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Technologies of Black Care Collective

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We aim to share creative depictions of Black past, presents & futures through exhibitions, collective gathering, technology, folk arts and education.

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last call🧵🤍🪡: we’re accepting applications from african nova scotians & all descendants of the underground railroad across canada ✨ link in bio.

class starts saturday 4/26! 🌊 you can apply up until 4/25, 4PM ET.

as class draws near and final acceptances are sent out this week — we’d like to save a few seats for applicants from black communities & families across canada. experienced quilters from canada (of any background) are also welcome to apply. 💫

our cohort of 30+ talented and curious participants bring an interest and love for quilting, textiles, archives, memory, culture, futurity, land, and experimentation 🧪🪡🧶🔮 together, we will learn black quilting + textile history and by the end of our program sew a community quilt reflecting our unique stories. ✨

please share this last open call with your community. :) taken in Halifax, Nova Scotia by @technologiesofblackcare

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🧵🪡🔥Thank you to all those who have applied to MEMORY PATTERN. It has been such an honour reading your applications — more acceptance emails are coming soon!! 💌✨. In the attempt to make this experience as expansive as possible we’re extending our call for participants — we’re hoping to connect with quilters/textilists and their descendants from the following communities:

✨ Nova Scotia and Underground Railroad communities across Canada
✨The Black South & descendants of the Great Migration: Gees Bend, Gullah Geechee, New Orleans, & rest of region
✨ Afro-Indigenous / Black & First Nations
✨ Elders and experienced quilters

Can you help us build out the rest of our cohort? ☺️ Forward this to your friends, family, colleagues, and community members. 🌱Apps close April 19 at 11:59PM ET.

We’re excited to have you in the magic that will be MEMORY PATTERN II. 💫 by @technologiesofblackcare

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🪡🧵✨Calling all Black quilters, artists, crafters, researchers, archivists, and storytellers based in Canada/US! 🪡🧵✨Apply for 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗜𝗜 by Mar 10th, 11:59PM EST - link in bio!

We invite you to apply to 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗜𝗜, the 2nd annual cohort of our experimental 4 week Black quilting project in tribute to Daughters of Dorcas, the oldest running Black quilt guild in North America! Alongside 30 participants, explore Black archives, preserve the modern and traditional practice of quilting, & co-sew a cross national collaborative quilt to pay homage to Black textile communities of the past, present, and future! 🧶

We will connect over the topics of slow craft, Black feminist perspectives on cultural preservation, and the enduring importance of community, survival, and placemaking for Black communities via the bountiful @quiltalliance audio archive. Each participant will create a quilt square that will be digitally archived and physically sewn into a community quilt.

Weekly sessions take place on Zoom, Saturdays 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST, from April 26th to May 17th.

We’re seeking a range of perspectives and are excited about applicants of all experience levels (novice, intermediate, advanced), ages, and genders from Canada/US. Free sewing kits available upon request!

The 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 aims to manifest creative depictions of Black past, presents and futures through exhibitions, craft, collective gathering, technology, folk arts and education. Co-Directors @ashleyjanelewis and @moss.portals use archival processes and speculative design to preserve Black culture, connect ancestral knowledge and consider new tools for liberated worlds.

𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗜𝗜 is funded by Creativity Everything lab within @thecreativeschl at @torontomet. Creativity Everything lab takes a deliberately broad and inclusive approach to creativity, connecting ideas from a range of disciplines, and seeking to embrace a diverse range of creators and creative practices. We are grateful for Creativity Everything lab’s support in making 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗜𝗜 possible✨ taken in North America by @technologiesofblackcare

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Technologies of Black Care, in collaboration with the Save our Quilts Archive (@quiltalliance), is excited to introduce MEMORY PATTERN - a 4 week class and participatory project exploring various themes that span the rich tapestry of quilting in the Black community, like: the history of Black textiles, the politics of craft and slow creation, the art and technicality of quilting, and the enduring legacies of Black home-making. Follow along we test the boundaries of quiltmaking, amplify Black stories, and celebrate the multi-faceted stories embedded in this powerful creative practice.

Grounded by the legacy of Daughters of Dorcas and Sons, the longest-running Black quilt guild in North America, MEMORY PATTERN has two goals:

✸ Share & Learn 🌀: Creating a space for Black participants of all skill levels to share and learn valuable quilt and textile knowledge across generations – rekindling and strengthening this cherished practice.

✸ Co-Sew a Community Quilt 🪡: Actively co-preserving Black quilt/textile culture together by co-sewing a community quilt that tells the diverse, and vibrant stories of our 30+ participants.

MEMORY PATTERN is a multi-month project and we’re only getting started, thanks for following the journey! ✨ by @technologiesofblackcare

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