{"id":1718,"date":"2013-10-01T10:30:35","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T16:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2013-10-02T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T21:23:35","slug":"uccs-to-host-tapestries-of-hope-threads-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=1718","title":{"rendered":"UCCS to host \u201cTapestries of Hope, Threads of Love\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/agosin_arpillera_larkin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1719\" alt=\"agosin_arpillera_larkin\" src=\"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/agosin_arpillera_larkin-300x221.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/agosin_arpillera_larkin-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/agosin_arpillera_larkin-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/agosin_arpillera_larkin.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:\u00a0 Because of a family illness, Marjorie Agosin is unable to attend this event. An opening presentation will be made by Suzanne MacAulay,\u00a0professor, Visual and Peforming Arts, and Andrea Herrera, professor, Women&#8217;s and Ethnic Studies. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013 An author and artist known for her depiction of Chilean women will share her work at 5 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Kraemer Family Library on the campus of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n<p>Marjorie Agosin, author of \u201cTapestries of Hope, Threads of Love: The Arpillera Movement in Chile, 1974-1994\u201d will sign copies of her book and share a selection of arpilleras (patchwork tapestries) beginning at 5 p.m. The tapestries will remain on display on the main floor of the library until Oct. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Agos\u00edn\u2019s book tells the story of ordinary women living in terror under General Augusto Pinochet\u2019s oppressive rule in Chile (1973\u20131989) and how they defied the military dictatorship by embroidering their sorrow on scraps of cloth. The arpilleras<i> <\/i>they made, patchwork tapestries with scenes of everyday life and memorials to their disappeared relatives, were smuggled out of Chile. The tapestries show the women\u2019s searches for loved ones in jails, morgues and government offices as well as the tribunals for their husbands, brothers, and sons.<\/p>\n<p>This event is sponsored by the UCCS Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Women\u2019s and Ethnic Studies, The Matrix Center, the Faculty Minority Affairs Committee and the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university offers 37 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 19 master\u2019s and five doctoral degrees. UCCS enrolls about 10,500 students on campus annually and another 2,000 in online programs. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\">www.uccs.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Editor&#8217;s Note:\u00a0 Because of a family illness, Marjorie Agosin is unable to attend this event. 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