Join us on Wednesday, April 22nd 2026, at 7 PM Eastern Time for Trash Animals with artist Zehra Khan.
In this workshop we use the contents of your trash to make sculpture. Materials like junk mail, food containers, packaging of any sort become the building blocks of an animal of your choosing. We will use a variety of building methods that emphasize speed: tape, hot glue, string. Bring images of animals, some art supplies, and your trash!
Suggested Supplies:
- Tape
- Hot glue
- String
- Trash!
Zehra Khan is a multi-disciplinary artist who uses found materials to create combinations of drawing, sculpture, installation, performance, photography, and film.
Zehra is Pakistani and American, based out of Chicago. She received an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a BS from Skidmore College.
About Mission Belonging Visual Arts Workshops
Join Veteran Artists Valerie Acosta-Gonzalez & Joe Merritt, along with special guests to learn new art techniques on Wednesdays at 7 PM ET. Come hang out in a collaborative group setting and bring what materials you have. No experience necessary!
This program is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant program is managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance.
This program is made possible in part through the Regional Arts Discretionary Fund of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the Wallace Foundation.
