The San Diego Museum of Man presents "Empowering Women: Artisan Cooperatives That Transform Communities."
From Africa to Asia to the Americas, female artisans are forming grassroots cooperatives to reach new markets, raise living standards, and transform lives by creating and selling traditional folk art.
"Empowering Women" explores the work of ten such enterprises in ten countries by providing an intimate look at the compelling personal stories of these women and the exquisite traditional art works that they create. Discover how these women work together to create folk art in order to provide income for their families, preserve their cultural heritage, improve education, and influence major changes that lift up themselves and their communities.
This exhibition has been organized by the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM.
Admission/Cost : $5 - $12.50
Location:
San Diego Museum Of Man
1350 El Prado
San Diego, CA
Exhibition opens January 25 and continues through August 17, 2014
For more information, please visit: www.museumofman.org
From Africa to Asia to the Americas, female artisans are forming grassroots cooperatives to reach new markets, raise living standards, and transform lives by creating and selling traditional folk art.
"Empowering Women" explores the work of ten such enterprises in ten countries by providing an intimate look at the compelling personal stories of these women and the exquisite traditional art works that they create. Discover how these women work together to create folk art in order to provide income for their families, preserve their cultural heritage, improve education, and influence major changes that lift up themselves and their communities.
This exhibition has been organized by the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM.
Admission/Cost : $5 - $12.50
Location:
San Diego Museum Of Man
1350 El Prado
San Diego, CA
Exhibition opens January 25 and continues through August 17, 2014
For more information, please visit: www.museumofman.org
