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ECOTOPIA DOCUMENTARY DEBUT
JOIN US AT VIZCAYA FOR OUR DOCUMENTARY DEBUT
Ecotopia has remained as a beacon for my ongoing work and I am so so so excited to share the documentary short film we made about the experience.
Ecotopia (the film) covers our experience last summer, a guide on how to make your own Ecotopia, and thoughts on utopia.
Save the date for December 19th for our film premiere with a red carpet, art activations, and so much more at Vizcaya.
You can watch the trailer online at
www.pangeakalivirga.com/ecotopia
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ART WEEK BAZAAR
25+ INDEPENDENT DESIGNERS
Just like magic, everything in the webshop and in my showroom is now 30% off for the next two weeks with the code HANDMADE
You can stop by the Pangea Kali Virga studio to purchase or rent one-of-a-kind clothing and accessories for the holidays by appointment Monday-Saturday.
You can also find original Pangea Kali Virga designs at 777 79th street in Little River at the Dope Lab for their Bizarre Bazaaar and during their regular business hours.
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FINAL SEWING CIRCLE
JOIN US AS WE FINISH OUR COLLABORATIVE QUILT
THIS IS MY FINAL SEWING CIRCLE.
The community made quilt is practically done and we will be finishing it up by adding the final details.
We're currently planning a celebration for 2025 for debuting this fiber art feat! Come be a part of the magic by joining us at this upcoming sewing circle.
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VoyageMIA INTERVIEW
VoyageMIA just published an interview with me about my ongoing fashion and design work, my new art practice, the hurdles I've faced in my career, and the biggest lessons I've learned.
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MIAMI BOOK FAIR 2024
BACK AT CHILDREN'S ALLEY
This year I will be teaching three workshops in Children's Alley for the Miami Book Fair Street Fair! I look forward to this every year. Browse thousands of books, see performances by dozens of artists and musicians, make art, shop with local vendors, meet your favorite authors, and so much more!
You can find me teaching CORAL REEF WATERCOLOR POETRY POSTCARDS and ERIC CARLE STAR COLLAGES!
Saturday, November 23, at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m
Sunday, November 24, at 1 p.m.
REUSEAPALOOZA
A REUSE FESTIVAL
Join The Things Lab for REUSE-A-PALOOZA –
a FREE COMMUNITY EVENT - celebrating creativity, sustainability, and community connection.
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November 9, 12-4pm.
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At REUSE-A-PALOOZA you can:
FIND things in our CREATIVE REUSE CENTER SWAP things at our CLOTHING SWAP MAKE CREATIVE PROJECTS using random things REPAIR your things at our REPAIR and MENDING Stations CAPTURE a memory with a cherished thing at our PHOTO BOOTH FIND your wordy things at BOOKLEGGERS LIBRARY TRAILER
AND SO MUCH MORE!!
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I'll be hosting a quilting pop up at Reuseapalooza at The Things Lab in Little River.
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MIAMI DANCE MAKERS AT PAMM
COSTUME DESIGN BY ME FOR NEW CHOREOGRAPHY BY CECI BENITEZ
Join Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) and Miami DanceMakers (MDM) at the museum for our annual celebration of dance inspired by artworks on view! Experience the culminating performances of three new choreographed dance works, by Cecilia Benitez, Clinton Harris, and Erika Loyola, live throughout the gallery spaces.
I just finished costuming Ceci Benitez's dancers for her new choreographed dance inspired by Marcela Canturia's piece, The South American Dream. This dance is so beautiful and the costumes play a big role as the dancers become more adorned with patches hand-painted by me as the dance progresses.
Free Performances on October 3rd and October 5th.
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MIAMI HERALD FRONT PAGE ARTICLE
INTERVIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF LOCAL ART IN MIAMI
The Miami Herald, arts writer, Amanda Rosa wrote a great piece about Miami artists and the future of the art scene with rising real estate costs and dwindling studio spaces. I'm happy to be included in the reporting of this important issue that's close to my heart and happy to mention a pic of me in my studio made the paper's FRONT PAGE today.
