{"product_id":"kites","title":"Kites for Liberation: An Anti-War Kite Workshop with Yaeun Stevie Choi - May 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaught by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ysckites.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYaeun Stevie Choi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunday, May 3rd from 4-7pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMasks required | ADA accessible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2971 Allesandro St, Los Angeles, Frogtown 90039\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProfits donated to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.adalahjusticeproject.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdalah Justice Project\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin artist Yaeun Stevie Choi for a hands-on kite-making workshop rooted in cultural practice, collective care, and creative resistance. Since 2018, Stevie has been researching, building, and teaching kite-making as a form that explores regional artistry, play, freedom, and a reclaiming of the sky in the face of its privatization and militarization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis workshop is conceived and co-hosted by artist Evelyn Serrano, who has been working with the Lebanese-Palestinian kite form as a gesture of solidarity, including the creation of a kite honoring Palestinian poet and educator Refaat Alareer and the liberation of the Palestinian people. In this iteration, participants are invited to create kites in support of Palestine, Lebanon, and other communities impacted by war, violence, and displacement—reflecting on the role of the U.S. in these global realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants will learn to construct a Lebanese-Palestinian-style kite that will be completed and ready to fly by the end of the session. The workshop will culminate in an invitation to gather as a collective and fly these kites at the upcoming Clockshop Kite Festival at LA State Historic Park on May 9, from 2–6 pm. Together, we will lift messages of remembrance, resistance, and hope into the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/clockshop.org\/project\/clockshops-kite-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRSVP for the Clockshop Kite Festival here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructor  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eYaeun Stevie Choi (they\/she) is an artist based in Koreatown, Los Angeles, who have been making, researching, and holding workshops on kites since their interest began in 2018. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThey believe building kites can represent appreciation for regional artistry, play and freedom, and resistance against the privatization and militarization of the sky. Choi dedicates their kitemaking knowledge to a group of kite masters on an online Korean kitemakers forum, Youtubers, and kitemaking friends here in Los Angeles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThey have facilitated or co-facilitated kite workshops with LACMA with Dajin Yoon, Clockshop, HOLA (Hearts of LA), Frieze London x Getty PST Art with Candice Lin, BVCLT (Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust), Feminist Center for Creative Work with Silvi Naçi, and various schools and libraries. Choi was the Commissioned Kite Artist for Clockshop’s 4th Annual Community \u0026amp; Unity People's Kite Festival. They hold a B.A. from UCLA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll images courtesy of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eYaeun Stevie Choi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis workshop is hosted in partnership with Cultivarte, a not-for-profit project that strives to provide low cost, accessible, and diverse arts programming led by professional teaching artists in Los Angeles County. Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cultivarte.info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecultivarte.info\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cultivarte.project\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@cultivarte.project\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sooki Studio","offers":[{"title":"$85","offer_id":47688865513698,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$65","offer_id":47688865546466,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$35","offer_id":47688865579234,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0470\/0746\/5623\/files\/kite1.png?v=1776369709","url":"https:\/\/sooki.studio\/products\/kites","provider":"Sooki Studio LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}