IMAGE: Crochet Jam, African American Center, San Francisco Main Public Library, 2022
Crochet Jams engage the public to think differently about the role of art within community and the power of art within society. Crochet Jam —a public, art-making event that's embracing and inclusive, with no attempt made to dictate the creative process nor judge the finished project—is meditative, liberating, and empowering.*
Ramekon O'Arwisters started Crochet Jam in 2012. My community-art event is rooted in a cherished childhood memory that's steeped in the African-American tradition of weaving in a calm and non-judgmental environment without rules or limitations.