Textile Artist Arati Kushwaha leads this practical workshop which will allow you to discover the joy of creating quilts, while also working towards a fairer society.

Arati has created The Quilt Project to reference gender equality and the feminist movement as a form of resistance against gender discrimination in the society - which is particularlly evident in the textile/fashion industry.

The Quilt project aims to create and collect panels that will represents many different perspectives on equality and then bring all blocks accruing to create a large-scale quilt.

All ages, genders, and levels of sewing experience welcome. Come and be a part of creative process. Stitching not only brings joy, but it has long term physical and mental health benefits, as well as being a traditional way for people to meet and connect with others: hand and mind working in harmony to convey what lies in our hearts.

Complementary tea, and coffee are available at the workshop. (If buying a takeaway coffee before or during the workshop, please remember your keep cup, or ask to borrow one of our handy stock <3)

This workshop is also part of Dunedin Fringe Festival program <3.

Stitch Kitchen is also host Community Sewing Bees on Thursday mornings throughout March, with volunteers contributing to Arati's project. For more information, please contact info@stitchkitchen.nz

Artist Bio:

Arati Kushwaha has completed Master of Visual Art from Dunedin School of Art, Otago Polytechnic. Arati had international group and solo exhibitions and has attended numerous international residences. Arati's art practice strives to identify the complexities of female discrimination, destruction, sexuality, and femininity. I exploit found objects, textile, semantic waxwork, and video work in ways that to force questions about artistic creativity and the definition of art and its purpose in society.