idea garden open hours (February 2019)

We are currently only open on weekends in February.

Saturday, 2/2 : 4pm – 8pm
First Saturday, Black History Month Kingston, Ben Wigfall Collection on Display,  Grand Opening Reception
Sunday, 2/3 : 12pm – 4pm
Black History Month Kingston, Ben Wigfall Collection on Display


Saturday, 2/9: 4pm – 8pm
Black History Month Kingston, Ben Wigfall Collection on Display
Sunday, 2/10 : 12pm – 4pm
Black History Month Kingston, Ben Wigfall Collection on Display


Saturday, 2/16 : 4pm – 8pm
Black History Month Kingston, Ben Wigfall Collection on Display
Sunday, 2/17 : 12pm – 4pm
Black History Month Kingston, Ben Wigfall Collection on Display


Saturday, 2/23 : 4pm – 8pm
Black History Month Kingston, Ben Wigfall Collection on Display
Sunday, 2/24 : 12pm – 4pm
Draw Re-Publish
, Black History Month Kingston, Ben Wigfall Collection on Display

 

 

Art @ the ig! “Re-Published” History through a contemporary lens

Date and Time: Sunday February 24, 2pm- 4pm

Cost: Free 

Event Description:  

“Re-Published” History through a contemporary lens.

An exhibit and panel discussion of the work of 9 artists, writers, community leaders who collaborated on the creation of graphics that “Re-Publish” Black History.  The project uses writing, imagery and design to create posters, placards and zines, in the D.R.A.W. studio. The artists will engage in a panel discussion about the process and what they learned.  

Website:  More information about the D.R.A.W. can be found here.

Leader as Coach

Date and Time: July date TBD 9:30am – 4pm

Cost: This program is run on a sliding scale.

Community rate – $150
Standard fee – $275

The Community rate is available for not-for-profits and women/minority owned businesses.  HV Current, barters, and trades also considered. Please contact Jess for alternative payment methods.

Food and Drink: Vegetarian lunch, along with coffee, tea, filtered water, and light snacks will be provided.  

Event Description:  

As leaders (formal and informal!), we bring a lot to the table in our work with others.  One often overlooked but extremely effective role is that of a coach.

In this highly interactive and action-oriented session, we will identify and develop the key skills that leadership coaches use to bring out the very best in others.  By differentiating mentoring, managing, and coaching, Jessica will help you decode strategies for the various people you wish to coach, and we will practice and get supportive feedback from each other using real-world conversation for practice.  

Jessica has extensive experience coaching people in a wide range of organizations and settings.  She designed and led the Leader as Coach and Executive as Coach programs at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and trained internal coaches at a Fortune 25 organization.  

In addition to her graduate training in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Jessica has trained with some of the best coaches in the world, including David Peterson (who currently leads the coaching practice for Google), Marshall Goldsmith, and is a Results Certified Coach (now the NeuroLeadership Institute).

Supplies:  None.

Cause: 

Programs in the Grow Yourself! series combine the work of learning and developing yourself with the joy and fulfillment of giving back- to the earth, to a good cause, to a group doing good work.  

In this class, a portion of the registration fee will also be donated to Mercy for Animals.

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Bio & Website: 

Jessica spent the first 20 years of her career working with people and organizations to help individuals identify and reach their potential, and to align their careers with their values and aspirations.  She helps groups identify their strategic direction and priorities, and supports the people on the team in working together most effectively. Much of her work is rooted in enhancing self esteem (your own and others’!) to deepen productive relationships.  

In 2017, Jessica came to Kingston, NY to work on bringing the dream of the idea garden to life with her partner Matt Taylor, including offering programs like this one to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and others doing good work in the Hudson Valley.  

Jess is an avid traveler, crossword puzzler, cook, knitter, and cyclist.  She and her dog Maggie are also a certified therapy team. You can read more about her here.

