Textile Talismans: Printed Pockets

Textile Talismans: Printed Pockets is a hands-on Open Studio workshop led by textile and sculpture artist Charlie Dov Schön. Participants will create fabric pouches inspired by diasporic Jewish textile motifs from the age of Rembrandt, considering how pockets and pouches carry cherished objects, memories, and sacred items across countries and generations.

Schön’s interdisciplinary practice brings together textiles, poetics, ritual, material culture studies, and grief. Her work explores spiritual objects as “data collectors” and scientific practice as a form of prayer. She lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts, and has presented work at Boston City Hall, Brandeis Kniznick Gallery, Tufts University Art Galleries, the Wellin Museum of Art, and New York Textile Month. Her residencies include Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Open AIR Montana, and Art Farm Nebraska.

When: Saturday, November 14, 2026.

Showtimes: 1–4 p.m.

Venue: Bertucci Education Studio at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115.

Tickets: Free with museum admission.

Participation: Drop-in and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Advance registration for general museum admission is recommended, and walk-up day-of admission is not guaranteed.

Accessibility: Call the Museum Box Office at 617-278-5156 to request accessible or companion seating or to ask about other accommodations.

Box Office: The Box Office can be reached Wednesday–Monday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. by phone at 617-278-5156. In-person ticket-desk service is available Wednesday–Monday, 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.