Glow Together: Community Candle-Making Workshop with Brooke Scibelli

Celebrate the season of light and share joy with your community! Join artist and educator Brooke Scibelli for a hands-on candle-making workshop. Create two handmade candles: one to brighten your home and one for the Give & Take public art installation outside the Ed Portal. Customize your candles with labels and messages of encouragement.

Help shape the future of Allston-Brighton’s Give & Take: Swap Boxes by sharing ideas for new locations and themes—all while connecting with neighbors and exploring generosity, creativity, and self-care during winter.

All supplies and a light dinner are provided. No experience needed. Please note: this workshop involves handling hot wax. Recommended for ages 12+. Participants under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Brooke Scibelli is the co-founder of Non Issue Studio and a member of the Ed Portal's 2024-25 Artist Pipeline Program.

Optional: Bring

1. Small wellness and self-care items (eg. candles, face masks, bath & body products, tea, affirmations, tokens of gratitude) for the Comfort Corner
2. Card games, board games, puzzles, rubber ducks, stickers, lucky charms, toys, fidgets, or figurines for the “Treasure Box”
3. Handmade or commercial ceramic mugs, cups, bowls, vases or vessels for the Pottery Swap.

Note: Items must be small enough to fit into a microwave sized box. No sharps, no perishables.

This free ticket includes refreshments, all supplies, a gallery visit and networking.

About the Exhibit

Give and Take: Swap Boxes for Allston-Brighton interactive mural is on display through March 31, 2026 24 hours a day/7 days a week outside the Ed Portal.

More to Explore at the Ed Portal:

Come early and visit Reaching Through Fog: Opaque Paintings by Cynthia Yi Chen, our newest exhibition in the Crossings Gallery also at the Harvard Ed Portal, open weekdays 9-5pm.

Want more public art? Download Visit Harvard app and go on a self-guided tour of hidden gems in Cambridge and Allston.

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Advance registration is preferred for all Ed Portal programs and events. Walk-in attendees may not be admitted.

Parking is limited around the Ed Portal so we recommend taking public transportation.

Public transportation options:

We are about a 15-20 minute walk from the Red Line Harvard Square station or Green Line -B Harvard Avenue station.

Several MBTA buses also stop near the intersection of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue: #66, #86, #70.

Parking information:

If you choose to drive to the Ed Portal please be prepared to utilize the two-hour on-street parking surrounding the Ed Portal or to park at Artesani Park and walk 10-12 minutes along Western Avenue to arrive at the Ed Portal. A limited number of parking spaces are available in the rear of the Ed Portal building on a first come, first serve basis. You may only use parking spaces in the rear of the Ed Portal building outlined in orange paint.

To help protect visitors and staff, members of the public are asked to stay home if they are unwell or have experienced signs of illness* in the past 24-hours.

If you require an accommodation for a disability, please call the Ed Portal ahead of time at 617-496-5022 or e-mail us at edportal@harvard.edu, and we will do our best to assist you.

* Signs of illness include: fever, chills or feeling feverish; a new cough (not related to chronic condition); new fatigue; muscle or body aches; sore throat; new nasal congestion or new runny nose (not related to seasonal allergies); nausea or vomiting; diarrhea.