Love jewelry and paper? Join us for a bead making workshop and learn to transform a readily available material – paper into delicate art you can wear! Participants will learn basic jewelry techniques to create one-of-a kind bracelets, necklaces, and more using their creations. All skill levels welcome. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff, and Faculty. Located in the Price Gilbert Library in the AirSpace room 2222.

Learn how to join paper elements together using a variety of methods to create large paper assemblages. Stitching and adding mixed media are just a few techniques that will be explored.  A variety of paper elements will be available for participants to use to form assemblages. Participants are encouraged to bring paper items with them to use. All skill levels welcome and all materials provided. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff, and Faculty. Located in the Price Gilbert Library in the AirSpace room 2222

Create a fun and interactive book using the tunnel book structure, inspired by the artwork of Jorge Benitez, featured in the special exhibition Geometric Aljamia. Participants will  view the exhibition to spark their creativity and then create a tunnel book influenced by the architectural arches of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin. The book consists of paper layers forming a “tunnel” with a foreground, mid-ground, and background.

Join us for this paper clay workshop to work with a material that merges the sculptural characteristics of clay and the versatility of paper. Participants will learn sculptural joining and shaping techniques to create their own unique creature. All materials provided. This workshop is for Georgia Tech Students, Staff, and Faculty. Located in the Price Gilbert Library in the AirSpace room 2222.

Geometric Aljamia: A Cultural Transliteration is a cross-cultural collaboration that addresses how connections between the Middle East and the West during the Golden Age of Islamic Civilization continue to be relevant and vibrant in the 21st Century. The exhibition includes artists, designers, performers, and writers from Afghanistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and the United States.

In the third and final virtual artists talks for Pulped Under Pressure we hear from Jillian Bruschera (based in California) and Marilyn Propp (based in Chicago) as each discusses references to the impact, implications, and consequences of waste in their works. 

In the second of three Pulped Under Pressure virtual artists talks for we hear from Julia Goodman (based in Oakland) and Trisha Oralie Martin (based in Chicago) discussing how social memory and cultural identity play a major role in each of their works.   

In the first of three virtual artists talks for Pulped Under Pressure we hear from the co-curators Reni Gower and Melissa Potter. We also learn about Seeds InService: A Papermaking Institute, an ecofeminist, socially-engaged art practice by Maggie Puckett and Melissa Potter that supports self-determining communities through heirloom seed management, thematic gardening, and hand papermaking arts activism.  

Think you know everything about paper? Join Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Nasreen Khan in a lively discussion of the past, present, and future of innovations in paper science and technology. She will discuss topics such as the innovation happening at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, that will drive the future of paper technology and sustainability.  

Want to enjoy some relaxing creative time during finals? Then drop by the Price Gilbert library Airspace (room #2222) and enjoy some coloring sheets and de-stress.  This workshop is for Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff. Workshop located in the Price Gilbert Memorial Library, Room 2222 (2nd floor).