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SUMMARY:Material Histories Online Workshop with Meera Sethi
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Meera Sethi in a free live workshop and show & tell\, Material Histories\, that explores the cultural and socio-political histories of South Asian textiles and garments. Textile contributors will bring a South Asian garment or textile piece that they own to contribute to the discussion and share a story about what it means to them. From these stories\, Meera will lead a discussion on South Asian heritage textile crafts and garment design\, production\, and how they relate to regional cultures\, identities\, and political histories.\n\nYou can participate in this workshop two different ways: as an Audience Participant or as a Textile Contributor.\n\nAudience participants can watch\, listen\, learn and ask questions during the open Q&A session. To register as an audience participant\, please do so through this Eventbrite.\n\nTextile Contributors can register by emailing hitoko@agb.life directly. Please submit an image of your South Asian textile or garment upon email registration so that the artist can conduct some research on your textile or garment piece.\n\n*For Textile Contributors: We respectfully ask that all registered Textile Contributors are committed to attending the workshop\, out of consideration for the artist’s time and labour to conduct research on your textile piece. Space is limited to first-come\, first-serve. Thank you for your support to help us make it a successful workshop experience for everyone in attendance.\n\nMATERIALS: \n\nPaper and pen or pencil for jotting down notes of interest.\nA cup of tea or other beverage to enjoy throughout the gathering.\n\nPARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS: \nAll Participation requirements: \n-You will need to have a screen device with a Zoom account and some proficiency in navigating Zoom. \nWe are unable to go over “how-to-Zoom” during the workshop due to limited time. \nTo learn Zoom basic navigations\, please watch this short YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiMAStIflXI \nTo learn how to Pin a Video on Zoom\, please watch this short YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYg-0p4M_Qo \nThis workshop will not be recorded to maintain a live workshop experience. \nIf you have any questions\, please direct them to hitoko@agb.life \nThe zoom link will be emailed to registrants one day before the workshop start date. \nINSTRUCTOR BIO: \nMeera Sethi’s practice uses a variety of mediums to explore connections between labour\, embodiment\, and historical processes as it relates to clothing\, textile\, and migration. She is interested in tying the personal to the political through objects of care. \nMeera Sethi is one of the exhibiting artists in the paired Spring exhibition In Visible at the Perry Gallery of the AGB. \nYou can catch up with Meera’s current projects on her Instagram @meerasethi
URL:https://local-news.ca/event/material-histories-online-workshop-with-meera-sethi/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of Burlington\, Canada
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