Details:
After Hours workshops
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30-9pm
Instructor: Diana Eusebio
Level: All Levels/ Beginners welcome!
Age: 10+
Language: taught in English and/or Spanish
Number of Students: 10 max.
Location: Diana’s Studio #203, Oolite Arts, 924 Lincoln Road, 2nd floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Cost: $85
After Hours workshops
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30-9pm
Instructor: Diana Eusebio
Level: All Levels/ Beginners welcome!
Age: 10+
Language: taught in English and/or Spanish
Number of Students: 10 max.
Location: Diana’s Studio #203, Oolite Arts, 924 Lincoln Road, 2nd floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Cost: $85
Natural Dyeing: Achiote Orange
In this workshop, students learn the basics of creating vibrant orange natural dye from Achiote seeds, and how to dye fabric with it. Fabric and natural dye recipe will be provided, but feel free to bring your own light colored natural fabrics to experiment with (cotton, linen, wool, etc.)!These classes are designed to promote the continuation of uncolonized Pre-Columbian traditions from Black and Indigenous communities in South Florida and Latin America, while making a space for contemporary exploration. In this series of natural dyeing workshops led by Diana Eusebio, her mission is to provide skills and knowledge for a lifetime!
After Hours Workshops are a series of high quality hands-on classes, at low cost and low commitment. Materials, skills and fun supplied.
About the Instructor:
Diana Eusebio is a Peruvian-Dominican multidisciplinary artist based in Miami. Her artistic practice is centered on color and its cultural significance. She researches natural dyed textiles from Indigenous Latin American and Afro-Caribbean traditions, recognizing their connection to nature and their role as carriers of ancestral wisdom. Eusebio's fusion of ancestral and modern techniques, including dyeing and photography, contributes to contemporary cultural preservation and celebrates the rich heritage and Pre-Columbian knowledge embedded within these communities. Her work is a powerful testament to the enduring cultural tapestry of these regions.
Eusebio holds a BFA in Fiber from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Most recently, in Summer 2024, Eusebio was invited to the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) as a visiting artist to teach the “Creative Aging Series,” a series of workshops teaching Black, Latinx, and Indigenous natural dye techniques to a group ofadults aged 55 an better from the Hialeah Housing Authority. She has also led and participated in community workshops at the international level with organizations such as Synergia in Mexico City, The Art Base, Colorado, AIRIE in Everglades National Park, and Oolite Arts.
She has presented her work at the MoMa, Hall of Nations, Gregg Museum of Art and Design, and Rubell Museum. Studio residencies include Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Aspen, CO; Red Hook Labs, NY, NY; Oolite Arts, Miami; AIRIE Fellowship, Everglades National Park; INDEX MECA Art Fair, Dominican Republic; Deering Estate Studio Residency, Miami. Awards include the Obama administration’s U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts–the highest national honor for a young artist, National YoungArts Jorge M. Perez $25,000 Award, and the inaugural Knight Artist Housing Award supporting her current two year studio residency at Oolite Arts in Miami Beach.
