Small Matter Panel Discussion

Wisconsin Idea Room (1199) - Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Join us for a panel discussion with Small Matter curator Abubakar Muhammad, graduate student in African Cultural Studies, on the topics of global soccer, the rag ball, street cultures of craft, and vibrant materiality and …

Embroidered Traditions from Morocco to Afghanistan ‒ Janet Marion Purdy (Barbara Franke Associate Curator, Textiles, Art Institute of Chicago, and Visiting Lecturer, Department of Art History, University of Chicago)

Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 
@ 12:00 pm

In the textiles of Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), embroidery is more than surface decoration. Across this region, artists have used and continue to use centuries-old embellishment techniques to transmit cultural expressions of identity, …