EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

Upcoming events.

Blue Light Junction Material Swap & Sale
Apr
5

Blue Light Junction Material Swap & Sale

FREE EVENT - NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Join us for a community-focused Material Swap & Sale where creativity meets sustainability! This gathering offers a perfect opportunity to find new homes for your gently used materials while discovering treasures from fellow artists and makers.

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Material Exploration: Finding Form Through Folding
Apr
23

Material Exploration: Finding Form Through Folding

PAID WORKSHOP with Jorgelina Lopez

In this workshop series of 4 sessions, textile artist and designer Jorgelina Lopez will guide you through the art of folding to create dynamic forms, shapes, and surfaces. This hands-on exploration emphasizes the creative journey—where the act of folding connects our hands, minds, and surroundings, fostering innovation in both functional and artistic contexts.

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Station North March Art Walk
Mar
14

Station North March Art Walk

FREE EVENT - NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
As part of our ongoing community quilt project, we will be offering participants the opportunity to stitch, embellish, and quilt naturally-dyed fabric that we have been dyeing with the community throughout the year.

Upstairs at Studio Blue, The Concept Store, Alternative Library, and artist showrooms will be open. We hope to see you there!

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2025: Indigo & Cotton Growing w/Blue Light Junction
Mar
8

2025: Indigo & Cotton Growing w/Blue Light Junction

PAID WORKSHOP with Kenya Miles
Grow with us! Celebrate 5 years of Blue Light Junction!

We are excited to begin our 6th season at Hidden Harvest “annex” dye garden.

This workshop is for the home/urban gardener, community/school gardener, farmer looking to grow in abundance and anyone interested in deepening their relationship to the earth.

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Community Indigo Dye Day
Feb
8

Community Indigo Dye Day

FREE EVENT - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Give new life to a beloved garment or cloth
We are excited to be bringing back the Blue Light Junction Annual Community Dye Session.  With this year's special celebration of our 5th Anniversary, we want to offer an opportunity to gather and bring new life to a beloved Item.

This is a free event and open to the public with registration.  For more details and registration please view the link below

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December Station North Art Walk
Dec
13

December Station North Art Walk

Every second Friday of each month, BLJ open its door to the community for an evening of gathering and joy. Join us Fri, Dec 13th to tour the studio and visit our Concept Store with a curated collection of storied objects showcasing both the devotion and the divine that is exalted and exists within myriad expressions of blue.

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don't forget your roots
Dec
7

don't forget your roots

FREE WORKSHOP with Savannah Wood.

Please join us in this moment of reflection and remembrance making mementos to honor our ancestors. we'll make image transfers onto either pre-dyed or to-be-dyed fabric. Participants will have the opportunity to put their images-on-fabric dyed with marigold, walnut or cochineal and indigo. The patches can be used as standalone objects, or added to your favorite item of clothing, jacket, hoodie etc.

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IARR Artist Talk + Collaborative Work: w/Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida
Nov
9

IARR Artist Talk + Collaborative Work: w/Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida

FREE WORKSHOP

The Ibura Art and Research Residency welcomes 4 residents biennially (in cohorts of 2 people) to connect their practice to Blue Light Junctions (BLJ) mission, values, environment and work. As part of the residency, IARR residents offer a free community engagement to conclude their time at BLJ.

Join us for and Artist Talk + Collaborative Work: w/Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida

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Monthly Station North Art Walk
Nov
8

Monthly Station North Art Walk

As part of our ongoing community quilt project, we will be offering participants the opportunity to stitch, embellish, and quilt naturally-dyed fabric that we have been dyeing with the community throughout the year.

Upstairs at Studio Blue, The Concept Store, Alternative Library, and artist showrooms will be open.

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Día De Los Muertos
Nov
2

Día De Los Muertos

We are honored to host our second annual Día de los Muertos celebration in collaboration with Latino Outdoors at Blue Light Junction. Please join us Saturday, November 02 from 6-9pm to reflect on those we love who have ascended into ancestry and to gather in reflection and honor of the lives we have collectively lost this year. Altars, activities, food and chocolate.

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Monthly Station North Art Walk
Oct
11

Monthly Station North Art Walk

As part of our ongoing community quilt project, we will be offering participants the opportunity to stitch, embellish, and quilt naturally-dyed fabric that we have been dyeing with the community throughout the year.

Upstairs at Studio Blue, The Concept Store, Alternative Library, and artist showrooms will be open. We hope to see you there!

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Cuentos Cantados: Storytelling, Rhythm, and Music from Nuquí, Chocó, Colombia
Oct
8

Cuentos Cantados: Storytelling, Rhythm, and Music from Nuquí, Chocó, Colombia

Join us for an immersive journey into the heart of Afro-Colombian culture with Tambacum, a renowned music group from Nuquí, Chocó. This unique workshop blends storytelling, rhythm, and traditional music in a way that invites participants to engage deeply with the rich cultural heritage of Nuquí. Drawing on the practice of "cuentos cantados" (sung stories), this workshop offers an in-depth exploration of Afro-Colombian storytelling, accompanied by the vibrant rhythms that define the music of the Pacific coast.

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Volunteer Day - Marigolds Planting & Sale
Sep
28

Volunteer Day - Marigolds Planting & Sale

Join us this Saturday Sept 28 during our Volunteers hours. We will planting new marigolds and also will be selling marigolds starter plants for you to take home while supporting the Natural Dye Community Garden.
We look forward to welcoming you at the garden! Come , connect and learn more about natural dyes and the plants we grow. All ages and experience level are welcome.

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Robert Young Workshop + Trunk Show
Sep
21

Robert Young Workshop + Trunk Show

We are thrilled to welcome Visiting Artist/Designer Robert Young of The Cloth from Trinidad & Tobago. Join us for a day of events at Blue Light Junction:

Mask as Masquerade Workshop | 10 am - 1 pm.
Robert will lead a 3-hour workshop at Blue Light Junction based on masquerade/ Carnival mask making.

Trunk Show + Wine Tasting | 3 - 6 pm
Robert Young will share pieces from current and past collections for sale | Pop up wine tasting by La Raiz

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Yellow Dyes of Mexico with Janette Terrazas Islas -Workshop
Sep
11

Yellow Dyes of Mexico with Janette Terrazas Islas -Workshop

We are excited to host a workshop with Janette Terrazas Islas at Blue Light Junction In this workshop Janette will share her practice and knowledge around indigenous dyes of Mexico including gobernadora, cempasuchil, pericon, and copalquin among others. Participants will work with silk and wool to create samples of each plant and become more immersed in the legacy of Mexico's dye craft.

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