Step into the world of Indigo as a captivating textile art form with Curator Laura Kina, Historian Lisa Trivedi, and Artist Shelly Jyoti.

Join us for an enlightening conversation as they reflect on their collective interest in indigo and textile art and how their camaraderie has birthed a profound exchange of ideas.

Let yourself immerse in their insightful talks about the cultural significance of indigo and how it has been used in human civilization for artistic expression.

WHERE: The South Asia Institute 1925 S.MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL

WHEN: SAT, AUGUST 12, 3:00 to 4:00 pm CST (DOORS OPEN AT 2:30 PM)

Get your tickets at www.saichicago.org or Eventbrite.

About the moderator

Laura Kina is a queer mixed-race Okinawan American artist based in Chicago (land of the Three Fires Confederacy) whose research and studio practice focus on Asian/Asian diasporic art. Kina is a Vincent de Paul Professor at The Art School, DePaul University.

About the panelists

Shelly Jyoti is a textile artist, poet, independent curator, and fashion designer from Delhi, India. Currently, she is exhibiting her works at South Asia Institute. Her exhibition, “Indigo: The Blue Gold” explores the colonial history of indigo and the impact it had on the cultivators.

Lisa Trivedi is a cultural and social historian of modern South Asia, who received her doctorate from the University of California at Davis. Trivedi is the Christian A. Johnson Professor of Teaching Excellence and History, History Department, Hamilton College.