Please stop by for the final day of “Nourish: Storytelling with Saris”! Monica Jahan Bose will be there during gallery hours from noon to 4 pm and will b e happy to give you a tour of the exhibition.
\nNourish: Storytelling with Saris
\nLocation: Th e Nicholson Project\, 2310 Nicholson Project SE\, Washington DC\, Bus B2 a nd many others
\nExhibition Dates: September 10-November 4\, 2023
\nGallery Hours: Wednesdays 2-6pm + S aturdays 12 noon – 4pm
\nLink to Washington Post Review.
\nNourish: Storytelling with Saris i s an installation of video\, drawings\, poems\, saris\, and kanthas inspired by plants and herbs. Touching the soil and growing food are gr ounding and nourishing. For the last two years\, Bangladeshi-American arti st Monica Jahan Bose and DC participants in her Storytelling with Saris pr oject have been connecting with the soil and Earth and food justice issues by nurturing plants on windowsills and planting neighborhood vegetable ga rdens. This year they planted and harvested in the garden at The Nicholson Project. Bose led a series of planting workshops that included poetry and art inspired by soil and plants. Using performance\, sari art\, writing\, and film\, Storytelling with Saris\, which commenced in 2012\, links DC r esidents with Bangladeshi coastal women farmers in solidarity to address c limate and food injustice. There is a concurrent exhibition by Stephanie J. Williams.
\nMonica Jahan Bose b io: Monica Jahan Bose is a Banglad eshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, prin tmaking\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic in justice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary instal lations and performances. Bose use s the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally (20 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more tha n 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National M useum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS w ith women farmers from her ancestral island village has travelled to 10 st ates and seven countries and engaged thousands of people. Her work has ap peared in the Miami Herald\, th e Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolu lu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Pract ice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma i n Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\nThis project was supported by the DC Commission on the Arts & Hu manities.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T160000 LOCATION:The Nicholson Project @ 2310 Nicholson St SE\, Washington DC SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:“Nourish” Exhibition Closing URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/nourish-exhibition-closing-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/upl oads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-10-31-at-8.53.45 PM-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\ ,medium\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Scre enshot-2023-10-31-at-8.53.45 PM-300x223.png\;300\;223\;1\,large\;https://s torytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-10-31- at-8.53.45 PM-1024x761.png\;960\;713\;1\,full\;https://storytellingwithsar is.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-10-31-at-8.53.45 PM.png\ ;1984\;1474\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4130@storytellingwithsaris.com DTSTAMP:20260815T073050Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,gender\,plants\,poetry'\,workshop CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
We will be doing workshops and t alks and an exhibition in Dhaka and Patuakhali\, Bangladesh. Stay tuned f or details.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T174700 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T184700 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Workshops in Bangladesh URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/workshops-in-bangladesh-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/upl oads/2022/03/IMG_7856-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://storytell ingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_7856-300x225.jpeg\;300\;22 5\;1\,large\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ IMG_7856-1024x768.jpeg\;960\;720\;1\,full\;https://storytellingwithsaris.c om/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_7856.jpeg\;1210\;907\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4761@storytellingwithsaris.com DTSTAMP:20260815T073050Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,earth day\,gardening\,gender\,plant s\,poetry' CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https: //www.thenicholsonproject.org/ DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a planting\, poetry\, and art workshop at The Nicholson Project’s garden. We will be cleaning and planting the garden wi th Peter Lewis\, the Garden Manager at Nicholson. Artist Monica Jahan Bose will lead us in creating poetry and sari art.
\nIf you have joined prior Storytelling with Saris workshops\, please bring with you your folde r of materials — journal\, pencil etc. Looking forward to seeing you! Ple ase email storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodat ion needs.
\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, performance\, f ilm\, and interdisciplinary projects. Her social practice work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice thr ough co-created workshops and temporary public art installations and perfo rmances. She is the creator of STORYTELLING WITH SARIS\, a long-term art a nd advocacy project with her ancestral village of Katakhali\, Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law Sc hool.
