Monica Jahan Bose will create a sari ins
tallation called “Sari Resilience” during the COP28 climate conference in
Dubai. It will be part of Hope House in the arts district and accessible
to all (no blue or green badge needed).
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Dates: November 30-Decemb
er 11\, \,2023.
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Address: Jossa\, Warehouse 45 Alserkal Avenue – 1
7th St – Dubai – United Arab Emirates
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Interactive Climate Sari wor
kshop: November 30 from 7-10 pm at Open House (RSVP at link below)
\n<
p>Hope House is a “canvas for hope\,” a place of rest\, resilience\, cultu
re and inspiration set in a warehouse space in the vibrant Alserkal arts d
istrict in Dubai. All visitors to COP28 are invited to come and join us.
More details about Hope Hous
e at this link.\n
Workshop details: Join artist
and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose for interactive storytelling and a
rt-making on a six-meter-long Bangladeshi sari. We will be composing shor
t poems and making art together about climate hope
in solidarity with coastal women farmers on Barobaishdia Island in Bangla
desh. This hands-on art workshop builds cross-border community and clima
te resilience as part of the decade-long Storytelling with Saris art and a
dvocacy project.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artis
t and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, pe
rformance\, and installation. Her socially engaged work highlights the in
tersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through c
o-created workshops\, art actions\, installations and performances. Monica
uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is alw
ays recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycl
e of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US
and internationally including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National
Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her decade-long collabor
ative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestra
l island village has traveled to eight countries and 11 US states\, engagi
ng thousands of people. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) fro
m Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a
JD from Columbia Law School.
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CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose or Allison Nance\; storytellingwithsaris@gmail.co
m\; https://www.thenicholsonproject.org/
DESCRIPTION:
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It’s time to celebr
ate Earth Day all month long! Join us for a planting\, poetry\, and art wo
rkshop at The Nicholson Project’s garden. We will be cleaning and planting
the garden with Kendra Hazel\, the new Garden Manager at Nicholson. Artis
t Monica Jahan Bose will lead us in creating poetry and art inspired by th
e garden. We will have more workshops in the summer with Monica followed b
y an exhibition and poetry slam at The Nicholson Project in September.
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If you have jo
ined prior Storytelling with Saris workshops\, please bring with you your
folder of materials — journal\, pencil etc. Looking forward to seeing you!
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Please ema
il storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation nee
ds. ASL will be provided.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and clim
ate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, performance\, film\
, and interdisciplinary projects. Her social practice work highlights the
intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through
co-created workshops and temporary public art installations and performan
ces. She is the creator of STORYTELLING WITH SARIS\, a long-term art and a
dvocacy project with her ancestral village of Katakhali\, Bangladesh. She
has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Di
ploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School
.
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Kendra Ha
zel is the 2023 Garden Manager at The Nicholson Project. She is an herb en
thusiast\, urban garden educator\, and a plant based chef. She studied Hea
lth Science at Florida A&M University\, has worked with neighborhood commu
nity gardens independently and as the Community Garden Spaces manager with
City Blossoms\, and recently founded Green Things Work where she shares h
er holistic approach to wellness.
\n
The Nicholson Project is an artist residency progra
m and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn neighborhood. Its mission i
s to support\, provide opportunities\, engage\, and amplify artists and cr
eatives from our community and the local artist community—particularly art
ists of color and those from Ward 7 and 8—while engaging our neighbors thr
ough community-based programming. Its vision is to serve as a cultural hub
and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authentic identity\, while infu
sing new vibrancy into Southeast DC. We hope to inspire others to use simi
lar non-traditional arts and community-centered projects as a pathway towa
rd stronger\, more vibrant communities.
\n
This project is supported in part by the DC C
ommission on the Arts and Humanities.
Join us for a plan
ting\, poetry\, and art workshop at The Nicholson Project’s garden. We wil
l be cleaning and planting the garden with Kendra Hazel\, the new Garden M
anager at Nicholson. Artist Monica Jahan Bose will lead us in creating poe
try and art inspired by the garden. We will have more workshops in the sum
mer with Monica followed by an exhibition and poetry slam at The Nicholson
Project in September.
\n
If you have joined prior Storytelling with Saris workshops\, p
lease bring with you your folder of materials — journal\, pencil etc. Look
ing forward to seeing you!
\n
Please email storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any ques
tions or accommodation needs. ASL will be provided.
\n<
p>Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladesh
i-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printma
king\, performance\, film\, and interdisciplinary projects. Her social pra
ctice work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and
economic injustice through co-created workshops and temporary public art i
nstallations and performances. She is the creator of STORYTELLING WITH SAR
IS\, a long-term art and advocacy project with her ancestral village of Ka
takhali\, Bangladesh. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from
Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a J
D from Columbia Law School.\n
Kendra Hazel is the 2023 Garden Manager at The Nicholson
Project. She is an herb enthusiast\, urban garden educator\, and a plant b
ased chef. She studied Health Science at Florida A&M University\, has work
ed with neighborhood community gardens independently and as the Community
Garden Spaces manager with City Blossoms\, and recently founded Green Thin
gs Work where she shares her holistic approach to wellness.
\n
The Nicholson Project is
an artist residency program and neighborhood garden in Ward 7’s Fairlawn n
eighborhood. Its mission is to support\, provide 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-based programming. Its vision is
to serve as a cultural hub and community anchor celebrating Ward 7’s authe
ntic 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.
\n
This project is sup
ported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Join us for the book launch of Noorjahan Bose’
s “Daughter of the Agunmukha” at Politics and Prose\, 5015 Connecticut Ave
NW\, Washington DC\, on Sunday\, October 29\, 2023 at 3 pm. Noorjahan Bos
e will be joined by local activists Sunu Chandy and Krittika Ghosh along w
ith the book’s editor Monica Jahan Bose. Books will be available for purch
ase and signing. We hope you will come and celebrate this major accomplish
ment with Noorjahan\, who turned 85 earlier this year. \nAlso please
support our wonderful local bookstore\, which is hosting this official eve
nt. \nhttps://www.politics-pro
se.com/noorjahan-bose
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How does a girl from a tiny Bangladeshi island end up readin
g Tagore\, Marx\, and de Beauvoir and become a leading feminist campaigner
?
