UPCOMING: FEATURED WORKSHOP

Improvisational Quilting with Ed Johnetta Fowler-Miller

JANUARY 29/30: Join master quilter Ed Johnetta Fowler-Miller for a two-day Improvisational Quilting Workshop. Students will explore surface design and learn the improvisational method of piecing as they create collages using fabrics from around the globe. This workshop is a plus for anyone who uses fabrics for clothing, quilts, wall hangings, and pillows. All levels welcome. Sign up today! [more]

IN CONVERSATION

Wendel White and Dr. Leigh Raiford

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21: Join us for an evening of conversation between Wendel White and Dr. Leigh Raiford co-presented with the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). Wendel White is showing his Manifest project at CIIS, a collection of images that are representations of objects, documents, and images concerned with the issues of slavery and freedom for African Americans.  Dr. Raiford is Associate Professor of African American Studies at UC Berkeley. Her teaching and research interests include race, gender and visual culture with an emphasis on film and photography, race and racial formations of the United States; black feminism; memory studies; and black popular culture. [more]

WORKSHOP: Family History with Lisa Lee

Genealogy: Interviewing Techniques

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22: This second workshop in a series will help you determine whom to interview, how to get folks to open up to you, the best ways to deal with family secrets, how to record the interviews, and even ways to find relatives on Facebook. All of these workshops are useful to beginners as well as more advanced researchers. [more]

OPENING RECEPTION (FREE)

Textural Rhythms

FRIDAY, JANUARY 28: Be our guest for the free Opening Reception of our next exhibition, Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Contemporary African American Quilts. The exhibition unites two of the most well known and popular artistic forms in African American culture, jazz and quilts. Join us for an evening of wine and hors d'oeuvres with music provided by the Berkeley Jazzschool. Opening Reception sponsored by Morgan Stanley. [RSVP]

Also stay tuned for The Vanguard's special Exhibition Opening Party.

ARTIST'S PANEL

Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Contemporary African American Quilts

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29: Panel discussion with local and featured textile artists Marion Coleman, Ed Johnetta Fowler-Miller, Alice Beasley, Adrienne Cruz, and Olaitan Callender-Scott, moderated by Dr. Patricia Turner, author of Crafted Lives: Stories and Studies of African American Quilters. [more]

INSIDE MoAD

Shop the Museum Store, Become a Member, Donate

• The holiday shopping season is over but you can still save up to 15% on selected items throughout the month of January at the museum store.

• Join! MoAD members enjoy free or reduced admission to our museum opening events and ongoing programs. Members can also take advantage of complimentary guest passes, and more. Become a member!

• Donate! Support this worthy organization in its work of providing excellent exhibitions, public and education programs to our global and local communities by donating today. [more]

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