Art for the Ages - Community Engagement Series

Name: Art for the Ages - Community Engagement Series
Start: 2024-07-19T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-07-19T14:00:00-05:00
Location: 1380 SW Westpark Dr., Ste 2, Bentonville, AR, United States, Arkansas 72712

Schedule

Fri Jul 19 2024 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1380 SW Westpark Dr., Ste 2, Bentonville, AR, United States, Arkansas 72712 | Bentonville, AR

Learn about art!
Talk about art!
Make art!
Take your art home!
On Friday, July 19 th , from 10:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation will host its very popular Art for the Ages event with Sewing Design Bootcamp, a workshop featuring the basics of sewing taught by Basana Chhetri from INTERFORM. Not only will you learn your way around a sewing machine, but you’ll also learn how to make your own scrunchies or gender- neutral kimono-sleeved top!
This FREE event is focused on people over 60, but all ages are welcome––and it includes a vegetarian lunch! And just to make things easy, FREE bus transportation is available. The event is FREE but registration is required. To register, go to
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTgyODI0
Starting at 10 AM, Basana will provide a brief introduction to the craft and art of sewing. We will learn about the sewing machine, how to stitch, how to take measurements, and guidelines on how to create your own garments.
● This is a FREE event.
● A vegetarian lunch will be provided.
● Sewing supplies will be provided by Interform.
● July 19, 2024, from 10 AM to 2 PM.
● Kalaloka Institute of Fine Arts
1380 SW Westpark Drive Ste #2 Bentonville, AR 72712
● To register, go to https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTgyODI0
Transportation options:
● Ra-Ve has arranged with Ozark Regional Transport to provide FREE limited bus routes to and from the venue. This special shuttle will stop at Sullivan Square Apartments, I Street Modern Apartments, Links at Rainbow Curve Apartments, Village on the Park
Bentonville, Watercolors of Centerton Apartments, The Pointe Bentonville, and Harbin Point.
● Contact [email protected] for details.
● Care providers can also drop their seniors off on the bus, get them settled, return home, then come back on the bus later to pick them up.
About Basana Chhetri

Basana Chhetri is a Nepalese-American designer from Arkansas. Born and raised in Nepal and educated and trained in Nepal, Japan and England, Basana is a costume designer and artist . She is quintilingual, with an extensive cross-cultural upbringing and exposure that shapes her creative expressions.
After completing her fashion design education in Kyoto, Japan, Basana returned to her native country Nepal and started the first Fashion School in Nepal, The Contemporary Institute of Arts and Fashion. Over the span of 20+ years she has contributed towards the Nepalese government’s fashion design curriculum, showcased her designs in various fashion shows, been an educator and advisor to fashion institutions in Nepal and the founder and main designer for a boutique in London. She has showcased her creative work in fine arts with paintings on stretched canvases, plain silk, and wearable fabrics in a unique fusion of traditional artwork and apparel design. She has had solo exhibitions in Tokyo, New York and
the Walton Art gallery in Fayetteville Arkansas.
Previously, Basana has worked with Arkansas Arts and Fashion Forum in teaching sewing and stitching classes to Marshallese students to empower women in the local community.
About INTERFORM
INTERFORM is a 501c3 non-profit organization at the forefront of creative growth and change in our community. Empowering Creativity, Fostering inclusion: We’re on a mission to empower
through skills and provide a safe space for artistic expression. Our goal: a self-sustaining arts community driving positive change through inclusivity.