Heather Waldroup, visual materials curator and CLIR postdoctural fellow, Libraries of The Claremont Colleges, will discuss researching women’s textile production in the South Pacific, Tuesday, March 31, at noon, in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons. The event, part of the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy, is free and open to the public.
In the Pacific Islands, the production of fiber arts has endured through two centuries of Western colonialism. Through art forms such as weaving, quilting, and making tapa (barkcloth), women express their creativity and technical prowess, gain status in their communities, and earn income to support their families. This presentation will discuss the author’s travels to Tonga, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia to research women’s textile production, and past and future curatorial projects that have resulted from these travels.
Doors to the Hampton room will open at 11:45 a.m. Attendees may bring a lunch or purchase one at the Malott Commons downstairs; doors to the commons open at 11:15 a.m. Dessert and coffee will be provided at the event.
For more information, call (909) 607-9372.