Handmade Storybooks by Sushmita Mazumdar

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Our exhibit catalog for the two inaugural exhibits "Me, Here:" Stories of People & Place, is ready! I have designed it myself and will be teaching people how to make it in 2 bookmaking workshops at the Columbia Pike Studio location.

Exhibit 1 (of my Arlington Arts individual artist's grant Curating 4 Community Art Exhibits) "Me, Here:" Stories of People & Place as told by the Studio PAUSE Community comes down this month to make room for Exhibit 3, "Me, Here:" Stories of People & Place as told by the residents of Barcroft Apartments.

Before it does, please JOIN US for Studio Tours and catalog bookmaking workshops on Sat, March 16 and March 23. Make your copy ($25 for materials) and write your own Me, Here in it! Its more than a catalog, filled with stories and visitors reactions. You will see how community arts exhibits really include, involve, and excite the community.

Register here! Space is limited.

Events — StudioPAUSE Mar 14 Writing PAUSE Writing PAUSE Thursday, March 14, 2024 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Studio PAUSE Pike (map) Google Calendar ICS Join us one Thursday evening a month for Writing PAUSE! It is the simplest kind of creative practice and we have been at it for 10 years! Discover what happens when you write with....

Join the Arlington Public Library for a workshop where you will make your own matchbox book with book artist, Sushmita Mazumdar. Get a chance to see her fantastic handmade books and hear about how she makes books... by hand! For families with kids.

Make an Artist Book with Book Artist Sushmita Mazumdar
Sat, Jan 20 | 10:30a-12p | Shirlington Library | Shirlington

Learn more: https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/11215168

Join us at Studio PAUSE for Community PAUSE: Celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights!
Location: Columbia Pike Studio, 4710 Columbia Pike Arlington VA 22204.
Date/Time: Fri Nov 10, 7-9 pm

See how two Indian artists celebrate the Festival of Lights differently and watch a Nepali woman share how she celebrates while a Bangladeshi woman shared her story.
Get henna by Sharmila and make your own My Rangoli book with Sushmita.

Details at www.studiopause.com/events

Please join us Sat Apr 22, 5 pm for the virtual launch of our new Handmade Storybook, Windblown Leaves Emerging Roots: by Avik Chatterjee and Sushmita Mazumdar
You can order a copy and I will make it and mail it to you. Each book cover has expressive calligraphy by me as I re-learn the Bangla script of my childhood, inspired by Avik's translations.

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Join us for this fascinating workshop by photojournalist and Corcoran assistant professor Susan Sterner. Her work is up in our current installation of We PAUSED! Unbound and she will give a tour of that as well. Her personal story of being tied to aprons of her Ukrainian/Lithuanian ancestors and how she connected so deeply with the aprons she saw market women wear in El Salvador is truly a story of how we are all connected.
Limited seats!

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"Wrapped in Stories: The Apron as Autobiography" Workshop “Wrapped in Stories: The Apron as Autobiography” Workshop with Susan Sterner

ARTISTS & ARTS ORGS!! Virginia Commission for the Arts Launches Partnership and Impact Grants
The Partnership and Impact grants are live on VCA’s new website!
The five grants that comprise Partnership and Impact grants – General Operating Support, Operating Support Small, Creative Community Partnership Grants, Community Impact, and Education Impact – reflect the grants refresh recently completed by the VCA. Newly launched with clear entry points, streamlined applications, and simplified processes, prospective and current grantees can more easily apply for VCA’s grants and more easily access state and federal funding critical to a vibrant arts ecosystem in Virginia.
All applicants for General Operating Support, Operating Support Small, Creative Community Partnership Grants, Community Impact, and Education Impact grants are invited to begin now and submit their applications by the published deadlines!

Grants – Virginia Commission for the Arts VCA sends grant announcements, press releases, important news, and opportunities as they become available. To join or leave the email list, follow the guided instructions, here.

