The Baltimore Natural Dye Symposium and Gathering seeks to bring together natural dye practitioners, scholars, artists and designers, enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, cultural workers and farmers to exchange knowledge and ideas, build local capacity and community around the growing and use of natural dyes, and engage with the complex histories that accompany these traditional practices. The weekend will include workshops and roundtable discussions organized around three central themes: 1. Crafts and the Embodied Practice of Natural Dyes 2. Reaching Back, Looking Forward: Resurrecting Ancestral and Traditional Knowledge 3. Artisanal Production and Natural Dyes as part of a Regional Economy The event will take place at multiple sites, including Parks and People Foundation, Neighborhood Fiber Company, MICA, Hidden Harvest Farm, and Blue Light Junction.