\nPeter Lewis is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Nicholson Project since 2022 and is the main point of co ntact for garden activities and distribution during peak growing season. P eter also manages seeds starts and runs the Community Composting Program a t Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.
\nMonica Jahan Bose bio: Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate ac
tivist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and
public art. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection of clim
ate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshop
s\, art actions\, and temporary installations and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-
long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to r
epresent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibi
ted her work extensively in the US and internationally (20 solo shows\, nu
merous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo e
xhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contempor
ary Art Rome. Her ongoing collabor
ative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestra
l island village has travelled to 10 states and seven countries and engage
d thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacifi
c\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Time
s\, and all major newspapers i
n Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan
University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, a
nd a JD from Columbia Law School.
The Nicholson Project is an artist residency progr am and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and c reatives from our community and the local artist community—particularly ar tists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors th rough community-based programming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hu b and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while inf using new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire others to use sim ilar non-traditional arts and community-centered projects as a pathway tow ard stronger\, more vibrant communities.
\nThis project is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-tickets-8777 06412507?aff=oddtdtcreator.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240422T120000 LOCATION:The Nicholson Project @ 2310 Nicholson St SE\, Washington DC SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Earth Day Gardening & Art Workshop URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/gardeningworkshop-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/upl oads/2023/11/DSC08360-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://storytelli ngwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC08360-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\ ;1\,large\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DS C08360-1024x683.jpg\;960\;640\;1\,full\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/ wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC08360-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1707\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-ti ckets-877706412507?aff=oddtdtcreator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4400@storytellingwithsaris.com DTSTAMP:20260815T073050Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,earth day\,gardening\,gender\,plant s\,poetry' CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https: //www.thenicholsonproject.org/ DESCRIPTION:Join the Storytelling with Saris team to help harvest the vegetables from the Nicholson Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in the garden in the spring and and are thrilled to go back to see what ha s been growing. We will do some earthing exercises with Monica Jahan Bose and work with the gardener in residence\, Peter Lewis.
\nPeter Lewi s is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Nichol son Project since 2022 and is the main point of contact for garden activit ies and distribution during peak growing season. Peter also manages seeds starts and runs the Community Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.
\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist an d climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, perfor mance\, and public art. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersec tion of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-crea ted workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and performance s. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and t he cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally (23 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, a nd more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing co llaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her an cestral island village has travelled to 12 US states and eight countries a nd engaged thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Her ald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, th e Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major newspaper s in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesle yan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\ , and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\nThe Nicholson Project is an artist res idency program and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportunities\, engage\, and amplify a rtists and creatives from our community and the local artist community—par ticularly artists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community-based programming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic identity \, while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire other s to use similar non-traditional arts and community-centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant communities.
\nStortyelling with Saris is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.\n
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetr y-workshop-tickets-877706412507?aff=oddtdtcreator.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T110000 LOCATION:The Nicholson Project @ 2310 Nicholson St SE\, Washington DC SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Harvest Time! URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/harvest-time-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/upl oads/2023/11/DSC08360-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://storytelli ngwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC08360-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\ ;1\,large\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DS C08360-1024x683.jpg\;960\;640\;1\,full\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/ wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC08360-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1707\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-ti ckets-877706412507?aff=oddtdtcreator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4373@storytellingwithsaris.com DTSTAMP:20260815T073050Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,earth day\,gardening\,gender\,plant s\,poetry' CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https: //www.thenicholsonproject.org/ DESCRIPTION:Join the Storytelling with Saris team to help harvest the vegetables from the Nicholson Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in the garden in the spring and and are thrilled to go back to see what ha s been growing. We will do some earthing exercises with Monica Jahan Bose and work with the gardener in residence\, Peter Lewis. Location: 2310 N icholson St\, SE\, Washington DC. Buses B2\, 32\, 36. Free street parkin g available.
\nPeter Lewis is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Nicholson Project since 2022 and is the main poin t of contact for garden activities and distribution during peak growing se ason. Peter also manages seeds starts and runs the Community Composting Pr ogram at Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.
