Pandemic Quilt
Our collective voices will stitch together our stories and lived experiences, raising critical consciousness of the inequities felt across racial, social, political, economic and cultural differences.
Quilt Square Samples
Our past events include:
- Presented at an ASC Open Studio with the campus’ Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative on campus.
- In partnership with Bag&Baggage Theatre and 350.org we displayed squares as part of the Climate Change play series.
- We hosted weekly virtual sessions to create art together in our Art for Social Change Open Studio.
- We are planning a regional Art Therapy Symposium where we intend to display some of the quilts to the public.
- Art for Social Change participated in the Ray Warren Ethnic Studies symposium to display pandemic quilts and moderate an art therapy sewing circle.
Past Events
Elbow Room- Closing Reception
Closing reception for Elbow Room Artist in Residency
Visiting Artist- Sunny Smith
Sunny Smith will be speaking as part of the 2025 Visiting Artist and Lecture Series
Bridge the Divide: Explore understanding around gun violence using art and dialogue
We invite you to participate in a meaningful dialogue on Wednesday, May 28, focused on understanding the impact of gun violence on all of us. This important event will be held at the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center Art Therapy Gallery and Art Studio in partnership with the Art for Social Change and Vision Quilt exhibit on display through November 2025.
Galleries
Pandemic Quilt Get Together
Climate Change Theatre Action
Art for Social Change participated in the Climate Change Theatre Action at Bag&Baggage’s Vault Theatre in Hillsboro. Other participants included 350PDX Washington Team and the Westside Quilters Guild.
Joy & Justice Community Fair
Quilt Square Samples
Quilting For Change - 9/1/2021
Quilting For Change
