Virtual Family Day: Women Weaving Love and Strength
Every second Sunday of the month, Mia hosts a free monthly event for families, kids, and the young at heart featuring virtual hands-on art activities, music, dance performances, artist demonstrations, and more — all inspired by Mia’s incredible collection.
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Virtual Family Day: Women Weaving Love and Strength
Celebrate Women’s History Month reflecting on all the amazing women in your life who have shared love and strength! At 10:30am on Sunday, March 14th, tune into our first live stream event with songs and stories celebrating women shared by the all women’s improvisational chorus Give Get Sistet, and local storyteller Beverly Cottman. In addition, explore textiles and baskets woven by women in Mia’s collection and try kid-friendly weaving activities with simple materials like yarn, cardboard, and paper cups on our virtual program.
In addition, tune into our first live stream event with songs and stories celebrating women shared by the all women’s improvisational chorus Give Get Sistet, and local storyteller Beverly Cottman. No need to register for the live stream, just meet us on Mia’s Teaching Artist YouTube on Sunday, March 14th at 10:30am! The event will be recorded and posted on the virtual Family Day program afterwards.
Free Family Day Artist Totes
Totes available while supplies last.
During the Family Day weekend (March 13-14) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you can pick up a free Family Day Artist Tote at Mia’s Third Avenue entrance. You’ll find materials to try weaving on a cardboard loom, create fuzzy mini sweaters, and weave a mini basket. And also a worksheet to help tell a story about a woman who has inspired you! The materials in the kit complement the Virtual Family Day program’s activities but are not essential to enjoying the activities. Totes are available while supplies last.
Live Stream Event: Songs and Stories Celebrating Women
Learn the song “Breathing In, Breathing Out” singing along with the all-women’s improvisational chorus Give Get Sistet. And hear stories celebrating women by local storyteller Beverly Cottman!
No need to register for the live stream, just meet us on Mia’s Teaching Artist YouTube on Sunday, March 14th at 10:30-11:15am! The event will be recorded and posted afterwards. Keep singing along with Give Get Sistet and practice the song “Breathing In, Breathing Out,” watching the video above.
Click here for a template to help you tell a story about an inspiring woman in your life!
Closer Look: Women Weaving Love and Strength
Learn more about incredible woven artworks by women in Mia’s collection taking this short interactive quiz! Click the image above or click here to take the quiz.
Weave on a Cardboard Loom
Weaving is the act of interlacing many pieces tightly together to create something whole and strong. Watch the video from The Arts of Asia online resource on how to create and weave on a cardboard loom!
Make a Mini Sweater
Try this toddler-friendly activity to create a mini sweater for a little creature using cardboard and yarn. Click here for instructions on how to create a mini sweater.
Weave a Mini Basket
Click here for instructions on how to weave your own basket using simple materials like a paper cup, yarn, and beads! Take inspiration from the baskets in the recently opened FREE exhibit Unexpected Turns: Women Artists and the Making of American Basket-Weaving Traditions.