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CoLab is CultureHub’s free one week art & technology program for young artists ages 14–20. The first session of this year’s CoLab workshop, Loops && Loops, is co-facilitated by Helen Lin () & Yu Lee ().

Before computers, there were looms. Before software, there were stitches. Loops && Loops is a five-day workshop where you’ll learn to code and crochet at the same time, and discover that they’re two sides of the same idea. You’ll move between a laptop and a hook, between pixels and yarn. You’ll learn to draw and make patterns with code, then translate a drawing into a filet crochet pattern you stitch by hand.

CoLab: Loops && Loops will take place in person at CultureHub NYC’s studio on July 6th - July 10th from 11am-2pm each day. The workshop is free to anyone interested in the arts and technology ages 14-20 who live in New York City. Snacks and daily 2-trip OMNY cards will be provided. Participants who complete the full program will receive a gift card stipend!

Learn More and register for free at culturehub.org/colab

Images on slides 1&3 courtesy of Helen Lin & Yu Lee
Image 2 by Mattie BB

🔦Spotlighting CultureHub joint residency opportunity with La MaMa Umbria in Spoleto, Italy.

The joint residency of CultureHub and La MaMa Umbria seeks artists whose work engages data in relationship to narrative and performance. This residency is a creative research residency that proposes the use of data, including economic, social, and political data, as inputs for creative processes and/or performative systems. Leveraging the resources of La MaMa Umbria and Cantiere Oberan’s space, artists can propose projects that engage creative coding, machine learning systems, public records, multimedia performance, and more.

The CultureHub x La MaMa Umbria residency will begin at La MaMa Umbria September 16-30, 2026. The resident will be accommodated at La MaMa Umbria, a historic villa, and will live amongst culturally diverse artists who are all working on productions or participating in workshops. Immersed in the creative, natural, and regenerative environment of Umbria, the selected artist will have time and space both at La MaMa Umbria (non technical studio and outdoor spaces available) and Cantiere Oberdan (a theater space equipped with basic lighting, sound, and video systems). The artist will be supported by multimedia artist and technician Marcello Cualbu, who will support the artist’s process technically. The residency will conclude in New York where the artist will receive one week of studio access with full technical support at CultureHub New York. While the residency does not have to culminate in a completed work, the artist is welcome to present in-progress or creative research in NYC at the completion of their residency.

📝 Apply to be a CultureHub x La MaMa Umbria Resident Artist by May 20th

images from La MaMa Umbria courtesy of DeAndra Anthony; Graphics by Tee Topor