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Ubuhle Women: Beadwork & the Art of Independence

Name: Ubuhle Women: Beadwork & the Art of Independence
Start: 2025-03-01T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-25T23:59:59-06:00
Location: Liberty Hall Academic Center Gallery, Kean University

March 1 - April 25

Ubuhle Beads is a collective of female beadwork artists founded in 1999 by Bev Gibson and master beader Ntombephi Ntombelaon a sugar plantation in South Africa that empowers and changes the perspective of African women. The organization has allowed for women artists of South Africa to have a platform to use their generational talents for financial independence that was not previously available.

Details

Start:: March 1
End:: April 25
Event Categories:: Global Textile Event, Global Textile Events
Website:: https://galleries.kean.edu/exhibitions/ubuhle-women-beadwork-art-independence-0

Venue

: Liberty Hall Academic Center Gallery, Kean University
: Union, New Jersey United States + Google Map
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