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After studying traditional Hmong textile arts at UC Davis, Pachia Lucy Vang used her free time isolating during the pandemic to develop her skills as a textile artist.
“I majored in anthropology and then I became really interested in traditional textiles,” Vang said. “I realized there was a lot about it that was really spiritual, really cultural, really historical — a lot of the Hmong identity is tied up with textiles.”
Last week, Vang was awarded a grant to help support her work as a textile artist. She was one of 200 Sacramento artists selected to receive a stipend of $850 a month over the next year through the City of Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture’s new Creative Growth Fellowship.