RU Workshop: Exploring Self-Portraiture through Collage

Sunday July 20, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:30pm Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map) Ferry information | Video directions Free Workshop Limited to 15 participants. RSVP required. In this workshop led by Nia Imani Winslow (2024 NYCBAR/RU alum), participants will explore self-representation via the collage medium by creating a self-portrait using […]
RU Workshop: Textus—An Exploration on Texts and Textiles

Saturday July 5, 2025 | 3:30 – 5:00 pm Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map) Ferry information | Video directions Free Workshop Limited to 15 participants. RSVP required. Textus – An Exploration on Texts and Textiles departs from the shared etymology of “text” and “textile,” both rooted in the […]
RU Workshop: Mapping (ME)aning

Saturday July 26, 2025 | 1:30 – 3:30pm Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map) Ferry information | Video directions Free Workshop Limited to 15 participants. RSVP required. Led by Ibtisam Tasnim Zaman (2022 RU alum) this workshop delves into the interconnected stories of individuals to community, and their contexts within our […]
RU Workshop: Landscapes of Memories

Sunday August 10, 2025 | 1:00 PM Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map) Ferry information | Video directions Free Workshop Limited to 15 participants. RSVP required. Join Brooklyn-based Polish-American social practice artist Asia Sztencel (2017, 2020-2021 RU alum) for an intimate, participatory workshop exploring the emotional landscapes of immigrant memory through […]
RU Workshop: Tapestry Weaving on a Small Loom

Saturday August 23, 2025 | 1:00 – 3:00pm Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map) Ferry information | Video directions Free Workshop Limited to 15 participants. RSVP required. In this workshop led by Lin Qiqing (2024 NYCBAR/RU alum), participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of frame loom weaving in a supportive, […]
RU Workshop: Exquisite Corpse

Saturday June 28, 2025 | 12:00 – 2:00pm Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map) Ferry information | Video directions Free Workshop – Kids and Family Friendly For this workshop, 2025 RU alum Dana Nechmad will expand upon the collective artist book project “Bodies in Transit” that she created earlier this year. […]
A Cameraless Workshop by Paola Fernanda

Sunday June 22, 2025 | 1:00 – 4:00pm *Please meet in front of the RU House on Governors Island at 1:00pm Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map) Ferry information | Video directions Free Workshop REGISTRATION CLOSED Paola Fernanda (2023 RU alum) is returning to New York in June at the occasion […]
2024 VoM Workshops: Surviving and Thriving – A Collaborative Collage Experience on Governors Island

Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B Ferry information | Video directions | Map to RU House Workshop Schedule: Sunday, August 18, 2024 | 12 – 2pm [Session I] Sunday, September 1, 2024 | 12 – 2pm [Session II] Sunday, September 28 | 12 – 2pm [Session III] Sunday, October 6, 2024 | 12 – 2pm [Session […]
Issues on Socially Engaged Art | 3 Workshops by Pablo Helguera

Location: Residency Unlimited 360 Court Street (main green church doors), Brooklyn NY 11231 (map) Issues in Socially Engaged Art: Hospitality Monday, September 23, 6-8:30pm (cancelled) Issues in Socially Engaged Art: Forms of participation and collaboration Monday, October 14, 6-8:30pm (Register here) Issues in Socially Engaged Art: working with history Monday, November 11, 6-8:30pm (Register […]
Filmmaking Workshop for recent immigrants to the US

June 23, 2024 | 10am – 3pm Location: Residency Unlimited, 360 Court Street, Brooklyn NY 11231 On Sunday June 23, 2024, Residency Unlimited hosted a workshop in which recent West African immigrants to the US created short films about their experience so far in New York. The Clemente hosted a similar workshop on June 22 […]