\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans paintin g\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engag ed work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and eco nomic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-fo ot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — t o represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exh ibited her work extensively in the US and internationally (23 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including sol o exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contem porary Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has travelled to 12 US states and eight countries and engaged thousands of people. Her work h as appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacifi c\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Time s\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practi ce of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\n< /div>\nThe Nic holson Project is an artist residency program and neighborhood garden in W ard 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportu nities\, engage\, and amplify artists and creatives from our community and the local artist community—particularly artists of color and those from W ard 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community-based programmi ng. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrat ing Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southea st DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts and c ommunity-centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant com munities.
\nStortyelling with Saris is supported by the DC Commissio n on the Arts and Humanities.
\nTickets: https://www.event brite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-tickets-877706412507?aff=oddtdtc reator.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T113000 LOCATION:The Nicholson Project @ 2310 Nicholson St SE\, Washington DC SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Harvest Time! URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/harvest-time/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/upl oads/2023/11/DSC08360-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://storytelli ngwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC08360-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\ ;1\,large\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DS C08360-1024x683.jpg\;960\;640\;1\,full\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/ wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC08360-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1707\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-ti ckets-877706412507?aff=oddtdtcreator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4435@storytellingwithsaris.com DTSTAMP:20260815T073050Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,earth day\,gardening\,gender\,plant s\,poetry' CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https: //www.thenicholsonproject.org/ DESCRIPTION:Join the Storytelling with Saris team to help harvest the vegetables from the Nicholson Project neighborhood garden. We helped out in the garden in the spring and summer\, and and are thrilled to go back t o see what has been growing. We will do some earthing exercises with Moni ca Jahan Bose and work with the gardener in residence\, Peter Lewis. Loca tion: 2310 Nicholson St\, SE\, Washington DC. Buses B2\, 32\, 36. Free street parking available.
\nPeter Lewis is an avid gardener\, artist \, and chef. He has been working with Nicholson Project since 2022 and is the main point of contact for garden activities and distribution during pe ak growing season. Peter also manages seeds starts and runs the Community Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.
\nMonica Ja han Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her s ocially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gen der\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and performances. Bose uses the sari — a prec olonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet . She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally (23 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Mus eum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLI NG WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has tra velled to 12 US states and eight countries and engaged thousands of people . Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Ar t Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, t he Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-gradua te Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law S chool.
\nThe Nicholson Project is an artist residency program and neighborhoo d garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, pr ovide opportunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and creatives from our community and the local artist community—particularly artists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community-ba sed programming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub and community an chor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar non-tradition al arts and community-centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, mor e vibrant communities.
\nStortyelling with Saris is supported in par t by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-tickets-877 706412507?aff=oddtdtcreator.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T120000 LOCATION:The Nicholson Project @ 2310 Nicholson St SE\, Washington DC SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Harvest Time! URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/harvest-time-3/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/upl oads/2023/11/DSC08360-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://storytelli ngwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC08360-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\ ;1\,large\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DS C08360-1024x683.jpg\;960\;640\;1\,full\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/ wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC08360-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1707\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gardening-and-poetry-workshop-ti ckets-877706412507?aff=oddtdtcreator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4390@storytellingwithsaris.com DTSTAMP:20260815T073050Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,gardening\,workshop CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Storytelling with Saris workshop s will take place in February 2025 in Bangladesh. The workshops will incl ude sari printing\, new kantha creations from worn saris from Storytelling with Saris\, new song creation\, and performance.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T153100 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T163100 LOCATION:Katakhali @ Patuakhali District\, Bangladesh SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Workshops in Bangladesh URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/workshops-in-bangladesh-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/upl oads/2024/03/IMG_3489-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://storytell ingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3489-300x225.jpeg\;300\;22 5\;1\,large\;https://storytellingwithsaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ IMG_3489-1024x768.jpeg\;960\;720\;1\,full\;https://storytellingwithsaris.c om/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3489-scaled.jpeg\;2560\;1920\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4141@storytellingwithsaris.com DTSTAMP:20260815T073050Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,earth day\,gardening\,gender\,plant s\,poetry' CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https: //www.thenicholsonproject.org/ DESCRIPTION:Join us for a gardening\, poetry\, and art workshop at The Nicholson Project’s garden. We will be helping with setting up the soil b eds in the garden with Peter Lewis\, the Garden Manager at Nicholson. Arti st Monica Jahan Bose will lead us in creating poetry and art inspired by c are of the soil and Earth and each other. NOTE: Date has been changed to May 13 due to weather forecast.
