploring the AGO's collection and archives. Hipol will introduce the tradition of Ilocano Abel (weaving) while encouraging participants to incorporate other patterns, colors, and textures into their designs to tell their own stories and create unique pieces. Participants go home with a patch-like card that puzzles to combine a bigger tapestry.

Free with General Admission. All materials provided.