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This is th
e riveting personal story of Noorjahan Bose\, born in 1938 in present-day
Bangladesh to a farming family\, near the mouth of the ferocious River Agu
nmukha—Fire Mouth River. Abused by male relatives and raised by a mother w
ho was herself a child bride\, Noorjahan struggled for her education and a
utonomy. Nurtured joyfully and creatively by her mother\, and mentored by
local activists\, she found her way into the progressive movements that wo
uld one day take her around the world. From the pain of partition to her h
usband’s death when she was only 18 and pregnant\, to the devastating cycl
ones threatening her family’s home and livelihood\, Noorjahan’s life has n
ot been easy. Yet her courage shines through the pages of her memoir\, whe
ther she is promoting Bangla language rights\, enduring Bangladesh’s liber
ation war\, or marrying outside her family’s faith. This moving\, gripping
book tells a powerful story of trauma\, loss\, resilience and empowerment
.
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Translated by Rebecca Whittington and edited by Monica Jahan
Bose.
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Bios: \nNOO
RJAHAN BOSE – Noorjahan Bose (she/her) is a feminist writer\, social worke
r\, and activist\, living between the US and Bangladesh. She is the founde
r of two US-based organizations to empower South Asian women\, ASHA (now A
shiyanaa) and Samhati. She has a BA (Honors) in Bangla literature from Dha
ka University and a Masters in Social Work from Catholic University in Was
hington DC. She worked for many years as a social worker with refugees and
the elderly at Catholic Charities\, with foster children for Prince Georg
es Country\, MD\, and with ICU patients at DC General Hospital. She also f
ounded the first Bangla School in the DC area\, running it out of her home
for more than 10 years.
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Her first book\, the autobiography Agunmukhar Meye\, was publ
ished in 2009 in Bangladesh\, after coming out in serial form in the Janak
antha newspaper. The book became a bestseller\, and in 2009 was named one
of the top 10 books in Bangladesh. In 2010\, Noorjahan received the Ananny
a Prize for the book\, given to one woman writer every year in Bangladesh.
The book has been the subject of numerous reviews and panel discussions i
n Bangladesh and India. In 2011\, Ananda Publishers brought out a new edit
ion of the book in India. In 2016\, the book won Bangladesh’s highest hono
r\, the Bangla Academy Literary Award (autobiography). Noorjahan has also
published several travelogues and other books. The translation “Daughter o
f the Agunmukha” was published in 2023 by Hurst Publishers in the U.K. wit
h distribution in the US by Oxford University Press.
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SUNU P. CHANDY- Sunu P. Chandy (s
he/her) is currently a Senior Advisor with Democracy Forward\, supporting
work across the teams to defend and build measures towards a more inclusiv
e democracy and to disrupt the policies that oppose this goal. Sunu is als
o the author of an award-winning collection of poems\, My Dear Comrades\,
published by Regal House in 2023\, and has created a wide-ranging book tou
r alongside other authors\, artists\, and activists. Sunu is also a proud
member of the board of directors for the Transgender Law Center\, and was
honored to be included as one the 2021 Queer Women of Washington.
\n<
div class='x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s'>Before joining Democ
racy Forward in September 2023\, she served as the Legal Director of the N
ational Women’s Law Center for six years. She led the Center’s litigation
efforts by expanding both the Center’s direct litigation and amicus brief
program\, and there she coauthored several briefs to the U.S. Supreme Cour
t. Sunu provided guidance for the Center’s policy positions towards greate
r workplace justice\, and often led the Center’s LGBTQ+ rights policy work
including through testifying before the U.S. Congress. Before NWLC\, Sunu
led civil rights work through a range of government positions including a
s the Deputy Director for the Civil Rights Division with the U.S. Departme
nt of Health and Human Services\, as the General Counsel of the DC Office
of Human Rights (OHR)\, and for 15 years as a federal litigator with the U
.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the New York District Offi
ce. Sunu began her legal career as a law firm associate representing union
s and individual workers in New York City at Gladstein\, Reif and Megginni
ss\, LLP. Sunu is cited as a legal expert on workplace civil rights laws\,
gender justice and LGBTQ+ rights including by The New York Times\, The Wa
shington Post\, LA Times\, Ms. Magazine\, the Advocate\, CSPAN\, NBC\, ABC
and NPR.
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Su
nu earned her B.A. in Peace and Global Studies/Women’s Studies from Earlha
m College in Richmond\, Indiana\, her law degree from Northeastern Univers
ity School of Law in Boston and later\, her MFA in Creative Writing (Poetr
y) from Queens College/The City University of New York in 2013. Sunu’s cre
ative work can also be found in publications including Asian American Lite
rary Review\, Beltway Poetry Quarterly\, Poets on Adoption\, Split this Ro
ck’s online social justice database\, The Quarry\, and in anthologies incl
uding The Penguin Book of Indian Poets\, The Long Devotion: Poets Writing
Motherhood and This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformatio
n.
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KRITTIKA
GHOSH – Krittika Ghosh (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Asian/Pa
cific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP). She has extensiv
e experience working on gender-based violencein the US and Canada for the
past 21 years. Krittika’s experience includes developing innovative progra
mming on prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) in immigrant and refuge
e communities through transformative education and outreach campaigns such
as the development of graphic novels and photo novels highlighting sexual
violence\, development of trauma art therapy workshops and peer engagemen
t in responding to GBV. She has deep experience in community engagement\,
policy development and program management. Krittika was a founding member
of Ontario’s Provincial Violence against Women’s round-table and provided
feedback to policies on the government’s GBV related policies. Krittika is
also a co-founder of the Shakti Peer group\, a peer-based group respondin
g to gender-based violence in New York City.
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Krittika has been recognized for her work
by the City of New York\, The Filipino Women’s Network\, was one of Mothe
r Board Magazine’s “Person of the Year” in 2017 for her work in ending gen
der-based violence and is the recipient of the 2021 Imagene Stewart Surviv
ing Sprit Award. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in
Sociology and Women’s Studies from Simmons University\, Boston\, and with
a Master’s degree in Gender Studies from the London School of Economics &
Political Science.
