Make something meaningful that inspires action.
Power Hour: Wear/Carry/Display
with Kris Derek Hechevarria
Friday, JUL 31 @ 5:30 | 90 minutes
Create, wear and display your voice in this hands-on workshop where participants transform everyday materials into bold patches, protest signs and textile banners that speak to the issues that matter most.
In this interactive art workshop, participants explore creative ways to express their voice through making. Using accessible materials like fabric, cardboard, paint, and found objects, attendees will design wearable patches, protest signs, and collaborative banners that reflect shared and individual messages. The resulting pieces will not only empower participants to carry and display their perspectives, but will also become part of the festival itself as a visual backdrop, amplifying collective expression and dialogue.
Please note: Power Hours include pizza, a complimentary glass of wine (for participants ages 21+), non-alcoholic beverages and all art materials.
Combine your festival events with a Power Plays + Power Hour Combo Ticket.
Power Hour: Make It, Print It, Share It
with Kris Derek Hechevarria
Saturday, AUG 1 @ 5:30 | 90 minutes
Explore the power of making multiples by creating bold prints and collaborative zines that share ideas, and spark action.
This hands-on workshop introduces participants to printmaking and zine creation as tools for expression and activism. Participants will learn how to design and carve simple printing plates producing multiples of their own images to share and display. Working in small groups, participants will collaborate to create a zine that responds to a shared topic. These publications can include writing, drawings, resources, poems, and calls to action. This workshop works to demonstrate just a few of the powerful and affordable ways to communicate ideas and build community.
Please note: Power Hours include pizza, a complimentary glass of wine (for participants ages 21+), non-alcoholic beverages and all art materials.
Combine your festival events with a Power Plays + Power Hour Combo Ticket.
Kris Derek Hechevarria is a Cuban American teaching artist who was born and raised in Miami Florida. He moved to Chicago to volunteer with Pritzker College Prep through AmeriCorps’ Project YES. This experience led Hechevarria to receive his MA in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2013 Hechevarria was invited to be the founding art teacher for Wolcott College Prep, an independent high school for college bound students with learning disabilities. There he developed a conceptual art curriculum that promoted critical thinking and material exploration. Hechevarria has developed programming for The Chicago Architecture Biennale, The Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art: Chicago, National Museum of Mexican Art, National Veterans Art Museum, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, CAPE, Arquetopia and the Smart Museum. He is currently a lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Teaching artist
Kris Derek Hechevarria
