Conflict Textiles

Photo of the participants in the March 4 event at Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos
Matucana 501, Santiago de Chile cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This #arpillera, upbeat and hopeful against the backdrop of poverty and political repression, depicts scenes from everyday life in a Santiago “población” (poor area). Industrious arpilleristas are at work... #internationalwomensday cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Urdiendo Redes / Weaving Networks
Today at the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos
Matucana 501, Santiago de Chile cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This #arpillera depicts a protest by a group of 59 members of the Association of the Families of the Detained-Disappeared, who chained themselves to the gates in front of the former Congress building in April 1979. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Marcha de las mujeres de los mineros / March of the miners' wives, daughters and sisters This arpillera, by TL, is a replica of an original made in a Mujeres Creativas workshop in 1985. Here we can see clearly that TL, like other arpilleristas from Peru, adopted much from the Chilean tradition.

This arpillera by Francisca Báez Avila, Barcelona, Spain, was made for International Women’s Day 2009, during a 12 session course at Fundació Ateneu San Roc, facilitated by María Viñolo and Alba Pérez. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

In 2019 we held the War torn children exhibition at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. This exhibition of textiles and memorabilia highlighted the devastating impact of war on children. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

On #internationalmotherlanguageday we suggest that Conflict Textiles is a language that can bring those speaking different languages together. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles heads back to Chile next week to take part in several events including Urdiendo Redes / Weaving Networks on 4 March at Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos
Matucana 501, Santiago de Chile cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles features in many publications. We thought we’d start to share some of these with you. #conflicttextilesbooks

Our Argentinian Ambassador Ana Zlatkes ran an arpillera workshop on 28 Jan for children between 5 & 10 at Museo de Arte Popular José Hernández. Children alone or in pairs made an #arpillera and then explained what they did.

We have changed our profile image to this arpillera Dónde están los desaparecidos? / Where are the "disappeared"? By Irma Muller. The #disappeared is a central focus of the Conflict Textiles collection. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Chilean Pamela Luque, living in Ireland for 20 years, was moved to create this #arpillera depicting the oppression of the Mapuche in her native Chile, after viewing a video clip of the aftermath of a Mapuche demonstration in 2012. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

The What Are Our Collective Dreams? Global Connections - Abandoned Friendships finished yesterday and is already being taken down. Our textiles are checked, packed and ready for return journey. Thanks to all at Zacheta. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

The Laboratorio de investigación y profundización en la colección Conflict Textiles research study visit entry in our online archive is now complete. It includes this English version of the itinerary.

cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Behind the scenes work continues as we leave Derry to go to Warsaw to collect and bring home our textiles from the What are our collective dreams exhibition at the Zacheta. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

The devastating impact of landmines prompted textile artist Heidi Drahota, to create this arpillera. Heidi, who has connections with women in Afghanistan describes how she: “came into direct contact with the incredible consequences of landmines for the first time”. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

If you’re in #Warsaw this week is your last opportunity to view What Are Our Collective Dreams? Global Connections - Abandoned Friendships exhibition at Zacheta, National Gallery of Art that includes 7 #arpilleras from our collection cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Lovely to welcome Verónica Sánchez Ulloa, Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos de Chile y Daniela Pizarro Torres, artista textil chilena to @ulsteruni.bsky.social Derry campus today and show our exhibition. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

In 2017 we held an important colloquium and exhibition @ulsteruni.bsky.social The Textile Language of Conflicts exhibition was comprised of 23 arpilleras cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

In 2023 Conflict Textiles and @ulsteruni.bsky.social in collaboration with Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre + Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Service held an exhibition and events marking 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles is delighted to welcome Verónica Sánchez Ulloa, Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos de Chile y Daniela Pizarro Torres, artista textil chilena to Nortbern Ireland for a study visit cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

You can see full details from Threads of Memory: Poetry, Conflict Textiles, and Transitional Justice in Chile event in Galway on 23 Jan 2026 here. Includes presentation and photo gallery. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles curator Roberta Bacic travels to Galway for Threads of Memory: Poetry, Conflict Textiles, and Transitional Justice in Chile This event explores how art and poetry act as forms of testimony and resistance after political violence. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

See the Conflict Textile included in ARK’s January Newsletter

Remembering John Hume on his birthday with this textile by Deborah Stockdale. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext... @brandonhamber.bsky.social

This Chilean arpillera No a las alzas - No a la dictadura - Basta de hambre / No to inflation - No to dictatorship - Enough of hunger, depicts women from a poor neighbourhood protesting at inflation, dictatorship, and their continuous hunger as a result of both. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This textile Caín, ¿dónde está tu hermano? / Cain, where is your brother? Is now in the Colección del Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. You can follow its journey in our online archive cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

This exhibition in 2016 organized by the Embassy of Chile in Ireland and curated by Roberta Bacic, gathered 21 arpilleras made by communities and individuals from different countries: Chile, Northern Ireland, Catalonia/Spain, the UK and Zimbabwe. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Looking forward to going to Galway next week for Threads of Memory: Poetry, Conflict Textiles, and Transitional Justice in Chile.This interdisciplinary event explores how art and poetry act as forms of testimony and resistance in the aftermath of political violence. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...