Education Events in Elmira

Get crafty with FCRW's own Cait McConnell! During this series of workshops you'll learn how to make various crafts using upcycled materials! Round 3 - Last chance to get crafty with the River Friends during Earth Month 2026! Join our resident crafty Executive Director, Cait McConnell, for an evening of community building, learning a new crafty skill, and helping reuse some 'waste' materials that would end up in the landfill, or worse the Chemung River. Our last workshop will focus on Kinusaiga, a Japanese fabric 'painting' technique. Quilters and fiber artists this ones for you! Bring all those tiny little scraps of fabric that you can't throw away but don't know what to do with, this project is perfect for them! 'Kinusaiga is a contemporary Japanese art form that combines elements of traditional textile techniques with modern materials and methods. It involves creating intricate fabric collages by pressing fabric scraps into pre-cut grooves on a foam board, resulting in textured, layered artworks without the need for sewing. This technique offers a tactile and visually rich alternative to conventional quilting or embroidery. Registration is REQUIRED for this workshop so we know how many stations to set up with enough materials. The small fee covers the few supplies we did need to purchase for this project Light snacks and drinks will be available in addition to all the materials needed for this craft. Come get crafty with the River Friends during Earth Month!