“ELEPHANT AND CALF”: Works of textile art that illuminate Rwandan culture and the people, animals, and plants of East Africa will be featured in “PAX Rwanda: Embroideries of the Women of Savane Rutongo-Kabuye,” on view at the Plainsboro Library Gallery November 2-29. A reception is Sunday, November 3, from 2-4 p.m.

The Plainsboro Library Gallery will host the exhibit “PAX Rwanda: Embroideries of the Women of Savane Rutongo-Kabuye” November 2 through November 29.

“PAX Rwanda” (literally, Rwandan Peace) is a collection of original works of textile art that illuminates Rwandan culture and the people, animals, and plants of East Africa. The works are created by women survivors from both sides of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, and who now work together in a spirit of reconciliation.

A reception will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2-4 p.m., at which the exhibit’s curator, Juliana Meehan, will give a visual presentation about Rwandan culture, the wildlife in the region, and the history of the region, including the genocide. (3 p.m.). There will be opportunities to ask questions throughout this informal session.

Unique to these works is the artists’ technique of threading three different colors of thread onto one needle, producing subtle blends of color that bring the compositions to life, creating with needle and thread what the painter does with brush and paint. Each piece requires at least three months of meticulous effort. This innovative approach to embroidery was pioneered by the workshop’s founder and artistic director, Christiane Rwagatare, a native Rwandan.

“PAX Rwanda” has toured galleries and museums in New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Ohio since 2011. The works were part of a public art exhibition at The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan during November 2015, and MSNBC.com aired a feature story on that exhibit. “PAX Rwanda” was also shown at the Mark Miller Gallery on the Lower East Side; the African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers in Tenafly; the Ocean County Artists Guild in Island City; the Puffin Foundation in Teaneck; the Cottage Gallery in Ridgewood; the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.; and the Norwood Artspace in Columbus, Ohio.

Juliana Meehan, the exhibit’s curator, is a New Jersey educator who discovered the embroideries as a tourist to Rwanda in 2010.

This exhibit is made possible by the Sanctuary Arts Initiative of Metro Baptist Church, whose mission is to provide a haven for performing and visual artists.

The Plainsboro Library is located at 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. For more information, call (609) 275-2897.