Project Threadways 2024 Symposium | Virtual Download

Details The annual Project Threadways Symposium brings together scholars, activists, makers, and thinkers to present research, share stories, and encourage dialogue about history, community, and power—all through the lens of fashion and textiles. Presentations, dinners, exhibitions, and workshops create a multi-day experience in Florence, Alabama, centered on material culture and making. Virtual registration is also available. Recorded sessions from past symposia may be accessed by purchasing a virtual ticket. Please contact think@projectthreadways.org with questions. The 2024 Project Threadways Symposium was made possible with support from the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and Bank Independent.    Schedule All events are held at The Factory at 462 Lane Drive in Florence, Alabama, unless otherwise specified. Friday, April 19 9 a.m. Registration and breakfast from All the Best 9:30 a.m. Welcome from Natalie Chanin 10:15 a.m. Diana N’Diaye on Water, Senegal, and the U.S. 11:15 a.m. Zero Waste Demo — finger knitting 11:45 a.m. Cassidy Zachary + April Callahan on Why We Study the History of Fashion (Zoom) 12:30 p.m. Lunch from Simply Baked 1:30 p.m. Zero Waste Demo — knotted necklaces 2:00 p.m. Kim Kelly + JoeAnn Pettway West on Gee’s Bend Then and Now 2:45 p.m. Carla Fernández on Indigenous Techniques and Contemporary Craft 3:30 p.m. Panel moderated by Ansley Quiros 4 p.m. Break — Explore the Shoals 5:30 p.m. Anita Flanagan on Cultural Clothing for the Modern Native American, held at the Southall-Moore House, 217 E. Tuscaloosa Street (in-person only) Saturday, April 20 9 a.m. Breakfast from All the Best 9:30 a.m. Zero Waste Workshop with Natalie Chanin (in-person only) 11:30 a.m. Li Edelkoort on a Decade of the Anti_Fashion Manifesto 12:00 p.m. Lunch from Rivertown Coffee Co. 1 p.m. Rebecca Burgess on Fibershed 1:45 p.m. Tour of The Factory 2:15 p.m. Panel moderated by Ansley Quiros 2:45 p.m. Project Threadways Looks Back and Forward 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Please contact think@projectthreadways.org with questions. *Excluded from all sales and promotions.