Mattie Rhodes Gallery 
919 West 17th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
(gallery) 816-581-5631    (main) 816-221-2349    www.mattierhodes.org
NEW 2014 Gallery Hours: Thursday - Friday 12:00 -5:00 PM, Saturday 12:00 - 6:00 PM
The gallery will be closed December 17 - January 4
 
    
Peruvian Fiesta
Friday, January 10, 2014 
5:00 - 8:00 PM

 

Join us as we welcome Nilda Calla�aupa to Kansas City, 

We will celebrate with Peruvian Food, Music by Andean Express and dancing!

 Hand woven and naturally dyed Alpaca wool textiles, ponchos Chullo hats and more for sale! 

In the main gallery, a video on the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, Peru (CTTC) will be on view from 5:00-8:00 PM

Weaving Lives, Engaging History:
Continuing Textile Traditions in the Peruvian Andes
 
December 6, 2013  -  February 21, 2014

Exhibit,Trunk Show, & Holiday Mercado 
Peruvian Fiesta: Friday, January 10, 5 - 8 PM
Closing Reception: Friday, February 7, 6 - 9 PM 

 

This exhibit and related events will explore the vital traditions of weaving, spinning, dyeing, and knitting in Peruvian highland communities of the Center for Traditional Textile of Cusco, Peru (CTTC), directed by Nilda Calla�aupa. The Trunk Show of CTTC textiles and El Mercado will highlight local artisans and various Latin American goods. Inspired by the holiday gift-giving season, this will be the perfect stop for any unique shopping list! Like Mattie Rhodes Center on Facebook or follow on Twitter. 
 
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Public lecture:
6:30 PM Thursday, January 9, 2013
Atkins Auditorium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Sponsored by Peruvian Connection
Catherine Joslyn "Children of the Inca," and Nilda Calla�aupa, "Weaving Traditions in the Cusco Region".  
 
Chullo Cap-knitting weaving workshop with Nilda Calla�aupa
January 12, 2013
*Registration deadline December 20
Contact Terry Kuehn at f[email protected] 
For more information visit www.kcweaversguild.org 

 
Make your donation and make a difference..
 
Andean Textile Arts is proud to support The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco and related textile projects in the Peruvian Andes. Your tax deductible donation helps hundreds of families have a better life through preserving the Andean textile tradition. 
 
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Photos top to Bottom: "Tejedora de Chinchero", "Chahuaytire" and "Spinner at Pitumarca" by Catherine Joslyn.
 
Funding provided by the Missouri Arts Council, Estelle and Morton Sosland, Peruvian Connection, Mattie Rhodes Center, Catherine Joslyn, Marilyn Murphy and ClothRoads, Sturgis Gallery at Kennesaw State University, University of Kansas, Becky Stevens and Terry Kuehn, Weavers and Fiber Guilds of Kansas City, Susan Torntore, Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University, Teresa Lorenz, Avila University, Miguel Carranza, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Mary Ann Jordan, University of Kansas, Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, Jan Buerge of World's Window, Marci Blank, Kansas City Art Institute and many others for supporting this program.
 

Specialized workshops and field trip opportunities  
Give your group an artistic experience they will always remember. Tour of the exhibit and hands-on art activity for up to 50 students, Kindergarten through Adult.  Please call 816-221-2349 to schedule your group, or visit our website for more information on all of our classes.