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transform lives through art
transform lives through art
Learning Labs are series of intensive workshops for youth, K-12, lead by PlatteForum resident artists.
Archived Learning Labs
Archived Learning Labs
Abigail Kokai + Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation
Abigail Kokai + Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation
Abigail Kokai in Residence: October 31 - December 16, 2011
Opening: Thursday December 15, 2011
Exhibition continues through January 6, 2012
Learning Labs: Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation
Working with a group of 11- and 12-year-old girls from Colorado I Have A Dream Foundation, Abigail Kokai guided students to construct personal quilts documenting their own lives. Together, the quilts tell the story of life in Denver from many perspectives. Abigail is a temporary resident in Denver, visiting from Savannah, Georgia. Her quilts preserve finite moments of introspection while responding to the location. The students record their personal experience of this particular time and place.
A special thanks to the volunteers!
Lindy Hargraves, Robyn Schaffer, Joan Walker, Barbara Anderson, Jane Dodge, Jesse Diaz, Alex Jimenez, Kevin Curry, Marcia Bassity, Jane Potts , Salvador Flores-Martinez, Saira Apodaca, Thomas Chairez, Cris Espinosa, Eileen O’Brien, Susan Goldstein, Ruben Villalobos, Theresa Anderson, Hajia Muya, Cindy Haner, Connie Robertson, Jeff Page, Katie Watson, Joey Porcelli, Angela Hottinger, Cynthia Treadwell, Jeffrey Hirschfeld.
Click on the image below to view the exhibition catalog.
For more information regarding our learning labs please contact: Meagan Terry, meagan@platteforum.org