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Sewn in Protest: Chilean Arpilleras From The 1970s And 1980s

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  • Title:
    Sewn in Protest: Chilean Arpilleras From The 1970s And 1980s
  • Subjects: arpilleras ; Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Santiago (Chile). Vicaría de la Solidaridad ; Chile ; Chilean ; civil rights ; social conflict ; social issues ; textile art (visual works) ; wall hangings ; women
  • Description: Women produced arpilleras in workshops supported by the Vicaria de la Solidaridad, the human rights arm of the Roman Catholic Church in Santiago that offered legal protection and assistance. As women struggled to locate missing family members and to find food, they also created the visually striking arpilleras, a form of folk art made from cloth pieces stitched onto burlap to form intricate three-dimensional tapestries. The women sometimes used cloth from the clothing left behind by their abducted loved ones. Sale of the arpilleras provided income for these women, as well as for other working-class women who joined the workshops. The collection on display comes mostly from the working-class workshops operating towards the end of the dictatorship, depicting scenes of economic hardship, community survival, and political mobilization against the regime., Jubilee Crafts, a Philadelphia fair-trade pioneer in the 1970s and 1980s staffed entirely by women, imported hundreds of arpilleras and marketed them nationwide to support the arpilleristas who made them. Arpilleras were also used to educate Americans about U.S. foreign policy toward Chile. The tapestries on display were provided by former Jubilee Crafts staff members. At the close of the exhibitions, the arpilleras will be returned to Chile and placed in the permanent collection of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago., In addition to the arpilleras on display, the exhibitions include interpretive materials from students in Tamara Feinstein’s classes at St. Lawrence University and at SUNY Potsdam who created podcasts on Chilean history; a digital timeline; clips of interview with arpilleristas and other experts; an online photo gallery of the arpilleras in the collection; and digital narratives, including one on Francisco Letelier’s murals at St. Lawrence University. Both galleries will also display a SLU GIS Lab-produced map entitled “Memory Sites and Arpillera Production in Santiago, Chile,” showing key sites related to the Pinochet dictatorship and city districts (comunas) with active arpillera workshops., Both the map and website feature materials collected on a summer 2018 research trip to Santiago, Chile, made by Tamara Feinstein and students Janis Broder (SLU) and Ryan Hutchins (SUNY). The research team visited memory sites; conducted eight oral histories; and researched at two archives., Special thanks to funders at SUNY Potsdam: Art Museum; BOB Grant; Dean of Arts & Sciences; Departments of Art, Modern Languages, History, and Women’s and Gender Studies; Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and a LoKo Arts Festival grant. Thanks also to funders at St. Lawrence University: Arts Collaborative, Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, History Department, and the Center for International and Intercultural Studies., In addition to the arpilleras on display, the exhibitions include interpretive materials from students in Tamara Feinstein’s classes at St. Lawrence University and at SUNY Potsdam who created podcasts on Chilean history; a digital timeline; clips of interview with arpilleristas and other experts; an online photo gallery of the arpilleras in the collection; and digital narratives, including one on Francisco Letelier’s murals at St. Lawrence University. Both galleries will also display a SLU GIS Lab-produced map entitled “Memory Sites and Arpillera Production in Santiago, Chile,” showing key sites related to the Pinochet dictatorship and city districts (comunas) with active arpillera workshops. Part of: Richard F. Brush Art Gallery Exhibition Cards -- St. Lawrence University
  • Creation Date: 2019
  • Language: English
  • Source: Open Shared Collection
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