Nine public programs are scheduled. Most are free and open to the public. Their visit is made possible through the North Carolina Arts Incubator (NCAI), located in historic Siler City.
NCAI received a Grassroots Grant from Chatham Arts
through the NC Arts Council to offer the extensive program. Eric Chavez
Santiago is coordinator of educational services at the Museo Textil de
Oaxaca, the only museum of its type in Mexico dedicated to the
exhibition and preservation of textiles. Janet is a university senior
studying languages and linguistics. Both are fluent in English.
In addition to the public events, a free, in-service "arts for
multi-cultural understanding" training and education program for Chatham
County teachers, will be held on Wed., Oct. 15, 4-7 p.m. at the North
Carolina Arts Incubator. A Tapestry Weaving and Natural Dyeing Workshop
will be held on Sat, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Against His Will
Gallery in Siler City. A $95 registration fee is required. A raffle to
raise funds to supplement travel expenses for the artists is sponsored
by NCAI. Janet Chavez has donated a fine tapestry hand-woven rug that
is naturally dyed. The prominent colors are shades of red using
cochineal. The rug is valued at $400. Raffle tickets are $10 each and
only 100 tickets will be sold.
For information, please contact Sue Szary, Director, NC Arts Incubator,
919-663-1335, P.O. Box 643, Siler City, NC 27344, or
suencartsincubator@embarqmail.com
<mailto:suencartsincubator@embarqmail.com>.
For a schedule of events and activities, see
http://oaxacaculture.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/weavers-from-oaxaca-to-teach-and-exhibit-in-north-carolina/
Complete Schedule of Events and Activities
* Wed., Oct. 1, 10 a.m., NCAI Gallery, Siler City, artists to hang
exhibition, public invited
* Thurs., Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m., Cloth Fiber Workshop, Asheville,
natural dyeing workshop, fee charged
* Sun., Oct. 5, Noon-5 p.m., Chatham Arts Gallery Opening, First
Sunday Pittsboro, free public event
* Sun., Oct. 5, Noon-6 p.m., Festifall Exhibition and Sale, Franklin
St., Chapel Hill, free public event
* Tues., Oct. 7, 7 p.m., "Textile Treasures of Oaxaca," Central
Carolina Community College (CCCC) Pittsboro Campus Multi-purpose
Room, sponsored by Chatham Artists Guild/Studio Tour and CCCC,
free public event
* Sat., Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tapestry Weaving and Natural
Dyeing Workshop, Against His Will Studio, Siler City. Workshop
Fee: $95 per person, limited to 12 participants
* Sat., Oct. 11, 7 p.m., Reception for Artists and Gallery
Dedication, NCAI, Siler City, free public event
* Wed., Oct. 15, 4-7 p.m. Chatham County Teachers In-Service
Workshop, NCAI, Siler City, free to county teachers
* Fri., Oct. 17, 6-9 p.m., NCAI, 3^rd Friday Artwalk, Siler City,
8:30 p.m. Drawing for Raffle of Janet Chavez Santiago Tapestry
Rug, free public event
After leaving North Carolina, the Chavez weavers will travel to the
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., where they will exhibit at
the Snite Museum of Art Day of the Dead Celebration.
For complete Chavez family biographical information, please visit
www.oaxacaculture.com
and
www.oaxacaculture.wordpress.com/
The Chavez Santiago Family programs are presented by a Chatham Arts
Grassroots Grant, North Carolina Arts Incubator, Against His Will
Gallery & Studio, Norma Hawthorne Oaxaca Cultural Navigator, Chatham
Artists Guild, and Central Carolina Community College, Pittsboro Campus, with special thanks to Jean Vollrath and Hickory Mountain Weavers and Travis Cohn.
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