Bengali Soil Dyeing with Chiaki O'Brien
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$590
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Come learn to dye a scarf or two to keep or give as a gift. Choose from among 12 natural colors using an ancient dyeing process of kneading and bright natural colors of soil from Bengali.
Project Details
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Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2018 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$590
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Through interacting with local experts, teens are exposed to new ideas, learn new skills and build self-confidence through creating. Teens will explore the ways we use color and form from soil rather than plant based dyes.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Teens worked with local artist to learn the ancient dyeing process of kneading and bright natural colors of soil from Bengali. They then used that process to dye a scarf to take home.
Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Vrieze
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
scott@melsa.org
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