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MONICA JAHAN BOSE- Monica Jahan Bose(she/her) is a Bangladeshi-Ame
rican artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\
, film\, performance\, public art\, and writing. Her ongoing collaborative
project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her mother’s ance
stral village has travelled to 11 US states and seven countries and engage
d thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the Was
hington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu St
ar Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, and all major newspapers in Bangladesh.
She is a board member of Samhati and currently manages the Katakhali eco-e
mpowerment project. She was the editor of Daughter of the Agunmukha. She h
as a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a pos
t-graduate Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columb
ia Law School.
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CONTACT:https://www.thenicholsonproject.org/
DESCRIPTION:
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.
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Nourish: Storytelling with Saris
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Location: Th
e Nicholson Project\, 2310 Nicholson Project SE\, Washington DC\, Bus B2 a
nd many others
Nourish: 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.
\n
Monica 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.
\n
This project was supported by the DC Commission on the Arts & Hu
manities.
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CONTACT:Georgetown Univ. Lab for Global Performance & Politics\; 202-687-07
99\; globallab@georgetown.edu\; https://globallab.georgetown.edu/
DESCRIPTION:
The Laboratory for Global Performance
and Politics in collaboration with the Earth Commons presents\, When Will
the Water Come – an evening of readings\, short plays\, monologues\, poet
ry\, and music about water and our environment\, featuring students from P
rofessor Derek Goldman’s TPST/ CULP 2036 Global Performance and Politics c
ourse\, as well as professional guest artists\, curated and directed by As
hanee Kottage\, Lab/Earth Commons Fellow.
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Location: 1801 35th St
NW\, Washington\, DC 20007 (the old Fillmore School\, in Glover Park)
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Date/Time: Monday November 6\, 2023\, 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Monica Jahan
Bose’s short performance is in the very beginning.
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The performanc
e brings together an expansive range of cultural perspectives\, theatrical
forms\, and narratives to explore the scientific\, political\, elemental\
, and intimately personal dimensions of water. This multi-disciplinary per
formance and roundtable event features material from the recently launched
We Hear You–A Climate Archive\, a
global performance project exploring youth perspectives on the climate em
ergency and the 2023 Cl
imate Change Theater Action a worldwide festival of short plays about
the climate crisis presented biennially to coincide with the United Nation
s COP meetings. This event is also part of an ongoing suite of activities
featuring student and professional performances curated by The Lab leading
up to COP 28\, including the forthcoming conference Sustaining the Oasis:
Envisioning the Future of Water Security in the Gulf\, to be held at the
Georgetown campus in Qatar.
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We are honored that the following gues
t artists and students will share their work with us and join us for a rou
ndtable discussion (moderated by Prof. Derek Goldman and Ashanee Kottage)
and reception with some light refreshments at the end of the performance.<
/p>\n
la jiao pa
ng xie\, shao la (“chilli crab\, less spicy”) by Dia Hakim K
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Under
tow by Keith Barker
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A Hummingbird’s Ululation by Aleya Kassam
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(up)rooted by Caity Shea-Violette
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To request an accommodation
\, inquiries about accessibility\, or if you have any questions/ issues ge
tting to the space please email us at globallab@georgetown.edu.
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CONTACT:Sierra Quitiquit\; sierra@timeforbetter.org\; https://www.timeforbe
tter.org/cop28hopehouse
DESCRIPTION:
Join Monica Jahan Bose for an interacti
ve sari workshop during the open house for Hope House in the Arts District
. The event and Monica’s sari installation will take place during the COP
28 climate conference in Dubai. It will be part of Hope House in the arts
district and accessible to all (no blue or green badge needed).
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A
ddress: Jossa\, Warehouse 45 Alserkal Avenue – 17th St – Dubai – United A
rab Emirates
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Interactive Climate Sari workshop: November 30 from
7-10 pm at Open House (RSVP at link here)
\n
Hope House is a “canvas for hope\,” a p
lace of rest\, resilience\, culture and inspiration set in a warehouse spa
ce in the vibrant Alserkal arts district in Dubai. All visitors to COP28
are invited to come and join us. More details about Hope House at this link.
\n
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: OPEN (HOPE) HOUSE – A warm welcome to COP
28 UAE from Time for Better and celebration of Earth featuring an interact
ive media opportunity to share your climate story with Imagine5. Women’s E
nvironmental and Climate Action (WECAN) will provide an Earth Dedication t
o inspire optimistic outcomes at COP28 UAE. *Hope House guests are welcome
to bring rocks\, soil\, and water from their homelands to combine into ve
ssels which will symbolize our collective efforts to make a positive diffe
rence.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artis
t and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, pe
rformance\, and installation. Her socially engaged work highlights the in
tersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through c
o-created workshops\, art actions\, installations and performances. Monica
uses the sari — a precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is alw
ays recycled and never discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycl
e of life on our planet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US
and internationally including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National
Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her decade-long collabor
ative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestra
l island village has traveled to eight countries and 11 US states\, engagi
ng thousands of people. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) fro
m Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a
JD from Columbia Law School.
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DESCRIPTION:
Monica Jahan Bose will be present
ing at the Bangladesh Pavilion on December 1 at 3:30 to 5 pm.
\n
The
Pavilion is in Blue Zone B2\, Building 21\, ground floor.
