Textile Talks features weekly presentations and panel discussions from SDA, the International Quilt Museum, Quilt Alliance, and Studio Art Quilt Associates.
Textile Talks are presented free of charge. If you enjoy these talks, help ensure they continue with a gift today.
When: Online at 2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific) on Wednesdays
Preregistration is required and recordings are available (playlist below).
Upcoming & Recent Talks
TEXTILE TALK, February 19, 2pm ET
Intertwining Identities
Verónica A. Pèrez
Hear from SDA Symposium Keynote Speaker, Verónica A. Pèrez, on their work as a community artist and their personal artistic practices. Using textile processes like braiding, weaving, and crocheting, combined with sculptural techniques, as well as unconventional materials such as hair, Pèrez addresses themes of erasure, empathy, and ambiguity as a member of the Puerto Rican diaspora.
This event is free and open to the public; registration is required.
For more information, contact info@surfacedesign.org
About the speaker:
Verónica Pèrez (they/them) is an artist whose work is deeply rooted in the community, exploring themes of erasure, identity, and interdependency through their braiding circles workshops.
In 2023, Pèrez was awarded the St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist award and the Amelia Peabody award for sculpture excellence. They also had their second solo show at the University of Southern Maine Art Gallery in Gorham titled shadow / echo / memory in the summer of 2023. Recently they was named one of the Maine Artist Fellows for 2024 in fine arts from the Maine Arts Commission.
Currently, Pèrez works as the Administrative Assistant at a Black-led arts and residency organization, Indigo Arts Alliance in Portland, Maine. They are also a co-organizer at Tender Table, an organization dedicated to uplifting Maine’s Black and Brown community through storytelling and food.
Verónica Pèrez resides in Westbrook, Maine, with their partner and child.
Recordings of All Previous SDA Textile Talks
The following is a playlist featuring all of the previous Textile Talks. Pressing play will begin the most current talk or you can click the hamburger button (icon of three horizontal lines) near the upper right of the video to select a specific video from the playlist.
Thank you to our Textile Talks Sponsors!
