International Rug Hooking Day
Date: Dec 4
2:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Join us for an afternoon of all things rug hooking and help celebrate International Rug Hooking Day!
The afternoon will include a talk on the tradition of rug hooking in Newfoundland and Labrador along with contemporary rug hooking designs and fabrics; a look at samples from The Rooms collections; and a demonstration of punch needle rug hooking.
Following the presentations, there will be a show and share of rug hooking.
Presenters are: Dianne Warren, Joy Barfoot, and Martha Barnes.
There will be an option to join the session virtually (at no cost) – link to follow. The cost of in-person session includes coffee break.
This program is presented In partnership with the International Guild of Hooked Rugs.
Limited seats available for the in-person session. Tickets are $20.70 per person. To purchase a ticket, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090.
Restrictions due to COVID 19 will be in place for everyone’s safety. Masks and proof of vaccination with ID required.
Events & Programs
How do place, identity, and art intersect, and what do their points of intersection tell us about this place we call home?
In this talk, Rhea Rollmann will explore the significance of queer and trans art in Atlantic Canada with particular emphasis on the work of Erica Rutherford as well as iterations of queer and trans art in NL. There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090.
About the Presenter:
Rhea Rollmann (she/her) is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John's, NL, and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She is a founding editor of The Independent NL and her journalism has appeared in Briarpatch Magazine, CBC, Xtra Magazine, Chatelaine, PopMatters, Riddle Fence, Macleans and more. Her academic work has been published in the Journal of Gender Studies, Labor Studies Journal, Canadian Woman Studies, Journal of Work and Society, Canadian Theatre Review, Canadian Review of Sociology, Screen Bodies and elsewhere. She also has an extensive background in labour organizing and queer/trans activism, and she is Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John's.