7:00 PM
Clark Hall Room 400
11130 Bellflower Road
Cleveland, OH 44141
This workshop will explore shaping the built environment using fungi. You will use the byproducts of mushroom cultivation to shape building blocks, scuptures, or other artifacts from living materials. You will also learn clean handling of microorganisms, form buildinng, and cultivation of objects from fungi. The instructor will discuss real world application of biofabrication.
Agenda
7:00 PM Introduction: Life of Fungi
7:15 PM Demonstration
7:45 PM Intro: Mycotecture History
8:00 PM Prep and PPE
8:15 PM Materials Demo
8:30 PM Hands-On Experience
This workshop is part of the 9413 Sophia Ave Project. 9413 Sophia Ave, formerly a house in Cleveland, Ohio, is the site of a year-long project supported by the City of Cleveland's Transformative Arts Fund. The home that once stood here was condemned by the Cuyahoga Land Bank and deconstructed in October 2024. Waste materials from the house are being recycled and transformed into a buildable material for a new, community-designed object to honor the site.
This event is sponsored by 9413 Sophia Ave - City of Cleveland's Transformative Arts Fund and is free and open to the public.
Space is limited and registration is required. Register HERE.
The mission of the 9413 Sophia Ave project is to create a meaningful land-use that reflects the community's vision. Through conversation with neighbors the project team will develop and install the object onsite.
Click HERE to learn more about the project.