Puppet Building Office Hours with Nina vogel

Sunday, August 9th, 2026 at 2pm est

Puppet Building Office Hours is a monthly, community-centered space designed to support the builders and makers in our field—whether you’re just starting out, experimenting with new materials, or refining a long-standing practice.

Each session features a guest host who is a well-established, versatile puppet builder working in the industry today. These artists frequently join us directly from their home or professional studio spaces, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at real-world puppet-building practices.

This is not a lecture or a polished demo—it’s an open, conversational office hour where you can:

• Ask questions about materials, tools, and techniques
  
• Get feedback on works-in-progress
  
• Learn how professional builders problem-solve in their own studios
  
• Connect with other puppet makers in a supportive environment
  

Our goal is to create access—to knowledge, to artists, and to the kind of practical insight that often only comes from years of hands-on experience.

Accessibility & Pricing:  We believe this resource should be accessible to as many makers as possible.

• Sessions begin at $15
  
• Participants are invited to pay what they can beyond that amount if they’re able
  

Your contribution helps us continue to fairly compensate guest artists and sustain this offering for the community.

Who it’s for: Puppet builders, makers, designers, and artists at all levels

Come as you are. Bring your questions, your curiosity, and your in-progress ideas. Puppet Building Office Hours is about learning together—and keeping the craft moving forward.

Replay available for 30 days

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: 

Brazilian artist Nina Vogel creates performances where theatre, music, costume, puppetry, and visual arts meet. Her practice moves effortlessly between the intimate and the monumental: a theatre for one spectator, a chamber opera, a concert performance, or the stage of a symphony orchestra. For more than fifteen years, her work has crossed borders, reaching audiences in 27 countries through performances, exhibitions, artistic residencies, workshops, and lectures. Her artistic journey has been recognized through international awards and invitations from festivals, universities, and cultural institutions, always guided by a fascination for encounters between cultures, materials, and ways of reimagining the world.