Main Gallery exhibition
Exhibition: November 12, 2022 – January 21, 2023
Opening reception:
Saturday, November 12
Member’s preview: 5 pm
Keynote Presentation by Jennifer Kim Sohn: 6 pm
Public reception: 6-8 pm
25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee amasses 25 million stitches—portraying the number of refugees displaced from their homelands across the world—on 14 foot-long muslin embroidered flags filling 4,000 square feet of exhibition space at Coconino Center for the Arts. The project was launched by artist Jennifer Kim Sohn as a global, participatory art project to address the vast crisis of worldwide displacement.
25 Million Stitches: corresponding exhibition programming
A robust schedule of corresponding humanities programming includes performances, artist workshops, presentations, and panel discussions on the refugee experience.
Master Chorale of Flagstaff – Safe Harbor: Songs of Refuge & Home
Sunday, November 13; 2 pm & 4 pm
Music on this program builds a bridge with cultural and current events in Syria, Ukraine, and East Africa, and U. S. composers invite us to cherish the gifts to be free and loved by neighbors, to help others find refuge and home.
Re-Weaving the Social Fabric: Artisans Beyond Borders
Thursday, November 17; 7 – 8:30 pm
FREE EVENT
Robert Neustadt Ph.D will tie together instances of art about textiles and refugees, including Valarie James’ ‘Artisans Beyond Borders’ and Jennifer Kim Sohn’s ‘25 Million Stitches.’ Learn more about the contemporary migration crisis and explore the manners in which artists employ fiber art in efforts to repair the torn social fabric that has been damaged as a result of mass human displacement.
This Digital Humanities workshop series looks to encourage the community to consider how they can record and share their own experiences of migration, displacement, or other experiences. Three sessions include archival collecting, recording oral histories, and compiling a curated digital archive. Participants will leave the workshop with the skills to curate their own digital family archive.
Community Voices through Digital Humanities: Archiving Personal Histories and the Migratory Experience
FREE WORKSHOP SERIES
Session 1: Archival Collecting with Diana Murtaugh Coleman, Ph.D. – November 19, 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Session 2: Recording Oral History with Steven Smith – December 10, 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Session 3: Digital Archiving with Becky Pratt-Sturges, Ph.D. – December 17, 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
To be a refugee is not an identity but the result of losing one’s home. In a vibrant panel discussion moderated by Bjorn Krondorfer, Ph.D. panelists will share insights regarding the experiences of people who have become refugees, of people who are suffering from displacement and despair, of people in need of a welcoming hand who, instead, often face closed doors and hostilities.
Flagstaff artisan Tasha Miller Griffith invites participants to step back from consumer culture and care for yourself as you repair your clothes. Learn practical hand-stitching skills for mending, along with exercises and reflections to bring mindfulness to the act of making.
Learning On-Site: Service Learning and Experiential Education with Refugees in Greece
FREE EVENT
Thursday, January 12, 7 – 8:30 pm
Erika Hess, Ph.D. and Robert Neustadt, Ph.D. present on the refugee crisis in Greece and the issues of refugees attempting to enter the European Union, highlighting differences and parallels with our southern border. The core experience of people seeking refuge is global and the issues are interrelated.
Flagstaff artisan Tasha Miller Griffith invites participants to explore the tactile act of hand sewing as a way to process your feelings or talk about big issues. Learn stitches, get ideas for materials and designs, and make sewing part of your creative expression.
Membership benefits include free gallery admission, discounted tickets on workshops & events, exclusive members’ only events, 10% discount on artwork sales and more!
