Join Artist-in-Residence Heechan Kim and explore Hempcrete, a new sustainable building material created with hemp! Participants will create a pencil holder out of Hempcrete and paint it with natural pigments while discussing the applications for this material and eco conscious alternatives.

About Heechan Kim

Heechan Kim applies traditional craft techniques in new contexts to reimagine and explore outcomes, and challenge craft’s visual potential. In researching possible applications of Hempcrete in the production of functional objects such as tableware, Kim will explore broader questions of sustainable product design.

About Artslab

Artslab is a free workshop program that connects teens ages thirteen to eighteen with the Museum's Artists-in-Residence. The curricula for this workshop was developed in collaboration with the Museum's 2019 class of high school summer interns.