Join us for a special tour with the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile, who created the narrative textiles on display in Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile (on view through Sep 5). Gain insights about their practice and listen to the stories behind the stitches. Presented in Spanish & English.
Friday, April 3 · Women's Collective at Krannert Art Museum
10:30–11:30 – Artist Talk & Tour | Memorias de la Mujer Lotina
12:00–1:30 – Noontime Panel | Life After Coal
1:30–2:30 – Reception
Part of a Weeklong Residency with the Women’s Collective from the ex-coal mining town Lota, Chile (March 30–April 3).
The exhibition and residency are made possible with support from the Climate Jobs Institute, the Office for Arts Integration, the Leonard F. Heumann Fund, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Latin American and Caribbean Cities Collective, and the National Fund for Cultural and Arts Development of Chile.
Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