\n
Jo
in internationally-acclaimed artist and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose
for multimedia storytelling and art-making on a six-meter-l
ong Bangladeshi sari
\n
Storytelling with Saris
connects people around the world through art with action steps to address
climate change in solidarity with women farmers from artist Monica Jahan
Bose’s ancestral village on Barobaishdia Island\, Patuakhali District\, Ba
ngladesh. Monica is working to preserve the intangible heritage of these w
omen’s folk dances and oral tradition Bangla songs\, which may be lost due
to climate change. She will show
images and video and share stories about climate impacts in coastal Bangl
adesh and the resilience of these communities even in the face of losing c
rops\, land\, and intangible heritage. Everyone will join in drawing and
writing on a sari. This hands-on a
rt workshop builds cross-border community and climate resilience.\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi
-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmak
ing\, film\, performance\, and installation. Her socially engaged work hi
ghlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic inju
stice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, installations and perfo
rmances. Monica uses the sari — a
precolonial 18-foot-long unstitched garment that is always recycled and ne
ver discarded — to represent women’s lives and the cycle of life on our pl
anet. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally
including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Mu
seum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her
decade-long collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farm
ers from her ancestral island village has traveled to eight countries and
11 US states\, engaging thousands of people. She has a BA in the Practice
of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santini
ketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
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o City\, Dubai\, UAE
SEQUENCE:0
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CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com\; storytellingw
ithsaris.com
DESCRIPTION:
Please join us for the online
launch of SWIMMING\, a new public art project that explores the deep and
essential connections we have to water as our world faces increased floodi
ng and rising sea levels due to climate change. When installed in June 202
4 at the Marie Reed Community & Aquatic Center in Washington DC\, SWIMMING
will feature a “pool” of art-embellished saris\, along with a sound walk\
, performances\, film screenings\, and poetry readings. During the launch
\, artist and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose will introduce the projec
t and then lead a poetry and art workshop where we will create poetry and
art inspired by the. healing properties of water and swimming and inequiti
es in access. SWIMMING is part of Bose’s. art and advocacy project Storyte
lling with Saris. Started over a decade ago\, the project has fostered co
llaboration with women from Bose’s ancestral island in Bangladesh as well
as residents of DC and people around the world.
\n
To learn more and
become part of this exciting venture\, please register using the Eventbrite link.
\n
Here is the Zoom link for the workshop on December 13 at 4:30
PM (Eastern time): https://us02web.zoom.u
s/j/85156753263?pwd=RlRlY0Y1a25HVDR3eTIzUC9TN2xnUT09
\n
If you
have joined prior Storytelling with Saris workshops\, please have with yo
u your folder of materials — journal\, pencil etc. In the spring we will b
e having in person workshops to finish the saris. Looking forward to seein
g you! Here is a link to our workshop.
\n
ASL interpretation
will be provided. Please email storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with any qu
estions or accommodation needs.
\n
Curator: Sarah Tanguy. Film/live
stream: Paris Preston Music & Sound Design: Sonia Herrero.
\n
Commu
nity partners: Marie Reed Elementary School and Community & Aquatic Cente
r\, Adams Morgan Partnership BID\, DC Arts Center\, Calvary Women’s Servic
es.
\n
This project is funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Hu
manities.
Please join us for a communit
y workshop to create SWIMMING\, a new public art project that explores the
deep and essential connections we have to water as our world faces increa
sed flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change. When installed i
n June 2024 at the Marie Reed Community & Aquatic Center in Washington DC\
, SWIMMING will feature a “pool” of art-embellished saris\, along with a s
ound walk\, performances\, film screenings\, and poetry readings. Artist
and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose will introduce the project and then
lead a poetry and art workshop where we will create poetry and art inspir
ed by the healing properties of water and swimming and inequities in acces
s. SWIMMING is part of Bose’s art and advocacy project Storytelling with S
aris. Started over a decade ago\, the project has fostered collaboration
with women from Bose’s ancestral island in Bangladesh as well as residents
of DC and people around the world.
\n
To learn more and become part
of this exciting project\, please register using the Eventbrite link.
\n
ASL interpretation will be provided. Please email storytellingwithsaris@g
mail.com with any questions or accommodation needs.
\n
Curator: Sara
h Tanguy. Film/livestream: Paris Preston Music & Sound Design: Sonia He
rrero.
\n
Community partners: Marie Reed Elementary School and Commu
nity & Aquatic Center\, Adams Morgan Partnership BID\, DC Arts Center\, Ca
lvary Women’s Services.
\n
This project is funded by the DC Commissio
n on the Arts and Humanities.
\n
Mon
ica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose
work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and installation
. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racia
l\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art act
ions\, and temporary installations and performances. She has exhibited her
work extensively in the US and in
ternationally (22 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than
25 performances) including solo ex
hibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contempora
ry Art Rome. Her ongoing decade-lo
ng collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from h
er ancestral island village has tr
aveled to eight countries and 12 US states\, engaging thousands of people.
Her work has appeared in the Miam
i Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee <
span style='font-weight: 400\;'>Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\,
the the Japan Times\, Prothom Alo and all major newspapers in Bangladesh.
The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum has acquired and group of her p
aintings\, saris\, and archival materials for its collection. Monica has
a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-g
raduate diploma in art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia
Law School.
“চলমান” প্রদর্শনীতে শিল্পী মনিকা জা
হান বোস তুলে ধরেছেন শাড়ি\, চলচিত্র এবং কৃতকলার মাধ্যমে তাঁর দীর্ঘমেয়াদী প্
রকল্প “শাড়ীর মধ্যে জীবনগাথা”। এই চলমান প্রকল্পে তিনি কাজ করছেন জলব
ায়ু পরিবর্তন এবং নারী\, খাদ্য ও পরিবেশের উপরে এর বিরূপ প্রভাব নিয়ে। তিনি এক দশক ধরে তার মায়ের গ্রাম (ক
াটাখালী গ্রাম\, বড়বাইশদিয়া দ্বীপ\, পটুয়াখালী জেলা)\, আমেরিকা এবং ইউরোপে বস
বাসরত নারীদের যৌথ সহযোগিতায় জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন সম্পর্কিত চিত্র\, লেখা\, এবং আলোচনা দিয়ে শিল্প করেছেন| “চলমান” শব্দটির বাংলা প্রচলিত সমার্থক
অর্থ হল\, অগ্রসরমান\, অনবরত\, অবিরাম\, নিরন্তর ইত্যাদি\, বিশেষ করে যা ব্য
বহৃত হয় চলমান চলচিত্রের ক্ষেত্রে।
Choloman presents an in progress snapshot of Monica Jahan Bo
se’s ongoing Storytelling with Saris collaborative art project\, addressin
g climate change and its impact on women\, food\, and our environment thro
ugh saris\, film\, and performance. The word “choloman” in Bangla means on
going\, moving\, or continuous and is especially used to refer to films th
at are running. Monica has worked for more than a decade with women farmer
s from her ancestral village in Katakhali\, Barobaishdia Island\, Patuakha
li District along with residents of her home in Washington DC and others a
round the world.
\n
Curator: Ruxmini Choudhury.
\n
The exhibitio
n will run from 3pm to 9pm everyday from 1-9 March\, 2024.
