Coconino Center for the Arts

REENGAGING CERAMICS: BOHNERT • HESS • SNELSON
2022-11-12 - 2022-12-24 | Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, United States
Bohnert, Hess, and Snelson—each named Jason—make utilitarian and decorative pottery for the table and for daily use, approaching their process and materials from different perspectives. The “Jasons” have each maintained an active studio practice in Flagstaff for over 15 years and have been ceramic art educators between Coconino Community College, Northern Arizona University, and private workshops at art centers across the country.

Location: CCA Project Gallery
Exhibition Dates: November 12, 2022 – December 23, 2022

Saturday, November 12
Opening Reception
CCA Members Preview 5-6 pm
Keynote Presentation by Jennifer Kim Sohn 6 pm FREE
Public Reception 6-8 pm

25 MILLION STITCHES: ONE STITCH, ONE REFUGEE
2022-11-12 - 2023-01-22
25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee was launched by Jennifer Kim Sohn as a global, participatory art project to address the vast crisis of worldwide displacement. The concept was simple: one stitch of embroidery for each refugee. The project provides a beautifully resonant expression of art activism that raises awareness of the immense scope of people forcibly displaced from their homelands by violence and natural disasters. Since the medium involved basic stitching, the project was able to attract a very diverse group of participants from 36 countries and from every state in the United States. The culmination of this global community effort resulted in a grand tapestry rich with images, symbols and messages of solidarity, hope and community all of which give the viewer a textural way to process and experience the enormity of 25 million people, the number the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated were refugees when the project commenced in May of 2019.

Location: CCA Main Gallery
Exhibition Dates: November 12, 2022 – January 21, 2023
Exhibition Website: 25millionstitches.com
Exhibition Instagram: instagram.com/25millionstitches

25 Million Stitches
Exhibition Programming:
Saturday, November 12
Opening Reception
CCA Members Preview 5-6 pm
Keynote Presentation by Jennifer Kim Sohn 6 pm FREE
Public Reception 6-8 pm
Sunday, November 13, 2 pm and 4 pm
Master Chorale of Flagstaff – Safe Harbor: Songs of Refuge & Home
Tickets at: https://coconinoarts.org/events/category/concerts/
Thursday, November 17, 7-8:30 pm FREE
Robert Neustadt presents “Re-Weaving the Social Fabric: Artisans Beyond Borders”
Saturdays, November 19, December 10 & 17, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm FREE
“Community Voices through Digital Humanities: Archiving Personal Histories and the Migratory Experience” three-series workshop
Thursday, December 1, 7-8:30 pm FREE
Bjorn Krondorfer, Ph.D. presents “Home & Identity: The Refugee Experience” panel discussion on global perspectives
Saturday, January 7, 1-4 pm FREE
Tasha Miller Griffith presents “Mindful Mending” workshop for adults and seniors
Thursday, January 12, 7-8:30 pm FREE
Erika Hess, Ph.D. and Robert Neustadt, Ph.D. present “Learning On-Site: Service Learning and Experiential Education with Refugees in Greece”
Saturday, January 14, 1-4 pm FREE
Tasha Miller Griffith presents “Stitching as Expression” youth workshop
Visit https://coconinoarts.org/exhibitions/25-million-stitches-one-stitch-one-refugee/ for more details.
Workshop space is limited, registration required
