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LAST CALL!!!
March 2018
Greetings All!
Just a reminder. This the last week of The Lynch Quilts Project on exhibition at Central Library here in Indianapolis, IN. The quilts are available for viewing through March 31, 2018 from 10 am - 8 pm Mon-Thur and 10 am - 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. The following quilts are on exhibition:
- Quilt I: Her Name is Laura Nelson
- Quilt II: RedRum Summer 1919
- Quilt III: A Partial Listing
- Quilt IV: Failed State (TBD)
If you are in Indy, come check things out before the exhibition closes or meet me at the library for a tour this Sunday, March 25th from 12-2:30 pm and Wednesday, March 28th from 6-8 pm.
Thank you for your continued support. This would not be possible without you.
With gratitude,
LaShawnda
Quilt I: Her Name is Laura Nelson
Quilt II: RedRum Summer 1919
Quilt III: A Partial Listing
Quilt IV: Failed State (TBD)
NEXT QUILT STEPS
Quilt V, The Making Quilt has come center stage to move into maximum overdrive production! We need your words, prayers and symbols for power and healing (email me these) to incorporate into the stitching of the quilt. In addition, we can accept indigo, charcoal, pink fabrics for the quilt. We'l be dying indigo fabric utilizing a resist technique to incorporate into the quilts in Spring 2018. These dyed pieces will construct the quilt.
Quilt VII, The Ties That Bind:
- Donate Fabric: yellows, golds, oranges, reds, blacks and browns.
- Sewing Fabric: Sew fabric strips of yellow and gold for the background. Send me your address via email and I'll send you fabric, or simply cut up and start sewing strips with the fabric strips sizes of your own choosing.
- Brainstorm: Send symbols, words, objects that represent healing and justice to you that will be incorporated into the quilts, as well as the aspects of the complex history.
Once the exhibit of the completed quilts closes, we'll be jumping into action to continue sewing.
Mock-up of Quilt VII: The Ties that Bind (c) 2013
WHERE WE ARE NOW
Over the next few months we have many, many new directions for having discussions and exhibitions of the quilts, as well as will working on bringing Quilt V to closure and moving Quilt VII in the coming weeks. As of the printing of this newsletter, we've connected this year with more 700 youth 10-18 years and over 2,500 people. We've presented at a high school year end celebration, as well as a youth art camp focusing on social justice. One of the students at the camp quick "sketched" this painting during the presentation. She said I moved to much and wouldn't sit still.
Some dates and locations to start keeping track of include the following:
Jan. 30 - March 31, 2018
Meet the Artists XXX
40 E St Clair St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Continue to spread the light.
MUST SEE ARTICLES & MEMES
Here are a couple of articles and videos that I feel are a MUST SEE from my Facebook Page. I'll list no more than 5 each month.
Articles
Tess Asplund, with Fist Raised Against the Leadership of The Nordic Resistance Movement (Nrm). (Twitter/David Lagerlöf). Click here to learn more about her simple, but powerful stand against injustice and hate.
RESOURCES TO GET YOU STARTED
As we continue to do our work in the world, here are some additional articles and resources to assist us in having these conversations.
First, I will direct you here to The Lynch Quilts Project website, which has a list of organizational resources to help you get ready.
Second, I direct you to the site #CharlestonSyllabus, which has resulted in a nearly 20 page bibliography of articles, books, research, etc. that explore race in America. In addition, you can click here to purchase the book (Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism and Racial Violence), which is a condensed version of the on-line syllabus.
Finally, below are a series of articles that explore these issues that have become more focused on the national spotlight in regards
History
Understanding the past persecution of black Americans is crucial to understanding the racism that pervades the country today.
Artivist Work
Insight, Violence and Resistance
Yeah, we are kinda crazy!
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PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT
Here is where we stand so far with the quilts. We'll be focusing on Quilt V and Quilt VII for the next few months. As well, figuring out which of the other quilts make sense to "officially" get started.
I say official because that is when my focus will shift directly and primarily here. If you are interested in working on any of the quilts just contact me and I can tell you where we are specifically on a particular quilt and how you can participate. Unless the quilt says "complete," there is an opportunity to participate. In the mean time, click here to checkout how to help get things started for the various quilts.
- Quilt I: Her Name was Laura Nelson, Completed May 2004
- Quilt II: RedRum Summer 1919, Completed July 2014
- Quilt III: A Partial Listing, Completed November 2017
- Quilt IV: Failed State (TBD), Completed November 2016
- Quilt V: The Making Quilt, actively in progress, ETA Spring 2019
- Quilt VI: Memoria: In Progress, On-going process, 2010-present
- Quilt VII: The Ties that Bind, actively in progress.
- Quilt VIII: Angels in America / Boyhood in Red, White and Blue, a very sensitive quilt, we are working directly with victims of violence and their families to ensure we are honoring them correctly.
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SPECIAL THANKS
The Lynch Quilts Project is also supported in part by grants from The Indiana Arts Commission, The Puffin Foundation, Creative Renewal Grant from The Arts Council of Indianapolis and of course ALL OF YOU!!!
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Creative Power for Social Change!
Fighting for a racially healed and just future, since 2002.
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