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Weaving Community: A Presentation of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center’s Work in Greece and Los Angeles
Sep
29

Weaving Community: A Presentation of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center’s Work in Greece and Los Angeles

  • Huffington Center at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral (map)
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Please join the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and the Greek Heritage Society for an exciting lecture, a weaving demo, an exhibition of works of our grandmothers, a walk through history, a glimpse into the future, and even a savory bite to eat.

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Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga
Jun
9
to Aug 4

Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga

Refashioning presents two project spaces from transdisciplinary artists and fashion designers Concept Foreign Garments New York (CFGNY) and Wataru Tominaga. Featuring garments, accessories, and textile works, the exhibition examines the ways in which these two practices—one based in New York, the other in Tokyo—challenge preconceived notions of gender and identity, and in particular what the artists describe as “vaguely Asian” aesthetics.

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The Contested Crown: Repatriation Politics between Europe and Mexico
Nov
13

The Contested Crown: Repatriation Politics between Europe and Mexico

Join the Fowler in welcoming artist, historian, and professor of history at the Central European University in Vienna, Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll, for a program on her newest publication: The Contested Crown: Repatriation Politics between Europe and Mexico (University of Chicago Press).
Carroll meditates on the case of a spectacular feather headdress believed to have belonged to Montezuma, the last emperor of the Aztecs. This crown has long been at the center of political and cultural power struggles, and is one of the most contested museum claims between Europe and the Americas.

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Curator’s Choice: 100 years of Janyak in the U.S.
May
31

Curator’s Choice: 100 years of Janyak in the U.S.

Gassia Armenian, curator of Janyak: Armenian Art of Knots and Loops, will discuss the history of Armenian needle lace in the U.S. Janyak (Ժանյակ) or needle lace has been, for centuries, a precious link for Armenians across the world. A portable and enduring art form passed from mother to daughter, it has connected generations both in their homeland and in the diaspora, transmitting cultural heritage and values.

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Guatemalan Traditional Dress: Diversity and Evolution
Apr
15

Guatemalan Traditional Dress: Diversity and Evolution

  • Community Hall, Mt. Olive Methodist Church (map)
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Join Janet Seward collector, photographer and independent scholar as she presents a visual entrée into the use of traditional Guatemalan textiles today and shows changes that have taken place primarily over the last 60 years.  There will be a “show and tell” of more than 50 pieces from her personal collection, plus more from the collection of Gwen Beazell.

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