Bangladeshi-American artist and
climate activist Monica Jahan Bose will lead a hands-on sari workshop wit
h high school students at Georgetown Day School addressing environmental a
nd gender justice. Participants will discuss strategies for climate actio
n and gender justice and draw\, paint\, and write on a hand-woven cotton s
ari from Bangladesh. For over ten years\, Bose has been co-creating saris
with communities as part of her Storytelling with Saris art and advocacy
project. The sari will be used in installations and performances and worn
by Bangladeshi women. This is a private workshop for students at the schoo
l.
Bangladeshi-American artist and c
limate activist Monica Jahan Bose will lead a hands-on sari climate pledge
workshop as part of the exhibition To Live and to Breathe: Women and
Environmental Justice in Washington\, D.C. Participants will discuss
strategies for climate action and draw\, paint\, and write climate pledge
s and climate injustice stories on a hand-woven cotton sari in solidarity
with women farmers of coastal Bangladesh\, who are on the frontlines of cl
imate change. For over ten years\, Bose has been co-creating saris with co
mmunities as part of her Storytelling with Saris art and advocacy project.
The sari will be used in installations and performances and worn by Bangl
adeshi women\, creating a direct physical and emotional connection that li
nks communities together to fight climate injustice.
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CONTACT:info@entertainmentculturepavilion.org\; https://www.cop28.com/en/bl
ue-zone
DESCRIPTION:
\n
Locatio
n: Entertainment + Culture Pavilion\, Expo City\, Blue Zone B7\, Building
90 (same building as Women & Gender and Youth Pavilion)\, Ground Floor.
\n
If you are going to COP28 in Dubai and have a Blue Zone pass\, pleas
e join us at The Entertainment + Culture Pavilion (Blue Zone) and check ou
t my sari installation and all the amazing programming. I will also be do
ing a performance for the opening ceremony of the E+C Pavilion at around 1
0:30 am on November 30th and a multimedia storytelling and interactive sar
i workshop on December 2 at 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
\n
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American arti
st and climate activist whose work spans painting\, printmaking\, film\, p
erformance\, and installation. Her socially engaged work highlights the i
ntersection of climate\, racial\, gender\, and economic injustice through
co-created workshops\, art actions\, installations and performances. Monic
a 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 including sol
o exhibitions at the Bangladesh National Museum and MACRO Museum of Contem
porary Art Rome. Her decade-long c
ollaborative project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her a
ncestral island village has traveled to eight countries and 11 US states\,
engaging thousands of people. She has a BA in the Practice of Art (Painti
ng) from Wesleyan University\, a Diploma in Art from Santiniketan\, India\
, and a JD from Columbia Law School.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T170000
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SEQUENCE:0
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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.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T170000
LOCATION:Bangladesh Pavilion\, Expo City\, Blue Zone B2\, Building 21 @ Exp
o City\, Dubai\, UAE
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Rising Up to Climate Change at BD Pavilion
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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.
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
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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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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.
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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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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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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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DESCRIPTION:
Bangladeshi-American artist and
climate activist Monica Jahan Bose will lead a hands-on sari workshop wit
h high school students at Georgetown Day School’s Policy Institute address
ing environmental and gender justice. Participants will discuss strategie
s for climate action and gender justice and draw\, paint\, and write on a
hand-woven cotton sari from Bangladesh. For over ten years\, Bose has bee
n co-creating saris with communities as part of her Storytelling with Sari
s art and advocacy project. The sari will be used in installations and per
formances and worn by Bangladeshi women. This is a private workshop for st
udents at the GDS Policy Institute.
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.