Monica Jahan Bose is
a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans paint
ing\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and installation. Her socially en
gaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and
economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and tempor
ary installations and performances. She has exhibited her work extensively
in the US and internationally (26 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions
\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangla
desh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoin
g decade-long collaborative project Storytelling with Saris with women far
mers from her ancestral island village has traveled to eight countries and
12 US states\, engaging thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the
Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sen
tinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the Japan Times\, Prothom Alo and a
ll major newspapers in Bangladesh. The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Mus
eum is acquiring a collection of her paintings\, saris\, and archival mate
rials. Monica was an artist delegate to the COP28 climate conference in Du
bai\, presenting sari installations\, workshops\, and film screenings. She
has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a p
ost-graduate diploma in art from Santiniketan\,India\, and a JD from Colum
bia Law School.
Please join us for a communit
y workshop to create SWIMMING\, a new public art project that explores the
deep and essential connections we have to water as our world faces increa
sed flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change. When installed i
n June 2024 at the Marie Reed Community & Aquatic Center in Washington DC\
, SWIMMING will feature a “pool” of art-embellished saris\, along with a s
ound walk\, performances\, film screenings\, and poetry readings. Artist
and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose will lead a poetry and art workshop
where we will create poetry and art inspired by the healing properties of
water and swimming and inequities in access. SWIMMING is part of Bose’s a
rt and advocacy project Storytelling with Saris. Started over a decade ag
o\, the project has fostered collaboration with women from Bose’s ancestra
l island in Bangladesh as well as residents of DC and people around the wo
rld.
\n
ASL interpretation will be provided. Please email storytellin
gwithsaris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation needs. Register
for the event<
strong> on Eventbrite.
\n
Curator: Sarah Tanguy. Film
/livestream: Paris Preston Music & Sound Design: Sonia Herrero.
\n
Community partners: Marie Reed Elementary School and Community & Aquatic
Center\, Adams Morgan Partnership BID\, DC Arts Center\, Calvary Women’s S
ervices.
\n
This project is funded by the DC Commission on the Arts a
nd Humanities.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose
is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans pai
nting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and installation. Her socially
engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, an
d economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temp
orary installations and performances. She has exhibited her work extensive
ly in the US and internationally (
22 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances
) including solo exhibitions at th
e Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing decade-long collaborativ
e project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has traveled to eight
countries and 12 US states\, engaging thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the
Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the the Japan T
imes\, Prothom Alo and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. The Smithsonian
Anacostia Community Museum has acquired and group of her paintings\, sari
s\, and archival materials for its collection. Monica has a BA in the Pra
ctice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate diploma
in art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
Please join us for a communit
y workshop to create SWIMMING\, a new public art project that explores the
deep and essential connections we have to water as our world faces increa
sed flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change. When installed i
n June 2024 at the Marie Reed Community & Aquatic Center in Washington DC\
, SWIMMING will feature a “pool” of art-embellished saris\, along with a s
ound walk\, performances\, film screenings\, and poetry readings. Artist
and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose will lead a poetry and art workshop
where we will create poetry and art inspired by the healing properties of
water and swimming and inequities in access. SWIMMING is part of Bose’s a
rt and advocacy project Storytelling with Saris. Started over a decade ag
o\, the project has fostered collaboration with women from Bose’s ancestra
l island in Bangladesh as well as residents of DC and people around the wo
rld.
\n
ASL interpretation will be provided. Please email storytellin
gwithsaris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation needs. Register
for the event<
strong> on Eventbrite.
\n
Curator: Sarah Tanguy. Film
/livestream: Paris Preston Music & Sound Design: Sonia Herrero.
\n
Community partners: Marie Reed Elementary School and Community & Aquatic
Center\, Adams Morgan Partnership BID\, DC Arts Center\, Calvary Women’s S
ervices.
\n
This project is funded by the DC Commission on the Arts a
nd Humanities.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose
is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans pai
nting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and installation. Her socially
engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, an
d economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temp
orary installations and performances. She has exhibited her work extensive
ly in the US and internationally (
22 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 performances
) including solo exhibitions at th
e Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art Rome. Her ongoing decade-long collaborativ
e project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has traveled to eight
countries and 12 US states\, engaging thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald\, the
Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the the Japan T
imes\, Prothom Alo and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. The Smithsonian
Anacostia Community Museum has acquired and group of her paintings\, sari
s\, and archival materials for its collection. Monica has a BA in the Pra
ctice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-graduate diploma
in art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
We a
re excited to announce the Climate Hope project by Monica Jahan Bose prese
nted by the Arlington Art Truck of Arlington County Government. Curated b
y Cynthia Connolly\, eight activations will occur at various locations acr
oss Arlington\, Virginia. Contribute to a community created art project b
y writing a poem\, pledge\, or an illustration directly onto an 18-foot-lo
ng cotton sari that is adorned by woodblocks from the artist’s ancestral v
illage in Bangladesh. The poems and pledges will complete the sari which a
lready includes climate themed wood block prints. On the last day\, the pu
blic is invited to join a procession with over 70 feet of saris through an
Arlington neighborhood to a waterway. Here is the PRESS RELEASE.
\n
Activa
tion dates:
\n
Wednesday\, April 3 – Barcroft School\,
not open to public
\n
Sunday\, April 7 – 9 am -1 p
m – Columbia Pike Farmers Market\, 2820 Columbia Pike
\n
Satur
day\, April 20 – 8 an -noon – Lubber Run Farmers Market opening day\, 4401 N Henderson Ro
ad
Sunday\, May 5
– 9 am -1 pm – Fairlington Farmers Market opening day\, 3308 S Stafford Street
Special guest: Arlington Poet Laureate Courtney LeBlanc will be with us 9
-11am
CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN Saturday\, May 18 – 10
am -1 pm – Family Fun Day in the Park\, Alcova Heights Park\, 901 S George Mason Drive.
\n
Saturday\, May 25 – 11 am-2:30 pm – Shirlington Library
\, 4200 Campbel
l Avenue \; 11-1: activation outside-(drop by anytime)\, 1-2:3
0: artist talk in library and community performance/procession from librar
y to Jennie Dean park. There is limited space for the artist talk indoors.