You can read the article HERE.
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FAMILY WORKSHOP AT THE WOLFSONIAN
SUPER CUTE FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN!
Unleash your inner monster and prepare for Howl-O-Ween, a celebration of all things spooky, supernatural, wild, and weird! This multigenerational program promises thrills and chills for everyone, including mask making with local artist Pangea Kali Virga,
a creature quest scavenger hunt, live music, and sweet treats from Trader Joe's. Explore our menagerie of mythical beasts and extraordinary animals in a library open house, enter a costume raffle, and top
off the afternoon with a roaring performance by Young Musicians Unite's Miami Beach Rock Ensemble.
OctObEr 20 | 1–4pm THE WOLFSONIAN–FIU
1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139
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NEW SEWING CIRCLE SERIES
6 MONTHS OF SEWING CIRCLES AT THE MIAMI BEACH LIBRARY
The library will be graciously partnering with me for my upcoming 6 months of sewing circles. Open to all, and free to join, participants will join me in the step by step process of making a quilt. Starting in August and ending in December.
This quilt, a landscape of South Florida, made with traditional and experimental techniques will be composed by us over 6 sessions. Each session will include new technique lessons. This first sewing circle is August 31st and will include dyeing techniques as we dye the textiles for the quilt.
Bring a project to work on, hang out and chat, and partner with me in quilt making and quilt research!
Upon completion this piece will be included within the libraries' permanent art collection.
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PEACE STUDIO WORKSHOP
A WEEKEND OF ART LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, HAPPENINGS, AND MORE
I'm so grateful to be hosting a flag making workshop for the Peace Studio seminar at Greenspace in Miami this August.
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Produced by my friend Alex Zastera​, this incubator program will host 40 artists plus additional art instructors and speakers to create and conceptualize at the intersection of art and global and local peace.
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SEWING CIRCLE
FINAL SEWING CIRCLE AT THE STUDIO WITH RECREATE MIAMI
Community sewing circle and swap in collaboration with ReCreate Miami at the Pangea Kali Virga studio.
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NEW GROUP EXHIBITION
HIGHLIGHTING THE WORKDS OF MY STUDENTS AT CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE WORKS FROM CAMILLUS HOUSE AND BETTER WAY STUDENTS
This exhibition at Dot Fiftyone Gallery in Miami is a curated selection of works from adult shelter residents and their instructors. This amazing initiative benefits the shelter and the residents with funds raised through sales!
Works available from Chapman Partnership, Camillus House, and Better Way.
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NEW MIA GRANT
GRANT FROM THE MIAMI DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE
I received my third MIA Grant and am beyond grateful for this funding. Big thanks to the county for supporting my artistic endeavors! I'm excited to share with you soon what I will be doing with those funds. More on this soon!
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WORKSHOP SERIES AT ARTISANS PLAYHOUSE
THREE WORKSHOPS WITH MY FAVE VENUE!
Come hang and make art with me at Artisan's Playhouse!
Experimental Weaving Workshop
Friday June 7th, 7-9pm
Cyanotype Workshop
Friday June 21, 7-9pm
Flower Crown Workshop
Saturday June 29th, 7-9pm
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NEW LIBRARY WORKSHOP SERIES
MY SECOND ROUND OF CLIMATE OF ART AND BETTER THAN EVER!
Join me at the library for three months to create a collaborative site-specific ocean installation for the 4th annual Climate of Art. I'll be hosting four workshops for the series where we will create an element of the installation in each workshop. The finale festival will showcase rippling tie dye waves spotted with sculptural sea creatures and cyanotype corals. As always everything will be composed of upcycled materials and refuse! Save the dates and come have some free crafty sustainable collaborative fun.
Saturday May 18TH, 12-2pm @ West Kendall Library Branch
Fish Sculpture Workshop
Saturday June 8th, 12-2pm @West Kendall Library Branch
Upcycled Sea Creature Sculpture Workshop
Saturday June 22nd, 1-3pm @Coral Reef Library Branch
Wave Dyeing Workshop
Saturday July 13th, 1-3pm @Miami Beach Library
Ocean Cyanotype Workshop
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ZERO WASTE AWARD WINNER
COMMUNITY ADVOCATE WINNER!
