Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect, create, and/or learn more about Intertwine Arts. You are welcome to stay for the full time, but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is interest. 

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time. 

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom 

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• A loom: can be as simple as a piece of cardboard, or as advanced as a floor loom! 

• Yarn

• Scissors

Sign up for email notifications here:

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions.

Fiber artists and Intertwine Arts Teaching Artist Damali Abrams has been the artist-in-residence at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, teaching at their older adult center and also at a women's mental health shelter. This Thursday, an exhibition of her and her students work will be on display.

Date and Time: Thursday, 12th July - 1pm to 2:30 PM

Location: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House - 331 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021.

About Damali:

Damali Abrams, the Glitter Priestess, is a New York City based artist and educator utilizing art as a healing modality and a spiritual practice. Damali attended the Whitney Independent Study Program and earned an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA from New York University.

Damali is a member of SEQAA (Southeast Queens Artist Alliance). She is a recipient of the Women's Studio Workshop Right Now! Production Grant and the Queens Council on the Arts New Works Grant. She has been a fellow at Culture Push, the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, A.I.R. Gallery, and apexart in Seoul, South Korea. Damali has also been an Artist-in-Residence at RU (Residency Unlimited), Fresh Milk in Barbados, Groundation Grenada, The Center for Book Arts, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL), and LMCC on Governors Island. She was a Creative-In-Residence at Brooklyn Public Library.

Damali has presented her work at School of Visual Art (SVA), St. John's University, Sonoma State University, Soho House, UConn Stamford, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Barbados Community College, New York University (NYU), SUNY Purchase, Hunter College School of Social Work, and Syracuse University’s 601 Tully. 

Damali’s work has been exhibited at many spaces including El Museo del Barrio, MoCADA (Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art), Rush Arts Gallery, Longwood Gallery, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, JCAL, and The Point.

Her work has been featured in Artforum, Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory, and on the blogs of art21, Fresh Milk, and Groundation Grenada. Her writing has been published by Harlequin Creature and Women's Studio Workshop.

Participants can either join along from home or simply watch for inspiration!

About Faviola
I first became interested in fiber arts as a music theory student in college. I was fascinated in the similarities between MIDI notation and weaving in their ways of describing structures created through patterns. At the same time I was longing to connect with my Peruvian grandmother, a textile artist and educator. From there I saw working with textiles as a way to celebrate global heritage arts, discuss ecologies and social structures, and create community.

Project 
Participants can create cords from “waste” fibers to create unique coiled forms.

Supplies
-clip board or binder clips 

-bowls of water (for participants using organic fibers) 

-foraged fibers such as dried ferns, corn husks, plastic bags, news paper (fibers must be twistable) 

-sewing needles 

-thread (no thinner than embroidery floss) 

-scissors

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom 

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Sign up for email notifications here:

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions.

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect, create, and/or learn more about Intertwine Arts. You are welcome to stay for the full time, but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is interest. 

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time. 

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom 

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• A loom: can be as simple as a piece of cardboard, or as advanced as a floor loom! 

• Yarn

• Scissors

Sign up for email notifications here:

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions.

You bring a blanket, we’ll bring the fun! 

Join us, as well as some of our amazing partners for an afternoon of fun, entertainment, and connection.

This event will focus on young people with autism, age 0 – 18, and their families, but all are welcome!

This free event is made possible by the New York City Council Autism Initiative.

Intertwine Arts will be boothing at the YAI Central Park Challenge

Join YAI’s Central Park Challenge and help empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to live, love, work, and learn! For over 60 years, YAI has been creating opportunities and fostering independence through its 300+ programs, including housing, education, healthcare, and employment services. The funds raised from this event ensure we can continue providing these life-changing supports. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this incredible movement. Register or donate today: give.yai.org/cpc2025

Join YAI’s Central Park Challenge and help empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, love, work, and learn! Your support makes a difference. Register or donate today: give.yai.org/cpc2025 #YAInetwork #SeeingBeyondDisability

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect, create, and/or learn more about Intertwine Arts. You are welcome to stay for the full time, but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is interest. 

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time. 

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom 

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• A loom: can be as simple as a piece of cardboard, or as advanced as a floor loom! 

• Yarn

• Scissors

Sign up for email notifications here:

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions.

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect, create, and/or learn more about Intertwine Arts. You are welcome to stay for the full time, but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is interest. 

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time. 

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom 

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• A loom: can be as simple as a piece of cardboard, or as advanced as a floor loom! 

• Yarn

• Scissors

Sign up for email notifications here:

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions.

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect, create, and/or learn more about Intertwine Arts. You are welcome to stay for the full time, but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is interest. 

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time. 

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom 

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• A loom: can be as simple as a piece of cardboard, or as advanced as a floor loom! 

• Yarn

• Scissors

Sign up for email notifications here:

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions.

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect, create, and/or learn more about Intertwine Arts. You are welcome to stay for the full time, but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is interest. 

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time. 

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom 

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• A loom: can be as simple as a piece of cardboard, or as advanced as a floor loom! 

• Yarn

• Scissors

Sign up for email notifications here:

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions.

