First Brooklyn Skillshare to be held on Saturday, Oct 10, 2009 at Gowanus Studio Space
For Immediate Release: September 16, 2009
Media Contact: Meg Wachter - 917.202.6381 or brooklynskillshare@gmail.com
Websites: www.brooklynskillshare.org or www.facebook.com/brooklynskillshare
Free, daylong, community-based learning workshop
Brooklyn: The first Brooklyn Skillshare will be held on Saturday, October 10th at the Gowanus Studio Space (119 8th Street, Brooklyn btw 2nd & 3rd Avenues) from 10am – 6pm.
The Brooklyn Skillshare is a community-based, community-led, and community-building learning event organized and taught by Brooklyn residents. It is a one-day event of learning, making, sharing and doing. A group of Brooklyn volunteers has been meeting since June to organize the first event, and all of the teachers are all volunteers. Organizers are working to gather donations for food, drinks, and supplies to keep the event free, thereby broadening accessibility to be truly nonexclusive.
The day will consist of 5 blocks of hour and a half long classes, with 3 classes taking place per block. Participants can attend as many or as few classes as they like, but are encouraged to make a day of learning.
Classes for the October 10th Brooklyn Skillshare include: Kombucha brewing, bike mechanics 101, screenprinting, DIY electronic audio, cooking with raw food, burlesque, and many, many more.
The seeds for the Brooklyn Skillshare began in the Spring of 2009 when organizer Meg Wachter attended a similar event in Boston, and was inspired by the weekend-long workshops offered on a recurring basis – free of charge.
Watchter explains that “We know that Brooklyn is in endless supply of artistry and talent, and since we all have something to teach and to learn from each other. We believe that education is a right, not a commodity – and hope this inclusive project will grown and foster a reciprocal community in Brooklyn, as we hope to continue holding Skillshares throughout the year, funding permitting.”
The Brooklyn Skillshare thanks Brooklyn Based, The Gowanus Studio Space, Transportation Alternatives, Glasslands Gallery, Horse + Dragon, Brooklyn Creative League, and Sweet Tooth of the Tiger for their generous support.
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Mission: The Brooklyn Skillshare is a communal, hands-on, learning experience that aims to serve as a jumping-off point in the construction of an autonomous, nonexclusive, reciprocal learning community
Brooklyn, NY: The first Brooklyn Skillshare will be held on Saturday, October 10th at the Gowanus Studio Space (119 8th Street, Brooklyn btw 2nd & 3rd Avenues) from 10am – 6pm.
The Brooklyn Skillshare is a community-based, community-led, and community-building learning event organized and taught by Brooklyn residents. It is a one-day event of learning, making, sharing and doing. A group of Brooklyn volunteers has been meeting since June to organize the first event, and all of the teachers are volunteers. Organizers are working to gather donations for food, drinks, and supplies to keep the event free, thereby broadening accessibility with the goal of being truly nonexclusive.
The day will consist of 5 blocks of hour and a half long classes, with 3 classes taking place per block. Participants can attend as many or as few classes as they like, but are encouraged to make a day of learning.
Classes for the October 10th Brooklyn Skillshare include: kombucha brewing, bike mechanics 101, screenprinting, DIY electronics, cooking with raw food, and more. A full list of scheduled classes is online at www.brooklynskillshare.org.
The seeds for the Brooklyn Skillshare began in the Spring of 2009 when organizer Meg Wachter attended a similar event in Boston, and was inspired by the weekend-long workshops offered on a recurring basis – free of charge.
Wachter explains that “We know that Brooklyn is an endless supply of artistry and talent, and we all have something to teach and to learn from each other. We believe that education is a right - not a commodity, and hope this inclusive project will grow and foster a reciprocal community in Brooklyn, as we hope to continue holding Skillshares throughout the year, funding permitting.”
In order to raise funds for the space rental and class supplies, a benefit fundraiser was held at Glasslands Gallery on Friday, August 28th. Bands included: XYZ Affair, Gunfight!, Flower Mound, Mathew Snow & The Way It Was, and Tenements, as well as an all-night DJ dance party.
The Brooklyn Skillshare thanks Brooklyn Based, The Gowanus Studio Space, Transportation Alternatives, Glasslands Gallery, Horse + Dragon, and Sweet Tooth of the Tiger for their generous support.
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Mission Statement: Education is a right, not a commodity. We are all students and teachers, and we believe that everyone has something to teach and to learn from each other. The Brooklyn Skillshare is a communal, hands-on, learning experience that aims to serve as a jumping-off point in the construction of an autonomous, nonexclusive, reciprocal learning community.
