March 2023 AIR EVENT
NATURAL INK WORKSHOP WITH MARA BAKER
A Presentation of new ways to use technology at the lab, plus a demonstration on creating natural inks.
NATURAL INK WORKSHOP WITH MARA BAKER
March 31st, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
at LATITUDE Chicago ( 1821 W. Hubbard Street, Suite 207, Chicago, IL 60622 )
Latitude is hosting a Natural Ink Workshop with our March Artist in Residence, Mara Baker, on March 31st from 6:30-7:30 pm. Mara Baker is an interdisciplinary artist who combines traditional natural inks and dyes, found materials, animation, light, and video to create multi-dimensional installations and paintings. The workshop will begin with Mara presenting her research and newest body of work created at Latitude, which highlights the possibilities of finding new ways to use technology in the lab. Directly following her presentation there will be a hands-on demonstration creating natural inks that participants can take home to experiment with. The workshop aims to encourage folks to think about alternative methods to use the equipment in the lab.
Latitude no longer has a required mask requirement, but we are a mask-friendly space. If you are feeling unwell, please consider wearing a mask. Latitude is an accessible space. If you need any accommodations, please contact Colleen@latitudechicago.org
MARA BAKER
Mara Baker (she/her) is a Chicago-based artist and educator. Baker received an MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally including Chicago, New York, Santa Fe, Minneapolis, Budapest and Toronto. Some notable exhibition venues include Bert Green Fine Art (Chicago IL) Riverside Art Center Sculpture Garden (Riverside, IL), Currents New Media Festival (Santa Fe NM), The Soap Factory (Minneapolis MN), The Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (Grand Rapids, MI), and The Luminary Arts Center (Saint Louis, MO). She has been the recipient of artist’s grants and residencies from Spudnik Press, (Chicago IL), Hambidge Art Center (Rabun Gap, GA), The Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Illinois Arts Council Agency, Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), Chicago Artists Coalition (Chicago, IL). She has received three SSA Public art grants from Chambers of Commerce across the city of Chicago for the Chameleon Blind Window Project. Baker is Professor and chair of the Visiting Artist Series at the College of Dupage, a nationally recognized community college serving the greater Chicago area.