"Sumud Motifs:

A Woven Inheritance

of Visual and Literary Storytelling"

Creatives:

Doris Bittar

Kassandra L. Khalil

Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán

Marguerite Dabaie

Micaela Kaibni Raen

Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA), Black, and Indigenous artists have innovatively combined literary and textual elements for millennia, rendering multicultural multimedia modalities to create engaging storytelling structures grounded in sumud. Womanist, Queer, and Trans creatives will share diverse geographies of identity and cultural memory. With powerful skill and emotional resonance, artists continue to push the boundaries of technology, re/writing literary/visual histories within the context of resistance, providing profound legacies with and for our communities. Inventive projects are inspiring social justice advocacy and the healing of multigenerational trauma.

This interactive multimedia collective craft talk showcases creatives working through multimedia projects, including comics and graphic narratives; movement, dance, and performance; interdisciplinary art installations; poetry written using Indigenous Tatreez patterns; text within decorative motifs; audio/video/visual poetics; and editing/publishing processes that combine visual and written work. Blending traditional techniques and modern composition methods, contemporary artists are producing highly crafted artwork engaging diverse audiences.

 For more information go to:

        https://arabamericanwriters.org/miznarawifest-2023/

Palestinian Tatreez Resource Page

Check out the Palestinian Tatreez Resource Page. Click on the page listing in the menu above.

The Palestinian Tatreez Resource page is meant to be a resource for people just beginning their Tatreez journey looking for a great place to start, or someone who has limited knowledge and is curious to find out more or for someone curious about their family legacy stitched in Tatreez. When googling the topic, many confusing and misleading websites can appear so I created this resource page as a safe place to start or continue your journey. It is a touchstone created out of love and care meant to bring you quality information.

Included on the resource page is a brief list of resources, organizations, and a print bibliography. This is in no way meant to be a comprehensive list. This is a free resource page is made from love specifically for the novice, the curious or someone who is looking for quality information. There are many groups, classes, collectives, indigenous artists (and sometimes the small stores that support them), indigenous charities, nonprofit empowerment programs, and more...that are not listed here. A good way to find them by starting with the resources listed on the Tatreez Resource page and then keep searching from there. Many of the websites list more resources for you to explore.  

There are also many Tatreez artists, groups, collectives, nonprofits, and much more on social media. They are not all listed here as this is meant to be a brief resource page. Researching artists and collectives, and following them on social media is a great way to learn more about their mission, art, and life. Be sure to also research your local area, there may be resources close by that you never knew existed. 

That said, if you have suggestions for the Palestinian Tatreez Resource page, please email me and I will consider for inclusion. This information comes from love and I hope it is helpful, timely and propels you on your journey.