Free. Sign up here.
Image: Monica Jahan Bose in Water Resistance per
formance\, Paris\, France\, 2019\, photo credit: Amirul Arham
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240525T143000
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SEQUENCE:0
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ithsaris.com
DESCRIPTION:
Please join us for a communit
y workshop to create SWIMMING\, a new public art project that explores the
deep and essential connections we have to water as our world faces increa
sed flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change. If weather permi
ts\, the workshop wil be outdoors on the sidewalk. When installed in June
2024 at the Marie Reed Community & Aquatic Center in Washington DC\, SWIM
MING will feature a “pool” of art-embellished saris\, along with a sound w
alk\, performances\, film screenings\, and poetry readings. Artist and cl
imate activist Monica Jahan Bose will lead a poetry and art workshop where
we will create poetry and art inspired by the healing properties of water
and swimming and inequities in access. SWIMMING is part of Bose’s art and
advocacy project Storytelling with Saris. Started over a decade ago\, th
e project has fostered collaboration with women from Bose’s ancestral isla
nd in Bangladesh as well as residents of DC and people around the world.\n
ASL interpretation will be provided. Please email storytellingwiths
aris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation needs. Register for th
e event on Eventbrite.
\n
Curator: Sarah Tanguy.
Photography/livestream: Paris Preston Music & Sound Design: Sonia Herrero
.
\n
Community partners: Marie Reed Elementary School and Community
& Aquatic Center\, Adams Morgan Partnership BID\, DC Arts Center\, Calvary
Women’s Services.
\n
This project is funded by the DC Commission on
the Arts and Humanities.
\n
Monica J
ahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work
spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance\, and installation. Her
socially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, g
ender\, and economic injustice through co-created workshops\, art actions\
, and temporary installations and performances. She has exhibited her work
extensively in the US and interna
tionally (22 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 25 pe
rformances) including solo exhibit
ions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary Ar
t Rome. Her ongoing decade-long co
llaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has travele
d to eight countries and 12 US states\, engaging thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami Her
ald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the t
he Japan Times\, Prothom Alo and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. The S
mithsonian Anacostia Community Museum has acquired and group of her painti
ngs\, saris\, and archival materials for its collection. Monica 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.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T180000
LOCATION:DC Arts Center @ 2438 18th Street NW\, Washington\, DC 20009
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Community Workshop for SWIMMING
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CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:
Join artist/
filmmaker Monica Jahan Bose for the DC premiere of “Darchira River\,” a ne
w performance film. The film is based on a performance about cimate ch
ange let by Monica in Katakhali Village\, Bangladesh\, on the banks of the
Darchira River\, which has been destroyed by climate change. The stunning
footage shows women farmers of the village engage in singing\, writing\,
and rituals towards healing climate change. In this ecofeminist work\, the
women reframe a Muslim ritual of writing wishes\, into a feminist ritual
of hope and renewal\, using writing\, turmeric and water. The film feature
s village women’s oral tradition songs along with an original score by DC
musician and sound designer Sonia Herrero. Cinematography: Shefali Akhter
Shetu. Editing: Shefali Akhter Shetu and Monica Jahan Bose.
\n
Join us at lunchtime on Friday for the DC premiere at Artomatic.
\n
Running time 20 minutes\, followed by Q&A with artist
\n
Artomatic\, Friday\, April 19 at 12:15 pm\, 6th floor
\n
2100 M St NW\, Washington\, DC (metro\; Dupont Circle)
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T131500
LOCATION:Artomatic @ 2100 M St NW\, Washington DC 20037
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Darchira River film screening
URL:https://storytellingwithsaris.com/event/darchira-river-film-screening/
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s\,poetry'
CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https:
//www.thenicholsonproject.org/
DESCRIPTION:
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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.
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If 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.
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Monica 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.
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Peter 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.
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Monica 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.
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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.
\n
This project is supported
by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com\; storytellingw
ithsaris.com
DESCRIPTION:
Please join us for an
an art and poetry workshop to cocreate work for SWIMMING\, a new public ar
t project that explores the deep and essential connections we have to wate
r as our world faces increased flooding and rising sea levels due to clima
te change. Our host is Moms Clean Air Force. In honor of Mental Health Mon
th\, we will be focusing on healing\, poetry\, and hands on art to increas
e mindfulness\, reduce climate anxiety\, and improve mental health. When i
nstalled in June 2024 at the Marie Reed Community & Aquatic Center in Wash
ington DC\, SWIMMING will feature a “pool” of art-embellished saris\, alon
g with a sound walk\, performances\, film screenings\, and poetry readings
. Artist and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose will discuss the project a
nd then lead a poetry and art workshop where we will create poetry and art
on saris inspired by the healing properties of water and swimming and ine
quities in access. SWIMMING is part of Bose’s art and advocacy project Sto
rytelling with Saris. Started over a decade ago\, the project has fostered
collaboration with women from Bose’s ancestral island in Bangladesh as we
ll as residents of DC and people around the world.
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ASL interpretat
ion will be provided. Please email storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com with an
y questions or accommodation needs. Register for the event on Eventbrite.
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C
urator: Sarah Tanguy. Photography/livestream: Paris Preston Music & Sou
nd Design: Sonia Herrero.
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Community partners: Marie Reed Elementa
ry School and Community & Aquatic Center\, Adams Morgan Partnership BID\,
DC Arts Center\, Calvary Women’s Services.