Oh cool to see my story up on the Virginia Humanities page! Thanks to Katy Clune, director of Folklife for putting together the story from her visits. And thanks to Pat Jarrett for the photos. So fun to find out he loves color too!

Sushmita Mazumdar of Studio PAUSE - Virginia Folklife Program Making space for community-focused art practice When Sushmita opened the door, inviting me into Studio PAUSE for the first time, the overwhelming first impression was: Color! Sunshine streamed in through …

Many of you have asked about my Color Stories Journal class so here are the details--IN PERSON this time! A few spots still open I think so check it out.
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Many of you have asked about my Color Stories Journal class so here are the details--IN PERSON this time! A few spots still open I think so check it out.

Color Stories Journal - In Person Explore your relationship to individual colors and how they connect to many facets of your life. Practice simple and playful acrylic painting techniques incorporating all the colors of the spectrum, plus black and white. Then, begin to record personal stories in a journal to use every day.

Studio PAUSE is so absolutely thrilled to share the news that we have been invited to turn our community handmade book project into an exhibit! A huge thanks to Arlington Arts for the opportunity!
So how does a space, which became a book, become an art exhibit? Come visit and see for yourself! Join us for the reception of We PAUSED! Unbound, Sat. July 16, 4-7 pm.
The first installation, titled "The Water Still Churns," features Sughra Hussainy, Seila Santiago, Ella Endo, Sushmita Mazumdar, MaryLouise Marino, Susan Sterner, and Lloyd Wolf. They will all speak at an artists' talk at 5:30 pm.

Join Us! for the Art Exhibit - WE PAUSED! Unbound - Opening Reception on July 16 between 4 and 7PM with an artist talk at 5:30PM.

We PAUSED! Unbound is a year-long exhibit in response to the 2021 project We PAUSED! A Handmade Book by artist Sushmita Mazumdar and Studio PAUSE for Gates of Ballston, which chronicles a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. When Arlington Arts invited Studio PAUSE to turn the book into an exhibit, the project team decided to cut the strings that bound the book and re-imagine its contents in a new light, letting lines of poetry pulled from the book inspire four thematic installations.

The exhibit continues Studio PAUSE, a community space for art and stories in Arlington, VA’s work in creating a space for all voices and providing support for our social-emotional wellness while documenting how we as a community can connect even when we are isolated.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/join-us-for-the-art-exhibit-we-paused-unbound-opening-reception-tickets-369104590767

I am so excited to be part of this fun event celebrating 25 years of the amazing organization Turning The Page, with whom I have collaborated for many years. Join us! I will be on at 11:50, sharing about my work as a self-taught writer and book artist. It will be followed by bookmaking of course!

Capital Book Fest Capital Book Fest to host a Children's Book Festival in Downtown, DC

So excited to join Made in Arlington and Arlington Arts Center TODAY to celebrate women artists and artisans at their in-person event, 6-8:30 pm!

I will have for sale small framed prints from Yuri Long and my collaboration Lyrical Journeys Luminous Play. I will also have big and matted prints of my work from the pandemic years, from the series "Sing to Me, Mr. Shuffle!" which have not been seen as yet! I will also have copies of my Diwali book, Little Lantern and the Dark & Moonless Night.

Please join us if you are free. I look forward to seeing you!

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Made in Arlington x AAC Celebrate Women Artists and Artisans Pop-Up Join Made in Arlington and the Arlington Arts Center on Thursday, March 3 from 6pm to 8:30pm for a special celebration of local women artists and artisans in honor of Women’s History Month! Visitors …

There are still some spots available in my "Today We Feel" 3-session online class, starting Saturday at the Smithsonian Associates. Check it out and sign up!

Today, We Feel: A Book Art Project Create a house-shaped book of personal experiences with artist Sushmita Mazumdar as she guides students through an exploration of the themes of loved ones, strangers and heroes, and spaces and places.