Solidarity art -- Beginnings : unemployment and joining groups -- The first arpillera groups -- Arpillera making in other groups and its spread -- Producing the arpilleras -- Selling arpilleras -- The buyers abroad -- Selling, giving, and exhibiting arpilleras in Chile -- The consequences of arpillera making
Summary
This study of Chilean arpillera folk art and its makers, sellers, and buyers explores the creation of a solidarity art system and shows how art can be a powerful force for opposing dictatorship and empowering oppressed people
