Artist Talk & Tour | Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile
Schedule
Fri Apr 03 2026 at 10:30 am to 11:30 am
UTC-05:00Location
Krannert Art Museum | Champaign, IL
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Join us for a special tour with the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile, who created the narrative textiles on display in "Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile" (on view through Sep 5). Gain insights about their practice and listen to the stories behind the stitches. Presented in Spanish & English.
About the exhibition:
kam.illinois.edu/another-place
Friday, April 3 · Women's Collective at Krannert Art Museum
10:30–11:30 – Artist Talk & Tour | Memorias de la Mujer Lotina
12:00–1:30 – Noontime Panel | Life After Coal
1:30–2:30 – Reception
Part of a Weeklong Residency with the Women’s Collective from the ex-coal mining town Lota, Chile (March 30–April 3).
The exhibition and residency are made possible with support from the Climate Jobs Institute, the Office for Arts Integration, the Leonard F. Heumann Fund, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Latin American and Caribbean Cities Collective, the National Fund for Cultural and Arts Development of Chile, and the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD).
Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
SPRING 2026 EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS
MARCH
• Mar 26, Mapping Workshop, 5:30 pm · School of Art & Design, Room 107
• Mar 28, Knit & Sit! 1–3 pm
• Mar 30–Apr 3, Weeklong Residency with the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile
APRIL
• Apr 2, FOREST: Stories in Progress, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Part of Deke Weaver's "The Unreliable Bestiary" series.
• Apr 2, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Apr 3, Artist Talk & Tour | Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile, 10:30 am
• Apr 3, Noontime Panel | Life After Coal, 12–1:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Reception to follow. Spanish & English.
• Apr 9, Teen Takeover & ArtSpeak Teen Art Showcase, 5–7:30 pm
• Apr 10–11, Boneyard Arts Festival & Mom’s Weekend visitors during open hours
• Apr 11, Improvisers Exchange: Sonic Location, 1–3 pm
• Apr 11, MFA Exhibition Opening Reception, 4–6 pm
• Apr 16, Curator Talk | Luis Muro Ynoñán, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Curator, The Field Museum · In conjunction with the Living Legacies of "Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600" exhibition.
• Apr 23, Visiting Art Historian | Sarah Gould, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62)
MAY
• May 2, Artist Talk & Tour | Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie with Ryan Griffis (video), Melissa Pokorny (installation, sculpture), and Stacey A. Robinson (graphic design, video), 10:30 am
• May 7, FAA Finals Fest, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students
• May 9, BFA Exhibition Opening Reception, 4–6 pm
• May 30, Acquired Taste Celebration! Benefit Party, 5:30–8:30 pm · Ticket sales ($150) benefit the museum.
JUNE
• Jun 13, Artist Talk & Tour | Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie, 10:30 am
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For event updates:
kam.illinois.edu/events
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We offer a variety of accessibility supports to help ensure visitors can fully participate. Contact us at [email protected] with any questions or to request accommodations.
Image: Detail of exhibition installation at Krannert Art Museum. Photo by Rachel Lauren Storm.
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