Explore art making and storytelling while "Reimagining Shelter: Exploring Identity and Community" with artist Nikki Brooks, a small-scale workshop hosted by the Labs.
Join Capital Connection Exhibit artist, Nikki Brooks, in a small-scale art making and storytelling workshop. See Nikki's art on the 5th floor as part of the "Capital Connections" Exhibit now on display.
"The Love and Shelter Project" invites participants to explore the concept of shelter beyond its physical dimensions, delving into its emotional, cultural, and communal significance. Through art making and storytelling, this workshop aims to redefine shelter as a space of security, warmth, safe space, and family, fostering empathy and understanding between individuals from diverse backgrounds. Participants will engage in open conversations about home, neighborhood dynamics, gentrification, and family tradition, sparking deep reflections and meaningful exchanges.
Nikki Brooks is a multi-disciplinary artist that works specifically in installations and assemblage that are infused with digital and audio elements, paintings, sculpted text, and collage spaces.
Nikki is a Maryland based artist, born in Brooklyn and raised in Spotsylvania County Virginia. She received her M.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art, class of 2019. She has 17 years’ experience as an art teacher and currently works for Prince George’s County Public Schools.
“Activism has been embedded within me since the day my mother guided me to understand the origin of my culture and role within this society.”
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | The Labs at DC Public Library | Makers & DIY Program |
