Textiles Of The Chilean Arpilleristas

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2 workshops to mark International Women's Day we will be stitching our own representations of family, community, and

everyday acts of protest and finding out more about the rich history of the textile art of Latin America.

The Arpilleristas were groups of predominantly women who produced colourful patchworked textiles stitched onto sacking, arpillera in Spanish which gave these groups their name. These vibrant artworks were sold to generate an income for women whose husbands and sons had disappeared during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). In the early days of their production the arpillera carried messages of protest and questioning of the atrocities caried out by Pinochet’s regieme initially this went undetected as the protagonists were just groups of anonymous women stitching together!

In these workshops led by artist and educator Ludmila Centurión we will be stitching our own representations of family, community, and everyday acts of protest and finding out more about the rich history of the textile art of Latin America

The cost of the workshop includes materials but please do bring along any scraps you want to use or share.

COURSE TUTOR: LUDMILA CENTURIÓN

Artist and educator Ludmila Centurión grew up in Asunción, Paraguay where she studied and worked before moving to the UK to complete a MA in Creative Arts in Education at The University of Exeter. After graduating in 2021, she has chosen to stay in England to continue exploring the arts, arts education, creativity and this country’s diverse cultures. She has over 10 years of teaching art to a broad range of students, from children to adults. Her studies and workshops draw on the ideas of British philosopher and art historian, Sir Herbert Read and her own cultural heritage.