Hot-Pot-Luck Collage Workshop

Join the Boston University Office for the Arts for an afternoon of collage-making workshop led by artist in residence, Shaina Lu. Open to the BU community and the public, but registration is required.

In an increasingly isolated and detached world, community meals provide a space for joy and connection. Hotpot, an age-long eating tradition that originated in China, is the ultimate communal meal, where diners cook their own raw vegetables, sliced meats, and other ingredients in a boiling shared pot. We’re combining hotpots and potlucks – using art supplies, come make your own mini collage hotpot, or contribute an ingredient (or several) to a large communal hotpot.

Shaina Lu 呂明穎 (she/her) is a queer Taiwanese-American artist interested in the intersection of art, education, and activism. She creates community art for social change through dialogue and conversation with local youth, residents, and grassroots organizers. You can see her public art throughout Boston’s Chinatown, MA, where she works, and in Malden, MA, where she lives. In 2023, the Massachusetts AAPI Commission honored Shaina as an Unsung Hero for her work as an artist and organizer.

Presented by the BU Office for the Arts, co-sponsored by Boston University School of Visual Arts' Visual Narrative program, and BU Food Studies Program.

When 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm on 13 November 2025
Building 808 Commonwealth Ave.
Room Room 205