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We Stand, We Craft: A Celebration of Handmade Solutions Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Next Tuesday, December 15, CreateHere is pleased to host a celebration of Chattanooga’s craft culture, paired with a reception for We Stand: A Civic Engagement Laboratory.
From 7 to 9 pm, we’ll offer space for a Yellow Craft Night featuring seasoned crafters and beginners alike, with guidance from Alison Burke of Young Monster and Bridget Astronette of Leo Handmade. In addition to light winter refreshments, we’ll also have tunes from DJ Peanut, a musician with more than a bit of knowledge about Chattanooga’s craft culture.
All this in the middle of We Stand, an unconventional exhibition of home-grown data visualizations that asks Chattanoogans, what can you do to make this place better? With statistics about air quality, water quality, and school attendance—to name a few—We Stand offers a platform for residents to become more civically engaged.
We Stand is about the power of place, about organizing and collecting around what makes each of us uniquely suited to make this city better. For Yellow Craft we ask visitors to knit change, sew something real and craft the Chattanooga they want for themselves. It’s that simple.
Join us for cider, music, crafts and future-think, Tuesday, December 15 from 7 to 9 pm.
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