The Hive

Tool Box Workshop: Copper Ring Making
2026-02-20 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Learn the art of copper ring making and design.
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Print Lab Workshop: How to Screen Print
2026-02-24 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Expose + develop screen; apply ink; wash screen.
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Creative Careers Alumni Panel
2026-02-25 16:30 - 18:00 | Zoom, CA, United States
Learn how Human-Centered Design and Hive alumni landed creative jobs and what their day-to-day work is like. They provide advice, suggestions the invaluable perspective of recent graduates from the Claremont Colleges. This will be an online event with brief presentations from each panelist, followed by a chance to ask questions and mingle in a breakout room.
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Sewing Shed Workshop: Forever Flowers
2026-02-25 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Make a flower bouquet with pipe cleaners
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Ceramic Artist Panel & Making Activity
2026-02-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Commons — The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
The Scripps College Ceramic Annual is the longest-running exhibition featuring contemporary ceramics in the nation. The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery’s Ceramic Annual guest curators explore new art and new ideas in the field.
For the 81st Annual, entitled Means to an End, curator and ceramic artist Reniel Del Rosario selected artists who intentionally incorporated ceramics into their artistic practices–who feel an innate connection with clay–to create pieces that could have been achieved using other media. So why clay? Find out by joining us for this program!
Del Rosario will be in conversation with LA-based artists Karen Kuo, Patrick Martinez, and Victor Saucedo, who use ceramics as a springboard for innovation and dialogue across diverse media. Following this discussion on contemporary artists’ enduring fascinating with clay, participants who register will have the opportunity to make their own work which they can take home! The maker’s activity will be led by the Williamson Gallery’s Collections & Exhibitions Manager, and ceramic artist, T. Robert Pacini.
Means to an End opens February 7th, from 7-9 PM, at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery (251 E. 11th St. in Claremont). Attendees are highly encouraged to view the exhibition in advance of this program. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 12-5 PM.
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Karen Kuo (b. 1993) is an artist working in painting and sculpture. She translates images between flat and volumetric forms, generating variations that echo natural growth and mutation. Guided by self-devised systems, she interprets awe and wonder in nature through geometric, mandalic compositions. Kuo received her BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work was recently acquired by the Morgan Stanley Art Collection. Kuo is a 2026 Vermont Studio Center Fellow and has exhibited at Cuchifritos (NYC), Ladies’ Room (LA), the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (Sheboygan), and internationally at Contemporary Istanbul.

Patrick Martinez (b. 1980, Pasadena, CA) is a Los Angeles–based artist whose work examines language, place, memory, and the social histories embedded in the American landscape. Working across neon, painting, sculpture, and installation, he draws from vernacular signage, archival imagery, and public text to explore power, erasure, and resilience, particularly within communities of color. Martinez has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Broad, and the Smithsonian, and his work is held in major public and private collections. He lives and works in Los Angeles and is represented by Charlie James Gallery.
Photo credit for Patrick Martinez’s headshot: Gabriel Noguez

Victor Saucedo is a second-generation Latinx artist based between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Working across ceramics, sculpture, installation, and digital collage, their practice examines white American history, cultural erasure, and systems of power through material experimentation and archival reference. Saucedo’s work often integrates social practice, community workshops, and collective authorship as methods of care and resistance. They have exhibited and curated projects throughout the Bay Area and are currently pursuing an MFA in Ceramics at UCLA.

Reniel Del Rosario (b. Iba, Philippines) uses ceramics, quantity, and satire to discuss themes of commodification and value. His projects range from interactive mimicries of consumer establishments, to reimaginings of artifacts, to imperfect copies of already-existing objects. He holds a BA in Art Practice from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a 2019 recipient of the Center for Craft’s Windgate-Lamar fellowship, a 2022 SFMOMA Artists Soapbox Derby racer, and has been featured in writings such as ARTFORUM and Bon Appetit. His work has been exhibited internationally through traditional and alternative venues such as West Coast Craft, Meta Open Arts, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Catharine Clark Gallery, the 79th Scripps College Ceramics Annual, Load Na Dito, San Francisco Art Fair, Praise Shadows Art Gallery, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Jane Lombard Gallery, and simply on the public sidewalk. Del Rosario was an artist-in-residence at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) in Pomona, CA from September 2024–August 2025.