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This project is funded
by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and cli
mate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, performance
\, and installation. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection
of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through co-created
workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installations and performances. Sh
e has exhibited her work extensively in the US and internationally (22 solo shows\, numerous group exhibitio
ns\, and more than 25 performances) including solo exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO M
useum of Contemporary Art Rome. He
r ongoing decade-long collaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with w
omen farmers from her ancestral is
land village has traveled to eight countries and 12 US states\, engaging t
housands of people. Her work has a
ppeared in the Miami Herald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the
Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu
Star Advertiser\, the the Japan Times\, Prothom Alo and all major newspap
ers in Bangladesh. The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum has acquired
and group of her paintings\, saris\, and archival materials for its colle
ction. Monica has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan Un
iversity\, a post-graduate diploma in art from Santiniketan\, India\, and
a JD from Columbia Law School.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T180000
LOCATION:Moms Clean Air Force @ 555 12th Street NW\, Washington\, DC
SEQUENCE:0
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,gender\,workshop
CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:
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Please join
us for the final workshop to cocreate work for SWIMMING\, a new public art
project that explores the deep and essential connections we have to water
as our world faces increased flooding and rising sea levels due to climat
e change. We will be sewing together 22 saris for the project. You do not
need to have sewing experince. We are happy to teach you how to hand sew o
r use a machine. When installed in June 2024 at the Marie Reed Community &
Aquatic Center in Washington DC\, SWIMMING will feature a “pool” of art-e
mbellished saris\, along with a sound walk\, performances\, film screening
s\, and poetry readings. SWIMMING is part of Bose’s art and advocacy proje
ct Storytelling with Saris. Started over a decade ago\, the project has fo
stered collaboration with women from Bose’s ancestral island in Bangladesh
as well as residents of DC and people around the world. The workshop is g
enerously hosted by The Line DC.
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To learn more and beco
me part of this exciting project\, please register and add to your calenda
r. ASL will be provided.
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Please email storytellingwiths
aris@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation needs.
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Curator: Sarah Tanguy. Film/livestream: Paris Preston
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Music & Sound Design: Sonia Herrero. Marketing Design & Social Media:
Jen Saavedra
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Community partners: Marie Reed Elementary
School and Community & Aquatic Center\, Adams Morgan Partnership BID\, DC
Arts Center\, Calvary Women’s Services\, Moms Clean Air Force.
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This project is funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humani
ties.
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:art\,climate\,poetry'
CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com\; storytellingw
ithsaris.com
DESCRIPTION:
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SW
IMMING\, a temporary public art project by Monica Jahan Bose\, explores th
e deep and essential connections we have to water as our world faces incre
ased flooding\, drought\, and rising sea levels due to climate change. Par
ticipants in DC and Bangladesh join workshops to co-create poetry and art
inspired by the healing properties of water and swimming and by inequities
in access. Featuring 22 blue Bangladeshi saris arranged to evoke a swimmi
ng pool and a massive wave\, the exhibit is augmented by a VideoSoundwalk
with QR codes that interweave poetry with sounds of water\, nature\, and m
usic and images of Bose and participants creating\, wearing\, and interact
ing with the saris. The project is part of the ongoing climate justice co
llaboration Storytelling with Saris.
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Marie Reed is the forme
r Morgan school\, which was desegregated along with the Adams school\, giv
ing the name to the Adams Morgan neighborhood. The Marie Reed pool is now
being used by DC to teach swimming to children from various schools\, a pr
oject that aims to redress racial discrimination in access to swimming. SW
IMMING is a visual representation of sustainability\, inclusion\, and resi
lience and is part of Bose’s ongoing climate justice collaboration Storyte
lling with Saris.
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Lead Artist: Monica Jahan Bose
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Curator
: Sarah Tanguy
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DCPS Collaboration: Valeria Monfrini\, Art Teacher
\, Marie Reed Elementary School
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Photography/Livestream: Paris Pres
ton
\n
Sound design & Music: Sonia Herrero
\n
Marketing design/
Social media: Jen Saavedra
\n
Installation support: Timotheo Murphy a
nd Maps Glover
Funded by the DC Commission on the Arts are Humanitie
s\, Public Art Building Communities Grant Program.
\n
Community partn
ers: The Adams Morgan Partnership BID\, Marie Reed Elementary School & Aqu
atic Center\, The DC Arts Center\, Calvary Womens Services\, and Moms Clea
n Air Force.
Location: Marie Reed Plaza\, 2201 18th St NW\, Washington\, DC 2000
9
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Exhibition dates June 6-20\, 2024\, outdoor exhibition\, open 24
hours.
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Friday\, June 7\, 2024 @ 5-8 PM: Opening Event. Dedication
\, poetry recital\, and livestream starting at 6 pm. [We are goin
g with our raindate: June 7]
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Saturday\, June 8\, 2024 @ 3
-5 pm: Artist/curator walkthrough talk at site
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Tuesday\, June 11\,
2024 @ 7:30 pm: Walkthrough tour and screening “Swimming” short film as p
art of Adams Morgan Movie Night (film at dusk).
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Saturday\, June 15
\, 2024 @ 5 pm: Performance
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Tuesday\, June 18\, 2024 @ 7:30 pm: Wa
lkthrough tour and screening short film as part of Adams Morgan Movie Nigh
t
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June 20\, 2022 Final Day – Monica will be there from 8-10 pm for
photo shoot and dancing under the saris!
Sari art\, poetry\, and fabrication Washingt
on DC:
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Sonja Berry\, <
/span>Elizabeth Brandt\, Sherri Gales\, Lala Forbes\, Rashika Johnson
\, Philip Mecham\, Lia Totty\, Hasini Shyamshundar\, Isaiah Washington\, Kathryn Wichmann\, Juli
a Rosenbaum\, Marjorie Thomas\, Ashanee Kottage\, Maria Crupi\, Joel Groomes\, Niquida Browne\,
Nyrabia\, Janet Gao\, Sam Schmitz\, Stephanie Reese\, Reese Wi
lkerson\, Rowin Wilkerson\, Paris Burton\, Hakim\, Liam Toohey
\, Leo Toohey\, Elena Sholomitskaya\, Anne Simmons\, Emilio Ra
mos\, Manuel Ramos\, Sofia Maria Ramos\, Herschel\, Jenia\, Estephane Gomez\, Alexa Gomez\, Thomas Belcher\, Ava Belcher\, <
/span>Sarah Christie\, Isaac Martin\, VEnessa Acham\, Sara Akbar\, Kayed Akbar\, Austin Ray\, Ann
Farley\, Raine Jeff\, Isabel Fowlkes\, Eleshia Simms-Harris\, Neko Harris\, and many others.
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SWIMMING Bangladesh Team:
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Project assistant: Moumita Nabila
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netra
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Sari artists/singers
: Noor Sehera\, Nasima\, Sha
hida\, Zulekha\, Zakia\, Par
veen\, Hawa\, Shima\, Fatema
\, Sarbanu\, Aleya\, Rekha\,
and many others.
