In this hands-on workshop teaching artist Aiyo Cheboi invites curious learners, crafty gardeners, chefs, and plant lovers to explore small-scale hydroponic gardening through their fellowship project, The Experimental Food Lab. The Experimental Food Lab is a transitory food laboratory focused on increasing access to food science + regenerative food technologies for low-income, Black and brown New Yorkers.

Pathos workshop introduces hydroponic systems, care + maintenance, and DIY systems built from recycled materials
Part two ~ focuses on seed starting, plant propagation techniques and building your own small-scale hydroponic system

All materials for hydroponic systems are provided free of cost!

Exact Location TBA

About Aiyo Cheboi:

Aiyo Cheboi (they/them) is a Black, genderqueer human seeking to nurture interpersonal connections via courageous + tender exchanges of knowledge. They are also an experimental artist / educator nestled within an ecosystem of bio art, cooking + food systems, physical computation + code, and research about regenerative technologies. Spiritually and politically, they’re committed to nurturing individual + collective expressions of imagination.

About Culture Push + Show Don’t Tell:

Culture Push is an arts organization that supports artists and creative thinkers using imaginative, participatory methods to address social and civic challenges. Operating at the intersection of art, social justice, and public engagement, Culture Push fosters collaboration, experimentation, and new ways of thinking through hands-on, community-driven projects.

The Show Don’t Tell Symposium is Culture Push’s annual gathering of artists and creative changemakers who share works-in-progress developed through Fellowship-supported civic experiments. Through interactive installations, performances, and participatory workshops, the Symposium invites the public into imaginative acts of collective learning, care, and resistance—spotlighting practices that push the boundaries of how art can move in the world.