Tortilla Making & Cooking Techniques

with Stella Brown

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Tuition: $100

This workshop will conclude with a group meal of your collective making.

Make your own fresh corn tortillas from masa! This process will be supported by educational information on the production of masa. Your culinary experience will encompass various cooking techniques for tortillas, including quesadillas with Oaxacan squash blossom soup and chilaquiles. The day will include all components and techniques necessary to result in a Mexican-inspired meal of your collective making.

Stella Brown is a native Chicagoan, artist, and curator. In 2009 she received her BA from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Art & Art History in 2019. She was the Founding Director of the Buddy store at the Chicago Cultural Center. She has been involved with the ACRE (Artist Cooperative Residency & Exhibitions) Kitchen Program since 2015. In her artwork, areas of  examination include the Anthropocene era of man-made geology, contemporary ecological restoration practices in the Chicago region, the history of museum display and natural history practices, and display and consumerism in store displays and souvenir shops. In the last five years she has presented her own artwork and curated a number of public exhibitions and programming events at venues including Gallery 400, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Goldfinch Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, ACRE, and Shoot the Lobster.

Photo courtesy of the artist.