Material Institute

New Orleans art and education nonprofit for music, fashion, and community gardening

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Thank you to @villa_albertine @franceintheus for cohosting this event!

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We recently hosted multidisciplinary artist and textile designer, Aboubakar Fofana, for an artist talk and series of workshops with our Fashion & Textiles cohort.

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Fofana demonstrated #indigo and mud-dye techniques plus hand sewing using indigo and cotton that he grows in Mali and fermented mud sourced from the Niger River.

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Balaclava: Shanti Broom
Model: Melany Cutno

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Keeping warm with #knitwear

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A visit to Domino Sound

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Our garden team attended the Gullah Geechee Herbal Gathering. Our team stopped en route to forage cotton as part of their roadtripping ritual.

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Painting with #indigo 🎨

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Join us next Monday to harvest food from our garden, learn new culinary skills, and fill our community fridge.

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Join us for a special garden workshop with @HighHealDoula https://t.co/SkXZqgn9iX

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Fresh leaf indigo dyeing

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#vocal lesson

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Come create and learn in our Music Lab. 🧪🔬 Our production stations are equipped with:

-Ableton
-Logic
-Adobe Suite

Sign up at https://t.co/wBqFWFH2Qu

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Congratulations to our CEO, Nathalie Simon, for being recognized as a @ylcnola Role Model! YLC shines a spotlight on exceptional leaders who shape our community and inspire New Orleans to thrive and grow. We’re excited to have Nathalie leading Material Institute to new horizons!

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Figure drawing Dirt Bike 🐶

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Satsuhki - One for Me @satsuhki