July 20-25 | Ages 7-9 Fabric can hold special meaning, collecting memories and telling stories. Teaching artist Lamisa Syed will guide campers as they learn about nokshi katha, a traditional form of Bengali embroidery. Campers will design and stitch images inspired by what is meaningful to them—their environments and the people they love—across their own kathas. Campers will also draw inspiration from works in the Carlos Museum’s collection that explore storytelling in unconventional ways. About the teaching artist Lamisa Syed graduated with an MA in History and Museum Studies from Tufts University and is an Emory alum with a BA in History. She specializes in South Asian history and is passionate about teaching people of all ages. Lamisa has worked as a youth- and family-focused museum educator at the Carlos Museum and the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, where she has taught and developed programs for young audiences. She is a co-chair of the Atlanta Emerging Museum Professionals (ATL E