I won the Brady Hunter Foundation Zero Waste Miami Community Advocate Award at the Zero Waste Miami Celebration event hosted by Debris Free Oceans at Arlo Hotel. It's been a pleasure serving the community with sustainability advocacy work and education. I'm elated to be recognized for this part of my practice and hope this inspires even deeper connections with the environmentalist and zero waste communities so we can work together for a better future in solidarity.
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It was so lovely being around other like-minded people at the Arlo Hotel and I am so grateful to have been recognized for my "remarkable contributions to fostering a culture of sustainability and environmental stewardship within the Miami-Dade community".
The mayor gave opening remarks, the drinks were flowing (in reusable cups), and there was an art show curated by ReCreate Miami featuring two of my banners and other upcycled works!
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NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN STUDIO EVENT
COME VISIT ALL THE ARTISTS IN LITTLE RIVER AND LITTLE HAITI!
MAY 11TH- Neighborhood Open Studio with Fountainhead! Come visit studios across Little River and Little Haiti including mine!
Three corresponding workshops will take place. See images of the performance, the collection, the process, and the details as well as info about
the workshops HERE.
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NEW AWESOME FOUNDATION GRANT
I WON MY SECOND AWESOME FOUNDATION GRANT AND COULDN'T BE HAPPIER ABOUT IT
I won the Awesome Foundation Award this month which will go towards a free summer art program I am teaching at local family shelter, Chapman Partnerships! This is my second grant from Awesome Foundation.
This will be my third project with Chapman following my time there as ProjectArt resident artist and Bass Museum educator through the Creativity in the Community Program!
If you would like to donate money to this upcoming art program you can send funds to me via Cashapp, Paypal, Venmo. If you have art supplies you would like to donate please reach out to schedule a time to drop them off to the studio or have me pick them up! Anything and everything is appreciated!
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1ST SEWING CIRCLE AND SWAP
JOIN ME AND RECREATE MIAMI FOR OUR FIRST EVER SEWING CIRCLE AND SWAP AT MY NEW STUDIO
Join me for my first Studio Sewing Circle, and Swap on March 16th at my new studio! Emily of ReCreate Miami will be hosting the swap in the yard as part of ongoing series of creative craft circles. Scroll down to read more about this series and our second upcoming happening.
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Come hang out to swap and sew/create.
Bring your latest project, get feedback from your peers, incubate a new project, or find a quiet corner to create alone.
Swappers! We're swapping everything!! ︎ art materials ︎ clothing ︎ home goods • plants & seeds ︎ etc, etc, etc
Sat March 16
4pm - 6pm
@ my new studio 7512 nw 1st ave, miami fl
$5
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ALL MATERIAL COMES FROM THE EARTH
DEERING CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION FEATURING NEW INSTALLATION
On January 21 at 2pm I will be debuting my new collection, installation, time piece, and performance at the Deering Estate as part of Interlocking Dimensions: Eco-Art at the Deering Contemporary.
Three corresponding workshops will take place. See images of the performance, the collection, the process, and the details as well as info about
the workshops HERE.
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THREE WORKSHOPS FOR THE DEERING ESTATE
JOIN ME AT THE ESTATE FOR THREE WORKSHOPS CORRESPONDING WITH MY NEW SERIES ALL MATERIAL COMES FROM THE EARTH
Flower Crown Workshop with PANGEA KALI VIRGA, VC Exhibit Room.
Saturday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
Deering Estate Visitor Center, Exhibit Room
Free with RSVP on Eventbrite
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Weaving With Plants Workshop with PANGEA KALI VIRGA
Sunday, March 3 at 11 a.m.
Pump House and Fig Garden
Free with RSVP on Eventbrite
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Cyanotype Workshop with PANGEA KALI VIRGA
Sunday, March 24 at 11 a.m.