Best Practices for Indie Artists
2026-03-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Studio 1 — The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, 91711, United States
Considering a career as an independent artist? Join Set Hernandez, LA-based filmmaker, writer, and community organizer, for an interactive workshop sharing the necessary skills for a successful career as an independent artist. Learn best practices for applying to fellowships and grants, developing your portfolio, and building relationships with your community!
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Set Hernandez is a filmmaker, writer, and community organizer whose roots come from Bicol, Philippines. Unapologetically queer and undocumented, their filmmaking uplifts and complicates stories about their communities. An audio-centric film, Set’s feature debut UNSEEN (POV/PBS, 2024) received an Independent Spirit Award and was shortlisted for Best Feature at the IDA Documentary Awards. The film is historic as one of the first media projects ever to be led by an intersectional team of queer, undocumented immigrant and disabled/blind artists. Set’s past film work includes COVER/AGE (2019) about healthcare access for elderly undocumented adults, as well as impact producing for CALL HER GANDA (Tribeca, 2018) about US militarism and anti-trans violence in the Philippines. Set also served as impact producer for IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020), addressing the culture of mass incarceration in the United States through skytyping planes that placed abolitionist messages across the country. Since 2010, Set has organized around migrant justice issues, from deportation defense to healthcare access. They co-founded the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective which promotes equity for undocumented immigrants in the film industry. In their past life, Set was a linguistics researcher at UCLA, focusing on bilingualism. Their work and writings have been featured on Rappler, Documentary Magazine, Democracy Now, and beyond. Set’s work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, Firelight Media, NBCUniversal, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, United States Artists Fellowship, among others. Above all, Set is the fruit of their family’s love and their community’s generosity.

Toolbox Workshop: Shaper Origin - Wooden Keychains
2026-03-03 17:00 - 19:00 | CA
Learn: Learn how design & creativity, technology, and woodworking, come together
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Tiny Patio Concert
2026-03-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Outdoor Space – The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Inspired by the beloved NPR series but with a Hive-y twist, Tiny Patio is a bite-sized outdoor concert showcasing Claremont student musicians. Join us to jam out to some live tunes and support our local music community!
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Print Lab Workshop: How to Screenprint
2026-03-10 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-03-31 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-04-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-04-28 18:30 - 20:30 | CA

How I Built My Career In Equitable Design
2026-03-11 18:00 - 19:30 | CA
Join Chelina Odbert to learn how she built an award-winning design practice that advances racial, environmental, and economic justice.

What does it mean to hold your values close while being an innovator and entrepreneur? Are ethical, successful businesses actually real? Join Chelina Odbert, CEO and Founding Principal of Kounkuey Design Initiative, for an interactive conversation on how she built an award-winning design practice that advances racial, environmental, and economic justice. Refreshments provided.

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Chelina Odbert is the CEO and Founding Principal of Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI). She has built an award-winning practice that brings good design to places where it is not often found, and that connects localized design interventions to large-scale policy change.

Sewing Shed Workshop: Get Craft-Tee!
2026-03-25 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Embellish an old t-shirt with fun patchwork designs
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Soundbox Workshop: Freestyling
2026-03-26 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Beat + bar timing, rhyme creation in real time, creative confidence, risk-taking.
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Project Runway: Upcycling
2026-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | The Hive at the Claremont Colleges, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Have a passion for fashion and want to see your piece featured in a real fashion show? Participate in a 2-hour garment upcycling sprint, in collaboration with THREAD5, to create a final piece that may be spotted walking down the runway in their ‘HEIRLOOMS’ show in April. Boba tea provided!
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ToolBox Workshop: Leather Workshop
2026-04-03 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
Learn: leather bracelets and keychains
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Sewing Shed Workshop: Beaded Embroidery
2026-04-09 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
Learn: Embroidery techniques with a variety of beads
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Shibori + Cyanotypes
2026-04-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Commons — The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Experience the art and culture behind this historically rich Japanese tie-dye method that influenced 1960s counterculture, 1970s art + fashion, and 2025 artmaking. We’ll creatively use different materials and techniques to unfold beautiful and unexpected patterns out of the blue!
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Soundbox Workshop: How to Make a Beat
2026-04-13 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Learn: Beat production, FL Studio, mixing, MIDI keyboard + drumpad, rhythm.
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Hive Ten Year Anniversary Celebration
2026-04-25 15:00 - 20:00 | The Hive – 130 E 7th Street, Claremont, CA 91711, 130 E. 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
What was once an exciting idea has become a buzzing human-centered design hub and launchpad for impact. Come celebrate 10 years of empathy, creativity, and action with the folks who’ve made it all possible– starting with you! We’ll have food, drinks, music, and inspiring talks by alumni and other Hive friends!
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10 Year Tiny Patio Concert: Alumni Edition
2026-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Outdoor Space – The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Come celebrate 10 years of the Hive with a special Tiny Patio Concert featuring alumni performances:
Brian B | 7:00-7:20 pm
Luke Armstrong | 7:20-7:50 pm
TEA ROOOM | 7:50-8:30 pm
No Registration Required — Bring your friends!

Sagetank
2026-05-02 10:00 - 13:00 | Commons — The Hive, 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Pomona Ventures’ annual pitch competition, modeled after Shark Tank, designed to promote Claremont-founded, student-led startups.
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