Immersive 3-Day Batik Retreat
March 13th 14th 15th, 2025
Discover all the possibilities and creativity that can be found in this ancient art form. This three-day intensive workshop will take you from beginner to advanced batik techniques. You will learn traditional dying on muslin fabric using professional dyes, fixatives, tjanting tools and molten waxes while learning the steps to complete a four color batik painting.
Instruction will include how to bring any image to a finished batik and work of art.
During this three-day workshop, you may complete several batik projects.. You will work at your own pace while receiving one on one instruction from a professional batik artist.
LOCATION: Kristine Allphin's professional batik studio in a historic building in downtown Hastings Nebraska
WHEN: ,March 13,14,15 2025
Thursday - Saturday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration
Three-day workshop $550.
Includes workshop fee, all supplies and a light lunch each day
Lodging and transportation are not included. There are several area hotels to choose from and many restaurants within walking distance of the studio.
Please know fees are nonrefundable.
When a class is filled, registration is closed. Payment is required in order to reserve your registration. If you need to cancel, 48 hour notice is requested. Payments will not be refunded but may be credited towards a future workshop.
The Instructor
Kristine Allphin
Kristine's education and experience in illustration and composition bring an original style, sensitivity, and craftsmanship to her batik work. She has won numerous awards and exhibitions including Stuhr Museum and Nebraska Arts Council and Museum of Nebraska Art. She was featured in the April 2016 issue of Art and Architecture Magazine as an emerging artist to watch. Her work has been purchased for use on Hollywood movie sets, corporations, hospitals and private collectors as far away as Canada and Sri Lanka
When You Are Here
Crane Migration
Historic Downtown Nebraska
Historic Downtown Nebraska
Every year from mid/late February to mid April, one million Sandhill Cranes migrate on the Platte River Valley before resuming their northward migration. We are in the middle of this natural phenomenon.
Crane Trust offers a variety of options in March to make your crane viewing experience truly magical.
Historic Downtown Nebraska
Historic Downtown Nebraska
Historic Downtown Nebraska
Residents and business owners alike are proud of our vibrant, well maintained downtown right in the "Heart of Hastings." Home to specialty retail, great dining and entertainment, Downtown Hastings provides a unique lifestyle for those that choose to live and work in its safe pedestrian environment.
Museum of Nebraska Art
Historic Downtown Nebraska
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center
Located just 45 minutes away, MONA is home of Nebraska’s official state art collection, the Museum of Nebraska Art endeavors to be the cultural center for Nebraska art and artists by providing quality exhibitions and programs,
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center
The Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) features two galleries and a state of the art glass-blowing facility
Located just minutes from the Batik Studio, The 1,100 square-foot west gallery and working glass studio is open to the public
Hastings Museum
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center
Hastings Museum
The Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History is the largest municipal museum between Chicago and Denver. It includes a planetarium and Imax theater