\n
W
atch the Livestream of the Dedication:
\n\n
About Monica Jahan Bo
se: Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladesh
i-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printma
king\, film\, performance\, and installation. Her socially engaged work hi
ghlights the intersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic inju
stice through co-created workshops\, art actions\, and temporary installat
ions and performances. She has exhibited her work extensively in the US an
d internationally (23 solo shows\,
five public art projecs\, numerous group exhibitions\, and more than 30 p
erformances) including solo exhibi
tions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contemporary A
rt Rome. Her ongoing decade-long c
ollaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her <
/span>ancestral island village has travel
ed to eight countries and 12 US states\, engaging thousands of people. Her work has appeared in the Miami He
rald\, the Washington Post\, Art Asia Pacific\, the Milwaukee Sentinel\, the Honolulu Star Advertiser\, the
the Japan Times\, Prothom Alo and all major newspapers in Bangladesh. The
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum has acquired and group of her paint
ings\, saris\, and archival materials for its collection. Monica has a BA
in the Practice of Art (Painting) from Wesleyan University\, a post-gradu
ate diploma in art from Santiniketan\, India\, and a JD from Columbia Law
School.
\n
About Sarah Tanguy: Washington\,
DC-based Sarah Tanguy is an independent curator and arts writer\, who bel
ieves in hands-on\, face-to-face collaboration with artists and the power
of art to connect with the general public and our lived experience. Many o
f her projects have explored the intersection of art with such topics as s
cience\, food\, tools\, and books\, inspiring new ways to engage the world
around us. Recent exhibitions include At One with the Elements\, Reveal:
The Art of Reimagining Scientific Discovery\, and Traces\, in Washington\,
DC\; and Synergy Unbound\, the last of an ongoing series at the American
Center for Physics\, College Park\, MD. From 2004-2019\, Sarah was a curat
or for Art in Embassies\, U.S. Department of State\, where she curated ove
r 100 exhibitions and 12 permanent collections featuring U.S. and host cou
ntry artists for U.S. diplomatic facilities overseas. The daughter of a U.
S. diplomat\, Tanguy holds a BA in Fine Arts from Georgetown University\,
and a MA in Art History from the University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hil
l.
\n
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240621T080000
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CONTACT:Monica Jahan Bose\; 2025096282\; monicajahanbose@gmail.com\; https:
//www.thenicholsonproject.org/
DESCRIPTION:
\n
\n
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.
\n
Peter 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.
\n
Monica 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.
\n
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The 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.
\n
Stortyelling
with Saris is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.\n
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.
\n
Peter 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.
\n
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-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.
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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.
\n
Stortyelling with Saris is supported by the DC Commissio
n on the Arts and Humanities.
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.
\n
Peter 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.
\n
Monica 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.
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The 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.
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Stortyelling with Saris is supported in par
t by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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.
Sto
rytelling with Saris is thrilled to announce our participation in World Pr
ide DC 2025 and our receipt of a World Pride grant from the Capital Pride
Alliance.
In this moment of human rights crisis created by the c
urrent U.S. administration\, it is imperative to build community and fight
back for LGBTQ+ rights without apology or retreat. This year’s World Prid
e theme is The Fabric of Freedom. Textiles have served as modes of resista
nce for centuries\, especially by women and other marginalized groups. Sin
ce 2012\, the Storytelling with Saris collaborative art project has been u
sing the cotton sari — a 19-foot-long unstitched garment— as a site of com
munity expression of bodily autonomy and gender and climate justice. Cotto
n saris are covered in woodblock printing\, stencils\, painting\, drawing\
, embroidery\, appliqué\, and poetry and then used for large scale install
ations and performances.
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Over the last decade\, Storytelling
with Saris workshops\, performances\, and installations have engaged thou
sands of people in 13 U.S. states and 8 countries\, including Bangladesh\,
Canada\, France\, Greece\, and Italy. Recent Storytelling with Saris proj
ects\, performances\, workshops\, and roundtables in the U.S. and Banglade
sh have specifically focused on LGBTQ+ issues\, gender roles and identity\
, bodily autonomy\, and increasing understanding and acceptance of gender-
nonconforming persons through discussion\, education\, and collaborative a
rt and performance.
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For World Pride 2025\, Storytelling with
Saris will present five healing and empowering art and poetry workshops o
n gender/sexuality/identity to foster greater inclusion\, empathy\, and pr
ide in this difficult political climate. The workshops will culminate in a
community performance and march. We are partnering with Human Rights Camp
aign\, Moms Clean Air Force\, and Asian Pacific Islander Domestic Violence
Resource Group. ASL is available for all events. All events in accessib
le spaces. Please contact storytellingwithsaris@gmail.com for any accommod
ation requests.
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Weaving Resistance: Storytelling wit
h Saris Events
1. <
a href='https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-resistance-art-and-poetry-wor
kshop-for-world-pride-dc-2025-tickets-1355038309059?aff=oddtdtcreator'>Wor
kshop hosted by Moms Clean Air Force\, 555 12th Street NW\, May 16 fro
m 5:30 to 7 pm. ASL confirmed.
2. Display of artwork Prokash/Reveal Sari Scroll on gend
er/sexuality/identity at World Pride Welcome Center\, 737 7th Street NW (G
allery Place Metro). Washington\, DC 20021\, from May 17-June 8\, Open Sat
urday\, May 17th & Sunday\, May 18th 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM\; Saturday\,
May 24th & Sunday\, May 25th 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM\; May 30th – June 8th\, o
pen daily from 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
4. Drop in workshops at World Pride DC HQ hosted by Human Rights Campaign\, 737
7th St NW\, May 31\, 12:00pm to 3:00pm and June 1 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm.
Drop in and contribute to the World Pride saris with art and poetry. ASL
requested.
7. Cu
lminating event: international march with massive “Weaving Resistance” sar
i from Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol on Sunday June 8\, from 10 am to 12
noon. Meet at Foggy Bottom Metro between 9:30 am & 10 am. Step off at 10
am to go to Lincoln Memorial.
The project is spons
ored by Capital Pride Alliance. Community partners: Human Rights Campaig
n\, Moms Clean Air Force\, and Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Re
source Project. The project is also supported in part by the DC Commissi
on on the Arts and Humanities.
