Jayna Zweiman: A Conversation About Craft and Activism

20 Winooski Falls Way, Suite 301,Winooski VT 05404

02 February, 2023

Description

Please join us in welcoming Jayna Zweiman for a discussion on crafting and activism.Doors open at 5:30 with an opportunity to view the Welcome Blanket exhibit. Presentation will begin promptly at 6pm.Free event, but limited seating. Register to reserve your spot! Perhaps best known as the co-creator of Pussyhat Project, Jayna has become a leading advocate of using design innovation to enact social change. The Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches as one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. Through its global adoption, the Pussyhat has become an international symbol of women’s rights and the resistance. Jayna is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket, our current museum exhibit. Jayna will discuss the origins and impact of the Welcome Blanket project to support new immigrants coming to the United States. Jayna received her AB from Brown University in visual arts and economics and her Masters in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles, and is the proud grandchild of immigrants. More info on the Welcome Blanket exhibit at the Mill Museum. AALV Women's Cafe knit workshop participants at the Mill Musuem's Welcome Blanket opening. This presentation is made possible with support from Vermont Humanities.