• Memefest: Food, Media and Crisis

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    The food industry produces food as drugs, advertises food as drugs and turns pleasure into control. The advertising industry uses addictive technology as a business model, while the pharma industry earns billions from deadly addiction. Are we in a new state of addictive culture? Prepare to have intimate and imaginative conversations and produce texts and […]

  • Candy Invasion!

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Have you ever wondered what you could do with a weed? Join us on a short walkabout at the Bernard Biological Field Station to harvest horehound weeds and make candy out of these medicinal invasive species. Learn about place and human colonization through the lens of a small plant, and make creative sweet treats out […]

  • Unconventional Mediums: Painter Tape Murals

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Take an unconventional medium, painters tape, and use our walls to create massive murals here at the Hive. Whether you want to try complicated patterns like the event cover photo or just want to make a smiley face, we'll have the tape and wall space for you. Bring a friend! This mini-workshop is being led […]

  • Ashoka: Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    At 7pm on Thurs Nov 16th @ The Hive, learn how socially conscious people use empathy and entrepreneurship to solve critical community issues. Join guest speaker, Lorena Garcia Duran, U.S. Director of Ashoka Support Network, in a conversation about how social entrepreneurship addresses both local and global problems. You’ll also get a taste of what […]

  • Action Coding with Nancy Nowacek

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    On Wednesday, November 15 at 6pm in Studio 2, artist Nancy Nowacek will run a participatory workshop based on her project Action Coding, a research work that asks the question: what if computer coding were an embodied and visible practice? Could coding be performed and learned in dance clubs, at recess, or in gyms if […]

  • Happening today! Intro to the (Hive) independent study

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Create something you love, get support from peers and Hive staff, and gain course credit! -- The Hive is starting a collaborative space and structure to support students who are doing independent study projects*! Whether you have no idea what an independent study is or you’re an independent study expert, you should come out to […]

  • Know Y(our) History: Immigrant Realities

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    The topic of immigration has often been represented by the media through a single image. Yet, every immigration story is different, and each community has its own reality. We will have (1) student storytelling/video clips that highlight immigrant experiences across cultures and (2) practical workshops to help design immigrant careers, create supportive art and brainstorm […]

  • Inspiring Radical Creativity with Gabby Rivera

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Join us as we welcome Gabby Rivera to the Hive this Tuesday! Rivera is the author of first queer Latinx superhero—Marvel’s America Chavez—as well as the critically-acclaimed novel Juliet Takes a Breath.

  • Wearable Statements with Elaine Young

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Join us at The Hive for an exploration in > visual provocation, >> art making, and >>> fashion with >>>> Elaine Young, provocateur of bio-cultural perspectives, fashion designer and contemporary artist. Elain will lead a workshop in the translation of difficult coversation into wearable statements aimed at changing minds and hearts. You will leave this […]

  • DIY Halloween Costume Making

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    If you got it, HAUNT IT! Come (Trick-or) Treat yo' self to a Spook-tacular DIY Halloweekend Costume! Unsure what to wear this year? Tired of going as a bed-sheet? Come make your costume ideas a reality at The Hive. We’ll have sewing machines, cardboard, and a whole lot of "raw materials" for you to use […]