Closing This Month

Last chance to see Lady Whistledown as part of the 2022 New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence exhibition at New Jersey State Museum in Trenton. The show closes April 30, 2023.

Location: New Jersey State Museum; 205 West State Street Trenton NJ

Lady Whistledown

Inspired By… Natural Dyes

Natural dyes from kola nuts and indigo have been used to make tie-dye in Gambia for generations. But more and more artisans have been replacing these traditional ingredients with imported chemical dyes. Today, Musa Jaiteh is the last artisan in his town in Gambia still using only natural dyes and traditional techniques. For more information on Musa’s fabrics, check out: https://www.africanfabric.co.uk/fabri…