\nLooking forward to seeing you! Si gn up AT THIS LINK.
\nIf you have joined prior Storytelling with Saris w orkshops\, please bring with you your folder of materials — journal\, penc il etc. Looking forward to seeing you! Please email storytellingwithsaris @gmail.com with any questions or accommodation needs.
\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spa ns painting\, printmaking\, performance\, film\, and interdisciplinary pro jects. Her social practice work highlights the intersection of climate\, r acial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops and t emporary public art installations and performances. She is the creator of STORYTELLING WITH SARIS\, a long-term art and advocacy project with her an cestral village of Katakhali\, Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santinike tan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\nPeter Lewis is an avid gardener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Nicholson Pro ject since 2022 and is the main point of contact for garden activities and distribution during peak growing season. Peter also manages seeds starts and runs the Community Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\ , MD.
\nMonica Jaha n Bose bio: Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans paintin g\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engag ed work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and eco nomic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally (20 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh Na tional Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has travelled to 10 states and seven countries and engaged thousands of people. Her wor k has appeared in the Miami Her ald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, th e Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in t he Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate D iploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law Schoo l.
\nThe Nic holson Project is an artist residency program and neighborhood garden in W ard 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportu nities\, engage\, and amplify artists and creatives from our community and the local artist community—particularly artists of color and those from W ard 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community-based programmi ng. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrat ing Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southea st DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts and c ommunity-centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant com munities.
\nThis project is supported by the DC Commission on the Ar ts and Humanities.
\nJoin us for a gardening\, poetry\, and art workshop at The Nicholson Project’s garden. We will be working in the garden with Peter L ewis\, the Garden Manager at Nicholson. Artist Monica Jahan Bose will lead us in creating poetry and art inspired by care of the soil and Earth and each other.
\nLooking forward to seeing you! Sign up AT THIS LINK.
\nPlease e mail storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation n eeds.
\nIf you have joined prior Storytelling with Saris workshops\, please bring with you your folder of materials — journal\, pencil etc. Lo oking forward to seeing you! Please email storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation needs.
\nMonica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans paintin g\, printmaking\, performance\, film\, and interdisciplinary projects. Her social practice work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, ge nder\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops and temporary p ublic art installations and performances. She is the creator of STORYTELLI NG WITH SARIS\, a long-term art and advocacy project with her ancestral vi llage of Katakhali\, Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Pain ting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, Indi a\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\nPeter Lewis is an avid gard ener\, artist\, and chef. He has been working with Nicholson Project since 2022 and is the main point of contact for garden activities and distribut ion during peak growing season. Peter also manages seeds starts and runs t he Community Composting Program at Koiner Farm in Silver Spring\, MD.
\nMonica Jahan Bose bi o: Monica Jahan Bose is a Banglade shi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, print making\, film\, performance\, and public art. Her socially engaged work h ighlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic inj ustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary install ations and performances. Bose uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always r ecycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and i nternationally (20 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Mu seum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS wi th women farmers from her ancestral island village has travelled to 10 sta tes and seven countries and engaged thousands of people. Her work has app eared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolul u Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practi ce of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
\nThe Nicholson Pr oject is an artist residency program and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s F airlawn neighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide opportunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and creatives from our community and the loca l artist community—particularly artists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors through community-based programming. Its v ision is to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infusing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire others to use similar non-traditional arts and community- centered projects as a pathway toward stronger\, more vibrant communities.
\nThis project is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Hu manities.
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