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SUMMARY:Monday Enrichment - Threading Community
DESCRIPTION:The presentation will explore how fiber arts  uniquely position practitioners at the intersection of material culture\, ancestral knowledge\, and social change. Carina Yepez will share pivotal moments from their creative evolution\, discuss how personal narrative has informed their studio practice while simultaneously opening pathways to broader community dialogue. \n\n\n\nCarina Yepez is a Chicago-based artist and educator with roots in Guanajuato\, Mexico\, whose work explores matriarchy\, immigration\, and ancestral healing through quilting and textile-based practices. As a program supervisor at Firebird Community Arts and a lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, she merges craft and fine art to honor cultural traditions and lived experiences.\n\n\n\nFree and open to the public. Donations are welcome!\n\nTo live stream this program\, visit our website.  A recording will also be available from the website one week later.\n\nhttps://ncca.memberclicks.net
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\nThe presentation will explore how fiber arts&nbsp\; uniquely position practitioners at the intersection of material culture\, ancestral knowledge\, and social change. Carina Yepez will share pivotal moments from their creative evolution\, discuss how personal narrative has informed their studio practice while simultaneously opening pathways to broader community dialogue.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Carina Yepez</strong> is a Chicago-based artist and educator with roots in Guanajuato\, Mexico\, whose work explores matriarchy\, immigration\, and ancestral healing through quilting and textile-based practices. As a program supervisor at Firebird Community Arts and a lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, she merges craft and fine art to honor cultural traditions and lived experiences.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome!</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#1D2228"><span style="font-family:helvetica\,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To live stream this program\, visit our website.&nbsp\; A recording will also be available from the website one week later.</span></span></span><br />\n<a href="https://ncca.memberclicks.net/"><strong><u>https://ncca.memberclicks.net</u></strong></a><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Nineteenth Century Charitable Association 178 Forest Avenue Oak Park
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DTSTAMP:20260922T001425Z
URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/details/monday-enrichment-threading-community-43469
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