Anacostia River Festival
Sankofa on the River: Bridging Legacies
From River to River in collaboration with Monica Jahan Bose
Join us at the Anacostia River Festival to create a community artwork on beautiful, blue, Bangladeshi saris representing the rivers that connect us as humanity. With painting, writing, and wood-block printing, we come together to express our intentions to protect and enjoy the Anacostia River and honor its history. The annual festival is organized by 11th Street Bridge Park, with this year’s theme, Sankofa on the River: Bridging Legacies.
About Monica Jahan Bose
Monica Jahan Bose is a Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist whose work spans painting, printmaking, film, performance, and installation. Her socially engaged work highlights the intersection of climate, racial, gender, and economic injustice through co-created workshops, art actions, and temporary installations and performances. Her ongoing decade-long collaborative art and advocacy project STORYTELLING WITH SARIS with women farmers from her ancestral island village has traveled to eight countries and 12 US states, engaging thousands of people.
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