What can happen when we build our racial equity commitment through a collaborative community art project? Can tactile textile processes support dismantling white supremacy culture? And what does racial equity work mean anyway? Whose footsteps are we following as white-bodied individuals who are committed to ending racism?
The Legacy Quilt Project is a creative collaboration that combines storytelling, art, and intuition to build community and sustain our individual and collective commitments to racial equity. In this three-hour workshop you will:
- learn about the Legacy Quilt Project and select a portrait printed on fabric to contribute to the quilt
- learn about the white women abolitionists featured in the LQP
- share and listen to stories of these women while beginning to design and stitch your LQP square
Level: Intermediate
This workshop is open to all levels. It is unlikely that participants will be able to complete their quilt piece in a four-hour workshop, but instructor is happy to coordinate with folks if they want to continue to participate in the project after the workshop.
Instructor: Aaron McMullin (Read Aaron's bio)
Members: $50
Non members: $60
Materials fee: $20 (to be collected day of event)
Materials supplied by teacher: wide variety of fabric, various embellishments (embroidery floss, beads, lace), portrait of abolitionist on fabric, wonder under, needles, thread, etc.
Materials students could bring: All materials will be provided. The instructor suggests bringing a textile or two that holds some meaning for you, especially if it relates to racial equity work or your family heritage.
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