Peacework2020: Racial Justice Through Protest and Handcraft

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“Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Protest Movement in U.S. History,” the New York Times reported in July 2020, seven weeks after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020. Ongoing protests for racial justice continued throughout the subsequent months in American communities, rocking a nation already reeling from the effects of a global pandemic. The marches and rallies spanned from urban neighborhoods to rural streets, as the contrasting chants of “Black Lives Matter” and “Blue Lives Matter” widened a civic divide in the throes of an already deeply divisive U.S. Presidential election cycle.

The upcoming Fuller Craft Museum exhibition Peacework 2020 focuses on textiles and handcraft made in response to the Black Lives Matter events that took place since spring 2020 and throughout the U.S. Presidential election cycle. Peacework 2020 actively affirms the criticality of racial justice as expressed through the Black Lives Matter movement.

Eligibility: Open to all artists, crafters, and makers throughout the U.S., of all experience levels, and of all demographic backgrounds. Open to all people working in the traditional fiber arts, including those working with yarn, embroidery, cross-stitch, quilting, felting, rug hooking, paper, basketry, and other fiber media. Hobbyists are encouraged to submit their work. Crafters of color, Black crafters, and those from self-identified marginalized backgrounds and communities are especially encouraged to submit their work.

Peacework 2020 is scheduled for October 21, 2021 – January 3, 2022, and will be curated by a jurying committee, including Guest Curator Hinda Mandell, Fuller Craft’s Artistic Director and Chief Curator BethMcLaughlin, fiber artist Karen Hampton, and mathematician and quilter Chawne Kimber.

Submission Requirements: Group and individual submissions are welcome, as are contributions from nonprofits, political organizations, religious institutions, crafting circles, community groups, and youth centers. Individual artists and groups may submit up to three works for consideration.

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Location
Brockton, Massachusetts
Venue Info

Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street
Brockton, MA 02301
United States
508.588.6000