Catamount Arts

Wednesday, July 1, 5-7pm

Catamount Arts Center

Instructor: jen berger

Flags have long served as symbols of identity, history, and belonging — but whose stories do they actually tell? At a moment when the American flag feels increasingly contested, and its meaning is up for debate, this workshop invites us to think critically about what flags represent. We'll explore flags from a range of nations, communities, and identities as a jumping-off point for creating your own. Using markers, paint, and collage materials on paper or fabric, you'll design a flag that represents you.

Class fee: $18 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members) Please contact Anne at 802-748-2600 ext 109 to inquire about financial assistance. 

560 Railroad Community Artist jen berger (she/her) is a socially engaged artist and educator based in Vermont. Her interdisciplinary practice—spanning printmaking, performance, installation, and mixed media—explores the intersections of art, care, and justice, with a focus on collective grief, participation, and belonging. Grounded in decades of social movement experience, her artwork connects research, making, and community engagement into public and shared spaces.

In 2019, she founded At the Root, an LLC that supports site-specific projects, printmaking workshops, community collaborations, and public installations that foster dialogue on social and political issues. Since 2020, her practice has increasingly moved into larger public art contexts, examining how art can function as a tool for care within public space. Alongside her studio and community-based work, she is a full-time Lecturer in Art & Art History at the University of Vermont.