Nour Shantout: Stitching Protest

September 3: Theoretical part, lecture on the history of Palestinian embroidery, open to anyone

September 4–6: Practical part of the workshop, for registered participants only

Language accessibility: English
📍 The Tent, Great Hall
Free entry

We invite you to a workshop of Palestinian embroidery led by artist Nour Shantout. 

Palestinian embroidery transformed from a domestic practice used for personal purposes into a political tool and a way of counter-mapping Palestine after the 1948 Nakba. For instance, “intifada dresses” emerged a few months after the First Intifada (uprising) in 1987. They featured the Palestinian map along with the Palestinian flag, olive branches, and the Dove of Peace, in addition to traditional motifs and political slogans. Palestinian women embroidered these dresses and wore them during protests; they stitched the Palestinian flag and wore it when it was banned. In this workshop, the participants will learn about the history of Palestinian embroidery in relation to protest and to the anti-imperialist feminist movement in Palestine. Nour Shantout will also teach the cross-stitch technique. 

As part of this workshop, which is one in a series dedicated to embroidery and protest, participants will create a collective piece.