I am pleased to invite friends in Upstate New York to my upcoming lecture at the ArtRage Gallery in conjunction with DAUGHTERS OF IXCHEL- WOMEN WEAVERS OF GUATEMALA – An Exhibit of the Photography of Mary Lawyer O’Connor:
Guatemala: Crafts and Resistance, Cultural Identity and Community, 1970′s to 2011
November 16th, 2011 at 7 pm. Free to the public.
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13203-2411
(315) 218-5711
www.artragegallery.org
In this globalized world, what is the place of weaving and other traditional arts in the lives of Maya peoples and other Guatemalans? How does globalization affect craft production? How does the political/economical situation affect weavers and other craft workers? What happened to weaving during the armed conflict of the 1980? What is the present day role of Fair Trade weaving and crafts? Questions afterward.
Slide images dating from the 70s to my last three Guatemala trips after 2000 will accompany the talk.
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- Member of Guatemala City cooperative with floor loomed cloth for used for making many kinds of items. Most are sold in the USA.
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- Maya woman worker in industrialized mill –– no longer an artisan.
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- Maya cooperative backstrap weavers offering their production for sale.