Grow Yourself, Grow Your Business

Date and Time: July 12, 9:30am – 4pm

Cost: This program is run on a sliding scale.

Community rate – $150
Standard fee – $275

The Community rate applies is for not-for-profits and women/minority owned businesses.  HV Current, barters, and trades also considered. Please contact Jess for alternative payment methods.

Food and Drink: Vegetarian lunch, along with coffee, tea, filtered water, and light snacks will be provided.  

Event Description:  

In this action-oriented and interactive session, Jessica will guide you through a process to find the intersection between what your business needs and what motivates you the most.  By identifying those key areas for your own development that are directly tied to your business priorities, you can have the biggest impact on your own growth AND the growth of your business.  We will translate your goals into behaviors and habits you feel excited to put into practice to make your aspirations a reality!

Jessica designed this program after working with hundreds of people who were frustrated by working on goals that didn’t quite hit the mark, didn’t excite them, and/or just felt like more work.  This program builds on techniques Jessica learned in training with Marshall Goldsmith, one of the world’s most successful executive coaches, David Cooperrider, the founder of Appreciative Inquiry, and many amazing colleagues and clients.

Supplies:  None.

Cause: 

Programs in the Grow Yourself! series combine the work of learning and developing yourself with the joy and fulfillment of giving back- to the earth, to a good cause, to a group doing good work.  

In this class, a portion of the registration fee will also be donated to

Mercy for Animals.

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Bio & Website: 

Jessica spent the first 20 years of her career working with people and organizations to help individuals identify and reach their potential, and to align their careers with their values and aspirations.  She helps groups identify their strategic direction and priorities, and supports the people on the team in working together most effectively. Much of her work is rooted in enhancing self esteem (your own and others’!) to deepen productive relationships.  

In 2017, Jessica came to Kingston, NY to work on bringing the dream of the idea garden to life with her partner Matt Taylor, including offering programs like this one to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and others doing good work in the Hudson Valley.  

Jess is an avid traveler, crossword puzzler, cook, knitter, and cyclist.  She and her dog Maggie are also a certified therapy team. You can read more about her here.

 

Crafts with a Cause! Upcycled Rag Rug with Cal Patch

 

Date and Time: Saturday February 23rd 10 am – 1 pm

Cost: $90

Food and Drink: Coffee, tea, filtered water and light snacks will be provided

Event Description: 

With the most basic of crochet skills (chain and single crochet stitches) you can make your own fabric rugs out of any textile you like, including scrap sheets and t-shirts! You will learn how to make strips, wield a jumbo hook, join your strips, and make a variety of shapes of rugs. Make one for every room in your house, and they’re an ideal housewarming gift too!

Students must know at least chain and single crochet stitches.  If you need to learn or brush up on chain and single crochet, Cal has an online class at http://calpatch.com/online-video-classes-with-cal/, or you can likely find some help on YouTube.

Supplies:  

  • Jumbo crochet hook (a few sizes in range of 12-20mm)
  • 1 or more yards of scrap woven fabric (e.g., cotton sheets)
  • 1 or more old t-shirts to cut up
  • Sharp scissors

Cause: 

Programs in the Crafts with a Cause! series combine the fun of creating and learning with the joy and fulfillment of giving back- to the earth, to a good cause, to a group doing good work.  

In this class you will have a chance to upcycle past-their-prime sheets and t-shirts (i.e., stained, small holes, thrifted).  A portion of the registration fee will also be donated to Woodstock Farm Sanctuary (http://woodstocksanctuary.org/).

