BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31018@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230512T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230512T200000 DTSTAMP:20230510T193007Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/introductory-palestinian-embroidery -class-2/ SUMMARY:Introductory Palestinian Embroidery Class DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nWashington\, DC\nThe Qatar America Institute for Cultur e and the Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP) are thrilled to host a n Introductory Palestinian Embroidery Class with Wafa Ghnaim on Friday\, May 12\, from 6 – 8 pm at QAIC’s headquarters (1319 18th St NW\, Wash ington DC.)\n\nJoin instructor\, textile researcher\, author and curator\, Wafa Ghnaim in this Introductory Palestinian Embroidery Class focused on the amulet motif. The amulet is one of the oldest patterns found in Palest inian embroidery\, known for its protective qualities that provide good lu ck to the wearer. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries\, t he traditional Palestinian dress (thobe) often incorporated a multitude of amulet motifs\, regardless of the regional origination of the embroiderer . This class will introduce the amulet motif within an art historical anal ysis\, emphasizing its history\, origins and meaning. The instructor will provide hands-on Palestinian embroidery instruction\, guiding students on how to produce the cross-stitch using historic methodologies.\n\nA small k it with supplies and pattern will be furnished to each student on the day of the class. Please do not bring food and ensure that your drinks are cov ered. All experience levels are welcome to participate in this event.\n\nP lease note that May 15\, 2023\, will be a commemorative event acknowledgin g 75 years since the 1948 al-Nakba\, or "catastrophe" in Arabic. This is a safe space for Palestinians in attendance to share their oral histories a nd share embroideries from their family. For those that are not Palestinia n\, please connect with the instructor in advance if you have any question s about this classroom experience.\n\nThis class is jointly hosted by The Tatreez Institute\, Qatar America Institute for Culture\, and Museum of th e Palestinian People. When registering for this event\, you are opting int o the email lists for these three groups. There will be an option to unsub scribe to the list after receiving the first email. Space is limited\, reg ister today!\n\nProceeds from the registration fee will be support The Tat reez Institute\, QAIC and MPP.\n\n \;\n\nAbout the Instructor\n\nWafa Ghnaim is a Palestinian researcher\, author and educator who began learnin g embroidery from her mother\, award-winning artist Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim\, when she was two years old. Her first book\, “Tatreez &\; Tea: Embro idery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora” (2018)\, documents t he traditional patterns and stories passed on to her by her mother. Wafa h as since become a leading educator in the field of Levantine embroidery an d textile art history\, as the first-ever Palestinian embroidery instructo r at the Smithsonian Museum\, Curator for the Museum of the Palestinian Pe ople in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently\, Senior Research Fellow for The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wafa continues her mother’s educational legacy through The Tatreez Institute (Tatreez &\; Tea)\, a global arts education initiative she began in 2016 teaching courses in Palestinian em broidery and lecturing at leading institutions\, museums and universities around the world. Wafa has since been featured in major media outlets\, in cluding Vogue Magazine\, which named her and her mother “the world’s l eading guardians of tatreez”. Her curatorial debut TATREEZ INHERITANCE i s on view at the Museum of the Palestinian People through September\, 2023 .\n\nAbout the Tatreez Institute\n\nThe Tatreez Institute (معهد الت طريز)\, also known as Tatreez &\; Tea\, is a Palestinian-led educat ional arts initiative focused on the preservation\, documentation and rese arch of textiles in the South West Asia &\; North Africa (SWANA) region . Embroidery\, or tatreez (تطريز)\, is a centuries-old practice prese rved through intergenerational exchange over a cup of tea\, or shay (شا ي). Inspired by generations of fiber artists\, The Tatreez Institute cont inues the rich traditions of embroidery\, textile and storytelling of Pale stine\, the Palestinian diaspora and Greater Syria from the United States. \n\nAbout Museum of the Palestinian People\n\nThe Museum of the Palestinia n People is the first museum in Washington D.C. devoted to exploring and c elebrating Palestinian history\, arts\, and culture. It started in 2015 as a traveling exhibit\, visiting over 50 locations across the country\, and has now found a home in the heart of the nation’s capital. By sharing t he stories of the Palestinian people with those who walk through our doors \, we invite the world to discover what unites us all.\n\nAbout QAIC\n\nFo unded in 2017\, the Qatar America Institute for Culture (QAIC) is an indep endent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that creates\, curates\, and exec utes programs and research that amplify the prominence of all forms of art and culture in society. QAIC cultivates artistic expression and cultural dialogue from the United States\, Qatar\, and the larger Arab and Islamic worlds.\n\n \;\n\n[Image credit: The Tatreez Institute\, Tatreez &\ ; Tea Tree of Life Workshop at Watan Studios\, December 2017 ]\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-10-at-3.28.50-PM.png CATEGORIES:Embroidery LOCATION:Qatar America Institute for Culture\, 1319 18th St NW \, Washingto n\, DC\, 20036\, United States GEO:38.907781;-77.041357 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1319 18th St NW \, Washingt on\, DC\, 20036\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Qatar America I nstitute for Culture:geo:38.907781,-77.041357 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR