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Sari Pledge Workshop

When: May 23, 2015 @ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Road Southeast, Washington, DC 20020, USA

Join artist/activist Monica Jahan Bose for an inspiring and empowering Sari Pledge Workshop. The workshop includes an audio/visual learning session on climate change and its impacts in coastal Bangladesh followed by hands-on woodblock printing with Bangladeshi blocks and writing with paint on handwoven cotton saris....

by Monica Bose on May 10th, 2015
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Sari Pledge Workship

When: May 21, 2015 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Road Southeast, Washington, DC 20020, USA

Join artist/activist Monica Jahan Bose for an inspiring and empowering Sari Pledge Workshop. The workshop includes an audio/visual learning session on climate change and its impacts in coastal Bangladesh followed by hands-on woodblock printing with Bangladeshi blocks and writing with paint on handwoven cotton saris....

by Monica Bose on May 10th, 2015
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Sari Pledge Workshop

When: May 14, 2015 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Road Southeast, Washington, DC 20020, USA

Join artist/activist Monica Jahan Bose for an inspiring and empowering Sari Pledge Workshop. Dates: Saturdays May 23, 30, and June 6 from 11 am to 2 pm. The workshop includes an audio/visual learning session on climate change and its impacts in coastal Bangladesh followed by...

by Monica Bose on May 10th, 2015
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Film Screening and Artist’s Talk

When: May 19, 2015 @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Road Southeast, Washington, DC 20020, USA

Monica Jahan Bose will screen a new performance video as well as a short excerpt from Her Words: Storytelling with Saris, followed by a talk about her project with audience talk back.

by Monica Bose on May 10th, 2015
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Climate and Actions

When: May 8, 2015 @ 6:00 PM – June 6, 2015 @ 8:00 PM
Where: Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Road Southeast, Washington, DC 20020, USA

Please join us for Climate and Actions: Storytelling with Saris. Exhibition dates: May 8 to June 6, 2015. This cumulative exhibition of saris and prints on paper evolves as participants create art on saris pledging to reduce carbon footprint. Opening reception and workshop: May 8,...

by Monica Bose on May 3rd, 2015
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Workshop on Art to Activate Change

When: April 11, 2015 @ 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: SAALT Conference. American University Conference, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA

I will be giving a presentation about Storytelling with Saris and using art as a tool of social change at the SAALT Conference. This is part of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective’s interactive workshop with my co-presenters Aaliya Zaveri and Ambika Samarthya-Howard.

by Monica Bose on March 20th, 2015
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Performance in Bangladesh for OBR REVOLUTION

When: February 14, 2015 @ 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Please come join me for the One Billion Rising REVOLUTION 2015 event at and in front of the National Museum on V-day 2015. My performance will start in the National Museum and move out to the street.

by Monica Bose on February 9th, 2015
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Exhibition at Bangladesh National Museum

When: February 10, 2015 @ 4:00 PM – February 14, 2015 @ 6:00 PM

“তারপর” শাড়ির মধ্যে জীবনগাথা মনিকা জাহান বোস যৌথ আয়োজনে চলচ্চিত্র নির্মাতা নন্দিতা আহমেদ এবং কাটাখালী গ্রামের নারীরা AND THEN Storytelling with Saris An exhibition by MONICA JAHAN BOSE In collaboration with filmmaker Nandita Ahmed and the women of Katakhali Village, Patuakhali District As part of...

by Monica Bose on February 9th, 2015
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Sari Pledge & Empowerment Workshop

When: January 15, 2015 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: the Viva Center, 1555 Connecticut Ave NW, 3rd Floor, Washington DC (entrance at Q Street across from Firehook)

Please join Monica Jahan Bose, creator of STORYTELLING WITH SARIS, for an interactive workshop about women’s empowerment in the face of climate change. Monica is collaborating on an art and advocacy project with women from her ancestral coastal village in Katakhali, Bangladesh. In 2014, she...

by Monica Bose on January 7th, 2015
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Post-Art Basel Holiday Salon

When: December 20, 2014 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: 2017 Belmont Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20009, USA

Please join me for the scoop on Art Basel-Miami Beach, the SELECT Art Fair, and the Jalobayu performance. This is the final salon of the year! I will be sharing images and telling you about the my next journey to Katakhali, which starts on January...

by Monica Bose on December 21st, 2014
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