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Article on Braids & Threads

Please click HERE to read the full article published in the Dhaka Courier.

by Monica Bose on July 5th, 2026
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Notice of Public Hearing

NOTICE REGARDING  PROPOSED PUBLIC ART PROJECT  “ON THE MOVE” ARTIST:  MONICA JAHAN BOSE The art project ON THE MOVE proposes to create a hand-made ceramic tile mural at the exterior north stairwell wall of 1325 2nd St. NE, Washington, DC 20002 (owned by the Courtyard Marriott).  The...

by Monica Bose on June 18th, 2026
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Braids & Threads Installation

It was an intensive several months to make new work and collaborate with artist Autumn Spears to create the Braids & Threads project and installation, which inaugurated the new space in Dupont Circle for Washington Project for the Arts. We spent a total of seven...

by Monica Bose on April 11th, 2026
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Braids & Threads Podcast

Monica Jahan Bose and Autumn Spears have launched their podcast, engaging in an intergenerational dialogue about culture, heritage, and art.  Click here to listen to the podcast.

by Monica Bose on February 18th, 2026
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Ferry Performance

“Girl from the Tidal Village” was a short guerrilla performance (duration 8 minutes) by Monica Jahan Bose in connection with the Works on Water 2025 Triennial on Governors Island, New York. The performance took place on the 2 pm ferry from Manhattan to Governors Island...

by Monica Bose on October 9th, 2025
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Works on Water Triennial

The Works on Water 2025 Triennial was a multi-sited exhibition and series of public art interventions made on, in, and with bodies of water, created in response to the global climate crisis. The exhibition, curated by Emily Blumenfeld and Kendal Henry with the Works on...

by Monica Bose on October 7th, 2025
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Review by Mark Jenkins

Monica Jahan Bose, “Freedom (Blue)” (photo by Mark Jenkins) HANGING CURTAINS MADE FROM SARIS mark the entrance to Gallery Y’s “Take Me to the Water,” a flourish that comes as no surprise. Repurposed saris are among the customary elements in Monica Jahan Bose’s work, which...

by Monica Bose on July 9th, 2025
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WorldPride March & Rally

Even on a day with forecast of rain and extreme heat, so many of us showed up for the WorldPride DC Human Rights Rally & March. The “Weaving Resistance: Storytelling with Saris” team worked hard during WorldPride DC 2025, holding five public workshops, an exhibition...

by Monica Bose on July 9th, 2025
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World Pride DC Project

Storytelling with Saris is thrilled to announce our participation in World Pride DC 2025 and our receipt of a World Pride grant. Link to press release from Capital Pride and World Pride DC 2025. Weaving Resistance: Storytelling with Saris In this moment of human rights...

by Monica Bose on May 6th, 2025
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Rising Tile Mural

Monica Jahan Bose’s first ceramic sari, called “Rising,” was unveiled on March 9, 2025 in the Kalorama Triangle alley adjacent to her studio on the wall of the Miller/Farleys, behind 2015 and 2017 Belmont Rd NW, Washington DC. “Rising” speaks to our connection as humans...

by Monica Bose on March 12th, 2025
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