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Learn more about Cal and follow her at:

calpatch.com
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my shop
instagram
my online classes @ creativebug
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Crafts with a Cause! Embroidery Mending with Cal Patch

Date and Time: Sunday June 16th 10 am – 1 pm

Cost: $90

Food and Drink: Coffee, tea, filtered water and light snacks will be provided

Event Description: 

Adding a touch of embroidery can turn nearly any plain thing into an art piece or heirloom, and can keep items we love with minor flaws out of the landfill. You can stitch on clothes, home goods, accessories and other textiles you’ve made yourself, or bought pre-made. By embellishing on these items, you can make gifts more personal, commemorate events, hide mending or stains, or just give a tired old item a new life.
We will learn 12 different classic embroidery stitches and experiment on a free-form sampler, or a project of your choice. Once you know how, you’ll want to add a touch of stitched decoration to everything you own, make or give.

Please bring:

  • approximately 18″ square scrap of woven cotton or linen cloth.  An old pillowcase works great.
  • embroidery floss and needles
  • small scissors

Cause: 

Programs in the Crafts with a Cause! series combine the fun of creating and learning with the joy and fulfillment of giving back- to the earth, to a good cause, to a group doing good work.  

In this class you will learn techniques that will allow you to not just salvage, but improve items you no longer wear due to a small hole or stain.  Keep those clothes out of the landfill! A portion of the registration fee will also be donated to Woodstock Farm Sanctuary (http://woodstocksanctuary.org/).

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Learn more about Cal and follow her at:

calpatch.com
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my shop
instagram
my online classes @ creativebug
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Art @ the ig! Ben Wigfall: The Artist Revealed

Stepping Stones by Ben Wigfall

Date and Time: Opening Reception: Saturday February 2nd, 4pm – 8pm, Exhibition: Weekends in February

Event Description: Please join us as we celebrate Black History Month with works from Ben Wigfall and sculptures from his African Art collection on display.

For more info on Ben Wigfall please check out:

Ben Wigfall, Life & Legacy an excerpt

Directed by Sarah Carlson
Created in partnership with Harambee
Special thanks Richard Frumess, Vira Jones, and James Cox

For more info on Black History Month Kingston please click here

Related Events:

D.R.A.W. Kingston – “Re-Published”

Knowing Ben Wigfall: A Conversation with Vira Jones and friends

Crafts with a Cause! Macramé Plant Holder with Lindsay Welch

Date and Time: Saturday March 9th, 10am – 12:30pm

Cost: $65, including all materials

Food and Drink: Coffee, tea, filtered water and a light snack will be provided

Event Description:  In this 2.5-hour hands-on workshop, makers will:

  • Create one macramé plant hanger using 100% cotton string
  • Learn the basic knot techniques to create beautiful fiber art, including the lark’s head, square knot, and gathering knot
  • Acquire information on locating thrifted pots and other items, as well as where to purchase cotton string and other materials for future macramé projects
  • Enjoy learning a new craft among fantastic company!

Supplies:  All supplies will be provided and are included in the cost of the workshop.

Cause:  Programs in the Crafts with a Cause! series combine the fun of creating and learning with the joy and fulfillment of giving back- to the earth, to a good cause, to a group doing good work.

In this class, Lindsay has salvaged or thrifted all of the pots, and propagated all of plants herself as well! A portion of the registration fee will also be donated to Woodstock Farm Sanctuary (http://woodstocksanctuary.org/).

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Lindsay Welch of El Marie Macramé is a lifelong Hudson Valley resident who is energized by the opportunity to collaborate with her community through fiber art. Lindsay began crafting macramé in early 2017 out of her home in Highland and during 2018 began to venture into turning her love of knots into a small business: offering workshops, vending at craft markets, consigning pieces to local shops, and creating custom pieces. Lindsay features locally foraged driftwood, thrifted items, and delicate cotton string and rope in her art that includes wall hangings, jewelry, plant hangers, and wedding decor. She also enjoys hiking the Catskills with her pit bull, Riot, cooking, kayaking, yoga, live music, and traveling.

To see more of Linsday’s amazing work, follow her on instagram @elmariemacrame

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DATE: Saturday, Feb 2nd, 2019  

TIME: 4p – 8p

LOCATION: the idea garden @ 346 Broadway, Kingston N.Y.

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