Textile Arts Center presents Ikat Enchantment: Contemporary Tie-Dyed Textiles from India co-curated by Dr. Urmila MOHAN (ACC 2018) and artist Romina Chuls. It will exhibit ikat textiles collected during Dr. Mohan’s ethnographic work in India. Ikat refers to resist-patterned, tie-dyed textiles and is a term borrowed from Malay/Indonesian. In India, there are local names for ikat traditions and this exhibit highlights patola, a woven silk textile from Gujarat. Historically traded to other parts of the world, patola has been revitalized for new markets within India. Simultaneously, the meanings and uses of these textiles are being re-imagined.

The exhibit includes a talk by Dr. Mohan and a drawing workshop for the community.