Herbs, Art, and Community

Sat, Dec 10 2022
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Bay Ridge Library

celebrate heritage Heritage Ambassadors


Exploring the world of herbalism and art: Brooklyn Public Library Heritage Ambassador, Cinthya Santos-Briones, will present the collective exhibition in collaboration with artists from the Voces Ciudadanas organization of blueprint photographs, oral histories, and handmade artisan books on herbs. Then join artist Tatiana Arocha for a hands-on workshop on printmaking with local plants.

Explorando el mundo de la herboristería y el arte: La embajadora del patrimonio de BPL, Cinthya Santos-Briones, presentará la exhibición colectiva en colaboración con artistas de la organización Voces ciudadana de fotografías en cianotipos, historias orales y libros artesanales hechos a mano sobre hierbas. Luego únase a la artista Tatiana Arocha para un taller práctico sobre grabado con plantas locales.

Cinthya Santos Briones is a nahua-mestiza participatory artist, anthroplogist, popular educator and community organizer based in New York. As an artist, her work focuses on a multidisciplinary social practice that combines participatory art and the construction of collective narratives.

Brooklyn Public Library's Folk Arts program is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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