Arts Roseville Featured Artist: Karen Weaving Circle
The Karen people are an indigenous ethnic minority from Burma and Thailand who have been persecuted by the Burmese military government for over 60 years. More than 17,000 Karen and other refugees from Burma now live in Minnesota, making it the largest Karen community in the United States. Karen people from Burma are known for their centuries-old tradition of weaving textiles using cotton thread and backstrap looms. The Karen Weaving Circle is a collective of refugee women who want to continue their weaving traditions in Minnesota and pass their knowledge to first-generation youth.
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This program in the Featured Artist series created an opportunity to work with Arts Roseville and featured the work of the Karen Weaving Circle. 28 attendees learned about the Karen community, as well as their artistic work.
Roseville Arts Council