Crafting Resistance looks at the ways in which we understand and view the term craft and its relationship to fine art. The exhibition seeks to flatten the western European art historical cannon and hierarchy and unhinge the binary that often places ‘fine art’ and ‘craft’ at odds with one another. Artists in the exhibition utilize materials […]
Sarah Zapata (b. 1988, Corpus Christi, TX) employs weaving, tufting and traditional craft techniques to create loud, architecturally responsive installations that traverse themes of gender, colonialism and fantasy. Zapata’s site-specific works reflect her intersecting identities as a queer woman of Peruvian heritage raised in Evangelical South Texas and now based in New York. “Beneath the […]
Inspired by Sarah Zapata’s site-specific installation, join interdisciplinary artist and ASU School of Art Associate Professor Erika Hanson to learn basic textile techniques such as punch needle. Hanson will discuss textile methods and how they relate to her practice while offering an opportunity to make art. Participants of all ages/abilities are invited, and all materials […]
Join ASUAM Curator Brittany Corrales to hear about the process of bringing hundreds of memorial offerings from George Floyd Square to Tempe for a unique, community-organized exhibition. RSVP Today!
Join Dr. Rashad Shabazz, Associate Professor in the Schools of Social Transformation and Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning, and Jeanelle Austin, Executive Director of the George Floyd Global Memorial for a discussion around the history and politics of Minneapolis and Prince and how they weave together to create meaning in the present day. This event […]
