Weaving our Stories Exhibition of Telares Maya Mam
Saturday, July 20 - Sunday, August 25, 2024
EastSide Arts Alliance Theater Gallery
2277 International Boulevard (between 22nd and 23rd Avenue)
Oakland, CA
Gallery hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday noon-6pm
Guided tours are all at capacity.
Since early 2023, NAKA and MUA have been working with a cohort of women weavers originally from the following municipalities in Huehuetenango Guatemala: Torasant (Todos Santos Cuchumatan), Xjan Xwan (San Juan Atitan), Chimb’al (Santiago Chimaltenango).
Our Collaborative Learning Circles provide space and time to connect, express what is happening in our lives, learn from each other and develop our collective organizing and leadership skills. We uplift and center emerging women leaders and cultural practitioners of Maya Mam Backstrap Weaving.
We invite you to join us to learn from the women about their weaving practices, view their creations and listen to their stories.
Guided Tours - all are at capacity:
Tours are in Mam, with interpretation available to Spanish and English
Sunday, July 28, 2-3pm PT
Saturday, August 3, 2-3pm PT
Sunday, August 25, 12-1 pm PT
Join us for a series of guided tours by weaving practitioners from Oakland’s Maya Mam community! This is an opportunity to hear first-hand stories about their weaving practice in Guatemala and Oakland.
Interpretation into Spanish by Maria Vicente
Tejiendo Nuestras Historias is a project of NAKA Dance Theater, created in collaboration with Mujeres Unidas y Activas. It is generously funded by City of Oakland Neighborhood Voices Grant, the Women’s Catalytic Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts Living Cultures Grant, the California Arts Council Impact Projects Grant, the Rainin Fellowship, the Zellerbach Family Foundation and the Latino Community Foundation PoderArte Grant. NAKA Dance Theater is a fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group. Many thanks to EastSide Arts Alliance for their support of this project!
Photo by Fox Nakai