In honor of Juneteenth this year, TSA is privileged to make available to the public a recording of the second event in our 2022 colloquium series, (re)claiming futures. Titled “Surviving Blackness in America: Quilts as Political Statement,” this event took place on May 24th, the day before the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi led a panel of leading Black quilters—Ed Johnetta Miller, Dorothy Burge and L’Merchie Frazier—who discussed their artwork through the lens of social justice, protest, and as a reflection of past and current situations adversely affecting the African American community. These quilters are all members of the Women of Color Quilters Network, founded by Dr. Mazloomi. Karen Hampton, artist, TSA member and former TSA VP, made the opening and closing remarks.
(re)claiming futures is generously supported by the Lenore Tawney Foundation.
June 19th is Juneteenth, the day celebrating the end of enslavement in the United States.
Image: Bloody Sunday, Sharon Kerry-Harlan, 2019, Wauwatosa, WI, 50” x 50”, photo by Jay Yocis
