Art and Culture: Photos and Textiles from the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru

Thursday, June 5, 2008
Art & Culture: Textiles and Photos from the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru
6:30 p.m. - Weaver Conference Center
The event is free to the public

Come and see the intricate, vibrant work of the Quechua Indians of Bolivia and Peru.  We’ll exhibit festival costumes, traditional clothing and the handmade textiles created in artisan villages and talk with Andean textile expert Cynthia LeCount Samake. We’ll also display the striking images of photographer Jeffrey Roth, who captures the stark beauty of life in the
high plains of the Andes.

 Photos by Jeffrey Roth