Fabric Collage Workshop

MAA is Excited to Announce the Spring Workshop

with Mihira Karra

April 11
1pm - 5pm 

At Oasis Learning Center & Gallery 

Registration for MAA members and their guests open on March 14, and for nonmembers on March 28, 2026

We are thrilled to announce that the Montgomery Art Association is hosting Mihira Karra's Fabric Collage Art Workshop in collaboration with the Oasis Art Gallery on Saturday, April 11!

No previous experience is required, all you need is a passion for color, texture and an openness to creativity, and originality! Mihira will teach fine fabric collage to create a landscape.

In this four-hour workshop, participants will learn how to view fabrics as a medium to create art; learn to pick fabrics for a particular landscape; how to stick fabric on canvas board; start their own landscapes; and take fabric and extra glue home to continue their artwork.  An additional one-hour session would be available by zoom call for follow-up and help with completion of work. 

Materials supplied by teacher- canvas boards,  print of a landscape, brushes, Golden polymer medium glossy (for gluing) containers for the glue, fabric pieces.

What to Bring:

• Fabric-cutting scissors 
• Snacks and drinks to keep you energized

Fee:  $60 per MAA member registration fee and $15 for materials. $70 guest and non-MAA member registration fee and $15 for materials.  Participants must be 18 years or older.

Workshop Limit:  Total number of participants for this workshop is 15.

Workshop Location: Oasis Learning Center, Macy’s Home Store (2nd floor) 7125 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817 

Directions: Click this link for Directions to Oasis Learning Center & Gallery

Workshop Instructor:  

Mihira Karra is a fabric collage artist based in Vienna, Virginia. Originally from India, she developed her passion for portraiture early and now creates striking figurative work by sketching on canvas and "painting" with glued fabric pieces. Her fabric collages often weave stories through portraits that reflect her subjects' histories and interests. Her work has been featured in the Washington Post and prestigious juried shows including the American Craft Show in Baltimore, and is represented by Zenith Gallery in Washington DC.

Register  by clicking the registration button on this page. Registration for members and their guests will be open during March 14 through April 10, 2026. Registration for nonmembers will be open during March 28 through April 10, 2026

Questions:  Please contact Rachael Rice and Lily Kak if you have any questions about this workshop.