Wednesday April 16 – Young designers’ runway 
Event: Young Designers runway collection   
Host: Rutgers Business School 
Location: 630 Flushing Ave Brooklyn 11206

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Open to the Public - Tickets fashionweekbrooklyn.com/tickets

Doors open - 5pm
Runway show – 6pm 

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Artists – Harlem School of The Arts Performance (HSA Teen Dance Ensemble) @hsanyc

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Featured design with students (curated by COPE NYC @cope_nyc)
Intertwine Arts @intertwinearts Accessories by LoveCashionista @lovecashionista

 
Designer – Powered by Rutgers Business School  
Mode of One by Shayla Pearson @shaylathedesigner  
Anacia Sessoms - @enchantmentofgardens 
Aaliyah Gibson 
Olivbrazil by Natalia Jesus  @natalia_llia 
Kenisha Seth @kenishas.designs 

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*Special thanks to our host and partner Rutgers Business School  

ADA 35: Disability Theory; Disability in Practice; Disability as Culture

April 7-12, 2025

Over the past four years, the Symposium for Disability and Accessibility at Yale has explored topics that intersect with disability. Cross-cultural collaboration, education, race, the law, health disparities, accessible spaces, and lived experiences have all been key points of inquiry that we have engaged within the Yale community and beyond.

This year, in light of the 35th anniversary of the signing of the ADA, we seek to expand these conversations. By collaborating with interlocutors from other institutions and organizations, we hope to gauge the progress made over the last 35 years while also considering how we might work together to promote Disability Justice, Culture, and Empowerment for members of our communities.

Wednesday, April 9th. 12:30 PM: Accessible Weaving with Intertwine Arts 

Presented by Ria G. Hawks

Intertwine Arts is a nonprofit organization that provides fiber arts workshops to people with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities and/or chronic illness, and their families. Many disabled people face exclusion from creative opportunities and traditional programs for art-making and community due to issues of accessibility and social pressure. We offer the opportunity to explore art through fiber art and free style weaving. Our workshops address the challenges of creative exclusion by tailoring our programs to meet our audience’s needs, abilities, and interests and by bringing additional artistic resources to supplement the valuable work done by our partner organizations. In our programs, people with disabilities experience joy, curiosity, and self-confidence as they explore fiber art within a supportive and expansive philosophical framework. This presentation will illustrate the impact of our process of making fiber art within the disability community by story and illustration. 

Format: Virtual  

Location:  Zoom (registration required) 

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect with fellow fiber enthusiasts. This class is moderated by a teaching artist and is an opportunity for you to have your weaving questions answered and to be inspired.

How the session works: This is a drop-in session, you are welcome to stay for the full two hours but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is particular interest.

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time.

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-2pm EST

Location: Zoom

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• Cardboard

• Yarn

• Scissors

• Paper

• Something to Write With - pencil, pen, crayons, markers, etc.

• Comb or fork

• Optional: Magazines and/or Newspapers

• Optional: Meaningful found objects - photos, old clothing, books, candy wrappers, etc.

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect with fellow fellow fiber enthusiasts. This class is moderated by a teaching artist and is an opportunity for you to have your weaving questions answered and to be inspired.

How the session works: This is a drop-in session, you are welcome to stay for the full two hours but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is particular interest.

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time.

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-2pm EST

Location: Zoom

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• Cardboard

• Yarn

• Scissors

• Paper

• Something to Write With - pencil, pen, crayons, markers, etc.

• Comb or fork

• Optional: Magazines and/or Newspapers

• Optional: Meaningful found objects - photos, old clothing, books, candy wrappers, etc.

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect with fellow fiber enthusiasts. This class is moderated by a teaching artist and is an opportunity for you to have your weaving questions answered and to be inspired.

How the session works: This is a drop-in session, you are welcome to stay for the full two hours but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is particular interest.

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time.

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-2pm EST

Location: Zoom

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• Cardboard

• Yarn

• Scissors

• Paper

• Something to Write With - pencil, pen, crayons, markers, etc.

• Comb or fork

• Optional: Magazines and/or Newspapers

• Optional: Meaningful found objects - photos, old clothing, books, candy wrappers, etc.

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions

The Creative Center’s Training Institute for Arts-In-Healthcare and Creative Aging is a unique opportunity for practitioners working at the intersection of the arts and healthcare to learn from experts in the field while fostering lifelong connections with their peers from the United States and around the world.

Us Intertwined: Disability Community through Fiber Arts Danaleah Shoenfuss and Maurine Packard

Saturday, March 8th

2:15 - 3:00 pm

In this presentation, Intertwine Arts will guide you through a typical day in one of our weaving workshops for people with disabilities and/or chronic illness. We will share our principles of accessibility, show the informal structures of how we keep our artists creative, as well as the set-up for a fun, collaborative, supportive and joyous community. Intertwine Arts will also share the variety of physical tools in our programs, from specialized equipment to scrappy everyday objects that provide a variety of disability supports. The presentation will include materials and guidance to create your own DIY loom, which you can enjoy weaving during the presentation, and/or take home to enjoy.

