Saturday 5/31 — Maintenance Required: Basic Auto Care Workshop with Sarah Lyon

Saturday, May 31, 10AM–1PM

FCCW: 3053 Rosslyn St., LA CA 90065

Info on our space

Max participants: 12 each session

Free

In this 3-hour workshop you will learn techniques on how to change a tire, the basics of the combustion engine, and how the systems of a car work together.  We'll go under the hood and talk about checking fluids, important maintenance procedures, and what to keep in a basic tool kit.  Projected images, diagrams, and actual parts and tools will be shared for reference, with opportunities for questions and participant dialogue throughout.  

For the hands-on part of the workshop, participants will practice changing a tire using the jack and spare provided with their own car — though you are not required to have or bring a car to participate. If you have one bring your car manual and come prepared to get a little dirty!  This workshop is for anyone interested in personal empowerment through understanding more about cars.

You can purchase Sarah Lyon’s book, Maintenance Required, which is a companion to the program and pick-up it up at the event. 

RSVP to the Sunday, 6/1 session here

Artist, freelance photographer and ASE Certified auto mechanic, Sarah Lyon (she/her/hers) has had a passion for understanding how things work from a young age. Her creative endeavors include several solo cross-country motorcycle trips documenting women mechanics working in their shops, and creating a cast bronze sculpture out of her old motorcycle boots. Based in Joshua Tree, CA, Sarah’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, receiving support from the Kentucky Foundation for Women, ArtPlace America, and Creative Capital. 

Sarah developed and teaches the Basic Auto Care Clinics, workshops that empower people to understand more about their cars, and wrote an accompanying illustrated manual, Maintenance Required: Basic Auto Care Workbook and Resource Guide, published by FCCW’s Co–Conspirator Press. Since 2016 she has taught her Basic Auto Care Clinics at The Feminist Center for Creative Work, Paramount Studios, Ebell of Los Angeles, Pieter Performance Space, A-Z West, Yucca Valley Material Lab, The Firehouse JT, Hauser and Wirth, and as individual lessons.