lena Wolff

COMING * SOON

Daugther studio

a new center for art, craft and social engagement located in the Gilman District in Berkeley, California
-founded by Lena Wolff and Miriam Klein Stahl & fiscally sponsored by Headlands Center for the Arts

Now is the time for artists to do what we have always done, to fill the gaps with unexpected life.

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Daughter Studio is a one-room artist’s schoolhouse, a workshop center and public gathering space founded by Lena Wolff and her wife, Miriam Klein Stahl.

Established in response to the closure of vital local colleges that supported art education in recent years and guided by the mission of repair through art, collaboration and the development of craft, the center will serve local artists and the general public alike.

Starting out in a little bungalow in the Gilman district in Berkeley, the Daughter Studio will offer:

• Access to space for the development of new work and collaborations

• A small Risograph studio

• A natural color lab for dyeing and paint-making

• Hands-on workshops that provide the mutual benefit of high-quality art classes in the Bay Area and a revenue stream for local artists who have lost their teaching jobs, with a focus on drawing, color theory, sewing and printmaking.

• Free to low-cost art programming for youth, including once a month Friday “teen nights” designed by young adult participants.

• A range of public events that center art and social engagement including book releases, readings, salons, artist conversations, temporary exhibitions, craft nights, sewing circles and action-oriented gatherings focused on democracy.

Please contact us to learn more about Daughter Studio and find out how to support the project. Donations to the center will be fully tax-deductible through our 501c3 fiscal sponsor, Headlands Center for the Arts.

THE FOUNDERS

see Lena’s bio

Miriam Klein Stahl is an artist, educator, activist and the New York Times-bestselling illustrator of Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide. In addition to her work in printmaking, drawing, sculpture, paper-cut and public art, she is also the co-founder of the Arts and Humanities Academy at Berkeley High School where she’s taught since 1995. As an artist, she follows in traditions of making socially relevant work, creating portraits of political activists, misfits, radicals and radical movements. As an educator, she has dedicated her teaching practice to address equity through the lens of the arts. Her work has been widely exhibited in local and national exhibitions including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Oakland Museum of California, the Smithsonian, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.

PROJECT CONSULTANT

Lauren Schiller is a strategist, author, producer, artist, and live event moderator whose work is fueled by the power of stories and shared experiences to spark curiosity, create connections and catalyze change. Lauren moderates live events at venues like City Arts & Lectures, JCCSF, and The Commonwealth Club. Her groundbreaking, nationally syndicated show Inflection Point ran for 10 years and was the first podcast to exclusively feature conversations with women about how they build power and lead change. It led to her book It’s a Good Day to Change the World, a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media, and a home in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting at the Library of Congress. Before that, she co-created one of the world’s first female-led podcasts, ran audio at Salon Media; and guest hosted on the BBC World Service.