Join us for a relaxed weave and chat! This is a space open for all levels and abilities to come together and connect with fellow fiber enthusiasts. This class is moderated by a teaching artist and is an opportunity for you to have your weaving questions answered and to be inspired.

How the session works: This is a drop-in session, you are welcome to stay for the full two hours but you can come and go as you like. We will chat, weave, show each other pictures of our projects, share stories and thoughts. Sometimes we will have a lesson about a particular topic if there is particular interest.

Visit one time or come regularly - this class is offered on a drop-in basis with no need to sign up ahead of time.

Class size: Unlimited

Experience: None - even if you don’t know how to weave yet, we will show you!

Price: Free

Time and Date: Every Thursday, 12pm-2pm EST

Location: Zoom

Meeting Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88370554243?pwd=B0PmpY7050oYggzGfkDZaAolLWA2w8.1

Recommended Materials:

• Cardboard

• Yarn

• Scissors

• Paper

• Something to Write With - pencil, pen, crayons, markers, etc.

• Comb or fork

• Optional: Magazines and/or Newspapers

• Optional: Meaningful found objects - photos, old clothing, books, candy wrappers, etc.

Please email danah@intertwinearts.org with any questions

INCLUDEnyc is back in person! Meet face-to-face with recreational programs, summer camps, health and educational organizations, and other supports and services!

When: Saturday February 1, 2025 | 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

Where: The Tisch Skylights at The Shed- 11 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 (North entrance, near the intersection of 30th Street and 11th Avenue)

Languages: English, Spanish

Type: Event

Public Transportation:

• 7 train to 34 St–Hudson Yards

• A, C, E, 1, 2, and 3 trains to 34 St–Penn Station

• M11, M12, and M34 buses

For general questions and accommodation requests, contact Kylie at (212) 677-4650 x21 or kbalogh@includenyc.org. For Spanish interpretation, call (212) 677-4668. To participate as an exhibitor, email roverton@includenyc.org.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to prepare a loom using simple materials that you can find at home. The teaching artist will guide the group through personal reflections, and connect those feelings with weaving choices. Then each person will create a tapestry that creatively documents their thoughts. We will weave to relax, to express ourselves, to find community, and with the philosophy that there is no such thing as a mistake! Everyone will walk away with a piece of woven art. Attendees do not have to be present for all sessions, and can pop in and out as they please.

Date and Time: January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th 2025, 12pm - 2pm

Location: Zoom

Price: Free

Materials:

• Cardboard

• Yarn

• Scissors

• Paper

• Something to Write With - pencil, pen, crayons, markers, etc.

• Optional: Magazines and/or Newspapers

• Optional: Meaningful found objects - photos, old clothing, books, candy wrappers, etc.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to prepare a loom using simple materials that you can find at home. The teaching artist will guide the group through personal reflections, and connect those feelings with weaving choices. Then each person will create a tapestry that creatively documents their thoughts. We will weave to relax, to express ourselves, to find community, and with the philosophy that there is no such thing as a mistake! Everyone will walk away with a piece of woven art. Attendees do not have to be present for all sessions, and can pop in and out as they please.

Date and Time: January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th 2025, 12pm - 2pm

Location: Zoom

Price: Free

Materials:

• Cardboard

• Yarn

• Scissors

• Paper

• Something to Write With - pencil, pen, crayons, markers, etc.

• Optional: Magazines and/or Newspapers

• Optional: Meaningful found objects - photos, old clothing, books, candy wrappers, etc.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to prepare a loom using simple materials that you can find at home. The teaching artist will guide the group through personal reflections, and connect those feelings with weaving choices. Then each person will create a tapestry that creatively documents their thoughts. We will weave to relax, to express ourselves, to find community, and with the philosophy that there is no such thing as a mistake! Everyone will walk away with a piece of woven art. Attendees do not have to be present for all sessions, and can pop in and out as they please.

Date and Time: January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th 2025, 12pm - 2pm

Location: Zoom

Price: Free

Materials:

• Cardboard

• Yarn

• Scissors

• Paper

• Something to Write With - pencil, pen, crayons, markers, etc.

• Optional: Magazines and/or Newspapers

• Optional: Meaningful found objects - photos, old clothing, books, candy wrappers, etc.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to prepare a loom using simple materials that you can find at home. The teaching artist will guide the group through personal reflections, and connect those feelings with weaving choices. Then each person will create a tapestry that creatively documents their thoughts. We will weave to relax, to express ourselves, to find community, and with the philosophy that there is no such thing as a mistake! Everyone will walk away with a piece of woven art. Attendees do not have to be present for all sessions, and can pop in and out as they please.

Date and Time: January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th 2025, 12pm - 2pm EST

Location: Zoom

Price: Free

Materials:

• Cardboard

• Yarn

• Scissors

• Paper

• Something to Write With - pencil, pen, crayons, markers, etc.

• Optional: Magazines and/or Newspapers

• Optional: Meaningful found objects - photos, old clothing, books, candy wrappers, etc.

Join our program partner AHRC NYC for a special Christmas Bazaar! Featuring unique artworks from the Intertwine Arts artists at the Wendy M. Siegel program.