In celebration of Women’s History Month, join the Laguna Art Museum for a lecture on feminist art presented by Katie Ruiz of The Women’s Museum of California. From the suffrage sashes and banners of the early 1900s to the pink knitted hats of the modern Women’s March movement, textiles and craft have played an important role as a messenger for women’s activism. By celebrating craftwork as a tool of artistic and political expression, and not only as private acts of women’s labor, we see how impactful women have been in our society.

Advance tickets recommended.

Museum members: $7

Non-members: $14

Katie Ruiz is a Chicana artist and Artistic Director of the Women’s Museum of California. She is an interdisciplinary artist, making work in painting and fiber sculpture. She is most well known for her blanket series in which she portrays couples standing or lying under colorful Mexican blankets. She is also known for her activism work with refugees, The US/Mexico Border and the creator of The Pompom Project.

Ruiz creates interactive exhibits with museums including the New Children’s Museum, The Oceanside Museum of Art and The San Diego International Airport. She has a Bachelors’ Degree of Fine Art from Northern Arizona University and a Masters degree of Fine Art from The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture in NYC.