Pump House
Free with RSVP on Eventbrite
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DEERING RESIDENCY ANNOUNCEMENT
i'M AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT THE HISTORIC DEERING ESTATE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
I am so excited to announce that I'm on the roster for the 2023 Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence Program. The Deering Estate is a South Florida gem and wellspring of inspiration for me and I can't wait to create art for and inspired by the museum and grounds via a Project Residency. You can see my fellow artists in residence and learn more about the program at this link here.
This place has everything from antiques to manatees, and I'll have the honor to dive deep into the archives and natural ecosystem with local historians, naturalists, and artists. I already have some absolutely dreamy fiber works planned for the site and can't wait to share the process with you as I embark on this journey.
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VOTED BEST WOMENSWEAR IN MIAMI NEW TIMES
IT'S OFFICIAL! BEST WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER IN MIAMI!
THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR VOTING FOR ME FOR BEST WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER IN MIAMI.
I am overwhelmed with gratitude to have won reader's choice in the category. Your support and camaraderie is what makes all my work worth it!
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PICNIC AT THE BASS MUSEUM
JOIN ME FOR A DAY OF PICNICKING AND ART AT THE BASS MUSEUM ON APRIL 7TH
Join me at the Bass Museum for their first annual picnic for art activities and more. I'll be teaching a Mobile Making workshop for all ages from 4-5pm using upcycled Bass Museum billboards. Come make art, bring snacks, and enjoy some great exhibitions and workshops!
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Learn more about the full day of activities HERE.
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PETER BULLOUGH FOUNDATION ARTIST RESIDENCY
HEADING TO VIRGINIA FOR A MONTH TO MAKE ART
This fall marks the Peter Bullough Foundation's (PBF) third year of visiting artists. We’re quite pleased to kick off our fall season with nine artists that represent an extremely broad range of practices and backgrounds. Each will bring something unique to the Winchester community and we look forward to sharing Winchester with them.
Community practice plays a large role for two of our artists, Mary Welcome and Pangea Kali Virga, who will both be visiting in September. Welcome describes herself as a “cultural worker collaborating with remote landscapes and rural communities.” Part artist, part activist, her work explores equity and inclusivity, queerness and imagination. Social responsibility is also crucial to Kali Virga’s work as she hopes to create a more sustainable and equitable fashion and art industry. Their fiber art tells a story, weaving upcycled and refuse-sourced material to create wall hangings, installations, and site-specific garments. Both look forward to discourse with the surrounding area.
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HOLIDAY POSTCARDS FOR INCARCERATED WOMXN
JOIN ME AT THE VIZCAYA VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET FOR AN ECOTOPIA EVENT
This December can continue getting into the holiday spirit by joining me at the Beyond The Bars: Postcards For Holiday Hope event with Vizacya Museum and Gardens! Sunday December 17th at the Vizcaya Village Farmers Market.
Write an Ecotopia postcard for a loved one and an incarcerated person with the help of local poet, writing prompts, and community!
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CERF+ Get Ready Grant
I RECEIVED A GET READY GRANT FROM CERF+
I got a little holiday gift this week in the form of a Get Ready Grant from CERF+, an organization that I deeply respect. This grant will be used for emergency preparedness in my studio practice. This emergency preparedness includes getting additional waterproof bins and shelving to protect my work from water damage and flooding, professional work documentation, and even additional waterproof garment bags for safe storage.
Check out their website which is full of useful resources and information regarding emergency preparedness, artists around the nation, and more.
As part of the grant I will be sharing what I learned through discussions on emergency preparedness at our Cooperative Meetings and my upcoming sewing circles so we can plan as a community!
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ANALYZATION PODCAST
NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED
I chatted with Analyzation Show hosted by the incredible @anastasiabrenman on the newest episode of the podcast.
We got to talk about all things sustainable fashion and how the industry works, what being an artist is like, my time at the Peter Bullough Foundation and my future project for the Deering Estate, how I stay productive and learned how to set boundaries for taking rest, and so so much more.
The podcast is all about people chasing their dreams and it was lovely being included in this growing community of people who go for it with their whole body and soul.
Let me know what you think after y’all listen to it!