WINTER ADULTS WORKSHOP: Kintsugi

Course Description:
This 3-hour hybrid kintsugi workshop introduces both traditional urushi and a simplified repair method. Participants learn the philosophy and hands-on process of kintsugi while repairing a small broken piece. Please note: This is an intro to kintsugi class and is suitable for beginners.The material in this workshop reacts similarly to poison ivy so individuals need to fill out a waiver form beforehand.

Instructor: Sayako Hiroi

Sayako Hiroi is a Japanese visual artist based in Boston, working across painting and traditional kintsugi. Her practice responds to silence and erasure, and to the unseen traces of presence, drawing from feminist ethics and Japanese visual archives. She holds an MFA in Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University and a BA in Ethics from Keio University in Tokyo, and has been an artist-in-residence at institutions... Learn More »

Age range:

Adult

Students min/max:

4/6

Duration:

1 day

Day/time:

Friday, February 20, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Dates:

February 20, 2026

Location:

Room 108

Cost:

$85