WORKSHOPS & SHORT PROGRAMS
A virtual space for intensive training, specialized tools, and shared knowledge to invigorate contemporary artistic practice.
Learn, research, collaborate online, and share knowledge.
UPCOMING WORKSHOP
Natural Pigments and Sustainable Studio Practices
Facilitated by: Kweli W. Kitwana
Presented by: MANGO Residencia & Moku Art Studio
Workshop Overview
Join us for an immersive 2-session virtual lab to learn how to transform kitchen spices and raw organic matter into watercolors, drawing inks, relief printmaking inks, and beeswax crayons. Discover how to structure a sustainable studio practice and test pigment lightfastness without toxic chemicals.
Key Details
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Dates: Wednesdays, December 2 & 9, 2026
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Schedule: 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM ART
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Format: 2 live sessions via Zoom (90 min each) + access to recordings
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Capacity: Limited spots to ensure personalized feedback
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Includes: 15-page downloadable bilingual (English - Spanish) manual (PDF) + digital color mixing guide
Pricing & Investment
Alumni Rate: $75 USD (Exclusive for past MANGO Residencia & Moku Art Studio participants)
Standard Ticket: $90 USD
Supporter Ticket: $110 USD
ABOUT THIS SPACE
Dynamic, focused, short-term virtual learning sessions designed to incorporate conceptual tools, research methodologies, and specific skills for contemporary artistic practice.
They include training on eco-materialities, low-environmental-impact processes, art-writing techniques, and management tools. Additionally, this space serves as an open platform for our community of alumni and network members to propose and facilitate workshops based on their own research and specialized knowledge.
WHAT WILL YOU FIND HERE?
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Targeted Training: Intensive sessions lasting 1 to 4 days to acquire practical tools and incorporate new perspectives into your studio work.
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Sustainable Processes: Training focused on eco-materialities, the use of materials with low environmental impact, and ecological thinking applied to the visual arts.
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Management Tools: Workshops on portfolio development, exhibition texts, applying to calls for submissions, and research methodologies.
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Artist Community Initiatives (Alumni-Led): A space for horizontal exchange where artists and MANGO graduates share their knowledge and specific projects with the network.
CALL FOR FACILITATORS / ALUMNI
Are you part of the MANGO community or the Habitat network, and would you like to lead a workshop or share technical or theoretical research?