Betty Leacraft

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2014 Art and Change Grant – $2,500

Neighborhood: West Philadelphia
Change Partner: Community Education Center
Discipline: Crafts and Textiles, Visual Arts
Social Change / Intent: Cultural Preservation

Betty will use textiles to engage master instructors of West African dance/drum traditions in the craft hand-dyeing. These African inspired textiles will be created for their studio home at the Community Education Center. Two hand-dyeing workshops will result in wall banners that will serve as visual inspiration to dance/drum children, teens and adult students. In July 2014, Betty will travel to South Africa and upon return, conduct a presentation to this community about her trip from an artist perspective.

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