Canadian artist, filmmaker, and environmentalist Sandra Sawatzky will be in Iowa City to speak about her monumental 220-foot, hand-embroidered narrative, The Black Gold Tapestry, currently on view at the Stanley Museum of Art. Sawatzky will share details of the nine-year process behind the creation this intricate masterpiece that traces the global history of oil. UI faculty members, Hope Tucker (Associate Professor, Cinematic Arts) and R. Tyler Priest (Associate Professor, History) will join Sawatzky in conversation, moderated by Diana Tuite. Thursday, April 16, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA 52242 Stanley Museum of Art View on Event Calendar
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