Location: Museo Violeta Parra, Santiago, Chile
Focus: Anti-war
Size: 9 +
Private/Public: Public
Description: Though mostly known as a singer, Violeta Parra was also a painter and textile artist. Her arpillera tapestries are large and bold, and tell universal and personal stories. Her songs inspired a diverse group of women to create their own arpilleras as homage to Parra, and exhibited them in 2017 at the Archivo Nacional de Chile. See more about that exhibit here.
Contact: Vicuña Mackenna 37, Santiago, Chile. Fono: (56 2) 2 355 46 00
Focus: Anti-war
Size: 9 +
Private/Public: Public
Description: Though mostly known as a singer, Violeta Parra was also a painter and textile artist. Her arpillera tapestries are large and bold, and tell universal and personal stories. Her songs inspired a diverse group of women to create their own arpilleras as homage to Parra, and exhibited them in 2017 at the Archivo Nacional de Chile. See more about that exhibit here.
Contact: Vicuña Mackenna 37, Santiago, Chile. Fono: (56 2) 2 355 46 00
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