About this Event
This program is part of a 3 part series lead by the AAQGO inspired by the art of Faith Ringgold and her experimental story quilts.
Making a Nine-Patch Quilt\ Hamon Tower1-3pm
Join us for a guided workshop and learn to make your own mini quilt. Design, hand sew and hand quilt a nine patch quilt. Limit 20 participants, 12 and up.
Other upcoming dates: 9/10/22, 10/8/22.
About the AAQGO
The African American Quilt Guild of Oakland (AAQGO) was formed in 2000 to focus on traditional African American quilt making. Over the years, the membership has grown to reflect the ethnic makeup of the city and their practices have evolved to encompass every quilting style.
About the exhibition
Bringing together fifty years of work, this is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of Faith Ringgold’s groundbreaking vision. Featuring works from across Ringgold’s best-known series, this show tracks the development of her figurative style as it evolved to meet the urgency of political and social change. Throughout her career, Ringgold has drawn from personal and collective histories to both document her life and amplify the struggles for justice and equity. From creating some of the most indelible artworks of the civil rights era to challenging accepted hierarchies of art versus craft through her experimental story quilts, Ringgold has produced a body of work that bears witness to the complexity of the American experience. Long overdue, this retrospective provides a timely opportunity to engage with the art of an American icon.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, United States
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