Join the Weaving Our Community Network (part of the Women’s Resource and Action Center) in collaboration with Stanley Museum of Art and UI Libraries Special Collections and Archives to share the stories we tell through our clothing. Come together to enjoy food and conversation as we explore traditions of handmaking, and embellishment of objects passed down through generations of artisans.
Alicia Velasquez will lead a beading workshop during the event. Each participant will have the opportunity to weave their story in their beaded creation and take it home with them.
Alicia is an award-winning, multidisciplinary Native American artist based in Iowa City. Born and raised in California, she is Apache, Yaqui, and Chicana. Her artistry draws inspiration from her ancestors and her personal journey. She believes in the power of storytelling through art, and every piece she creates carries a narrative of strength, beauty, and resilience.
5–5:15 p.m. Spend time in the galleries looking at a dress made in community with the Iowa Print Group, Theatre Department’s Costume Shop, and Queer Threads (LGBTQ of Iowa Archives & Library) by artist Molly Jae Vaughan.
5:15-5:30 p.m. Tour of the Visual Classroom on the 3rd floor to look at objects from Special Collections.
5:30–6 p.m. Enjoy refreshments in the Seminar Room.
6–7 p.m. Workshop with Alicia Velaquez in the Visual Classroom.