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Matting Change Workshop with Artist Audrey Lin

Presented by The Umbrella Arts Center at The Umbrella Arts Center, Concord MA

Feb 27 2019

Matting Change Workshop with Artist Audrey Lin

Participate in artist Audrey Lin’s Matting Change project, which organizes crafters in the Boston area to remake plastic bags into crocheted sleeping mats for homeless residents.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Join Audrey Lin to learn about her senior project - Matting Change - and get involved with making plarn (plastic - yarn) and learn how to crochet a mat. Matting Change organizes people in the Boston area to crochet sleeping mats using single use plastic bags for young people experiencing homelessness.

No experience necessary! Materials will be provided, but if you have them, please bring all your single use grocery bags and/or Q sized crochet hooks.

This event is recommended for ages 16+.

ADMISSION INFO

Free, but requires registration

Official Website

LOCATION

The Umbrella Arts Center

40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742

PARKING INFO

PARKING

Free parking is usually readily available in municipal parking lots adjacent to building and directly across Stow Street (not normally shown on Google maps), as well as on most surrounding streets. See a map of ADA parking and entrances around The Umbrella here.

TRANSPORTATION

The Umbrella is in Concord Center, easily accessible from the Walden exit of Route 2. The Umbrella is also 2 block walk (about 0.4 mi., 7 minutes) from the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Concord Station stop at 90 Thoreau Street.