Still in Print: Natural Color on Cotton—From Ajrakh to Kalamkari

Indian craftspeople are heirs to thousands of years of natural dye knowledge. Charllotte Kwon and Tim McLaughlin have had the opportunity to study and work with some of the finest artisan families still practicing traditional methods. In this talk Kwon and McLaughlin will discuss the Ajrakh printers of the Kachchh region of western India and the kalamkari printers of Andhra Pradesh. They will give an overview of the printing process and touch upon the history and remarkable legacy of this craft, in connection with the exhibition Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz.

This program will be offered in person at the Museum and will also be livestreamed. See below for ticketing and registration information.

Tickets for the on-site program may be reserved in person at the Museum’s Information Centers or through MetroTix at metrotix.com or 314.534.1111. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.

This lecture will also be livestreamed for free via Zoom and will have automated closed captions. Livestream attendees must register to receive the Zoom link.

A closed-captioned recording of the program may be posted on the Museum’s YouTube channel and at slam.org at a later date.

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