Continuing Textile Traditions: The Voice of the Heirs of Tradition
There is no end of conversation about passing on traditions from grandmother to mother to daughter for millennia, but nearly always the speakers are outsiders or the adults who are doing the passing on. We were thrilled to give the podium to two young women, teenagers involved in the program, to talk about what it means to them to be inheriting these traditions.
Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Vanina Bujalter
Vanina Bujalter has taught and exhibited throughout Argentina and internationally. Her work has won many awards, including the UNESCO Seal of Excellence for Handicrafts, and can be seen in museums and private collections around the world.
Continuing Textile Traditions: Ukraine
Continuing Textile Traditions: Ukraine was a special program to raise relief funds for Ukraine. WARP hosted Ukrainian textile artists Halyna Shepko (New York), Daryna Alieksieienko (Kyiv), and Yaroslava Tkachuk (Lviv) for a discussion about their work within the Ukrainian weaving traditions.
Continuing Textile Traditions of the Arab World
Representing cultures spanning millennia and a significant part of the globe, the speakers on Continuing Textile Traditions of the Arab World told us of the richness of Arab culture as shown through its textiles.
Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Kelsey Wiskirchen
Kelsey Wiskirchen is WARP’s Executive Director, and a textile artist, working primarily in embroidery, natural dyeing, and quilting.
Continuing Textile Traditions: Guatemala & Mexico
The presenters on this panel discussion work with women-led groups, indigenous and Ladina, rural and city, small and large. Their work includes weaving, embroidering, and sewing, among other artistic endeavors, and their programs have social elements geared toward achieving a sustainable livelihood for the women and their families.
Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Rocío Mena Gutierrez
Rocío Mena Gutierrez is a WARP member from Mexico City. Through her brand ZIKURI, Rocío unites her two passions: natural dyeing education and designing bags. Her purpose is to inspire by achieving beautiful colors and by making us aware of the processes involved so that we can feel the connection with the materials and the essence of things.
A Sheep’s Tale: Preserving the Churro
A Sheep’s Tale: Preserving the Churro featured speakers who have devoted their work to conservation of the Navajo-Churro sheep. You are invited to watch the program recording to learn about the importance of this heritage sheep breed to communities in the American Southwest.
Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Judy Newland
Judy Newland is a retired faculty in museum anthropology at Arizona State University and served as the Director for the ASU Museum of Anthropology. She has worked in the museum field for over 20 years at a variety of university museums, creating more than 100 exhibitions with the help of her students.
Exhibiting Indigenous: Honoring Native Textiles
This panel showcased museums whose focus is on indigenous textiles and the communities who produce them. The presenters, including weavers, writers, and curators, represent a diverse range of backgrounds.