The Hive

Best Practices for Indie Artists
2026-03-02 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
Learn: Expose + develop screen; apply ink; wash screen.
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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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