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Climate Change April 18 - May 31
Opening Reception
April 18, 6-8 pm

Shibori Cut Loose
June 6 - July 19, 2008

Shows in the Joan Mondale Gallery are free and open to the public.



Amish Quilts
April 29-May 31



Capital Campaign Quilts


Pat O'Connor Library Endowment Event
Friday May 16, 2 pm

To see more events and exhibits, please see the Master Schedule.

Freedom: The Fiber of Our Nation

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Events and Exhibitions

Climate Change
co-sponsored by the Fiber Artists' Study Group
April 18 - May 31, 2008
Opening Reception Friday April 18, 6-8 pm


Climate Change, a mixed media fiber art exhibition, is a strong response to one of the most urgent crises facing our world today: the undeniable and detrimental effects that poor stewardship of our natural resources has wreaked on our planet. The Fiber Artists' Study Group members embraced the inspiration of climate change and a new energy was unleashed. The outstanding result of that challenge is an eclectic but very personal body of work that is sure to induce a passionate reaction from the viewer.

"...we believe art can be a compelling way to visually demonstrate social, political and environmental issues. In fiber art, images and symbols become a powerful tool for raising awareness and increasing consciousness. FASG members hope the art in this exhibition will move those who see it to act in ways that conserve, protect and save our magnificent planet and all of its creatures."

A postcard catalog of selected works from this show is available for sale in the Textile Center Shop and by mail for $15. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this postcard catalog will be donated to the Nature Conservancy.

To order a copy of the postcard catalog, please call 612.436.0464 or print and fax or mail this Postcard Catalog Order Form. (Mail orders will have an additional $1 shipping charge.)




Fiber Artists' Study Group Members:
Dawn Carlson Conn, Linda Davis, Judy Fletcher, Elna Goodspeed, Faye Hoch, Joan Kloiber, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Elizabeth A. Ofstead, Kimber Olson, Joan Parsons, Doris Staub Petrie, Kathleen Smith, Karen Wallach

Shibori Symposium at the Textile Center
Internationally recognized artists and instructors will be leading workshops and seminars from June 4-10, 2008. Please join us!


Spaces are still open in the June 7 & 8 seminar sessions. Registration materials are available now by visiting the Shibori Symposium page. Scholarships available. Please download and complete your scholarship application by May 20, 2008.




Shibori Cut Loose
June 6 - July 19, 2008

Opening reception: Friday June 6, 6 pm

This exhibition features the work of twenty-one fiber artists who use contemporary and traditional techniques of shaped resist dyeing to create artwear, fabrics, and two- and three-dimensional art. Juried by the distinguished shibori artist Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Shibori Cut Loose incorporates a wide range of approaches to the ancient, worldwide art of resist dyeing.

Artists selected for the exhibition are
Mary L. Alexander Hubbard, OH
Monoleena Banerjee Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Wilma Butts Halifax, NS, Canada
Sue Cavanaugh Columbus, OH
Abi Chodosh Edmond, OK
John Choma North Attleboro, MA
Ellen Daley Fairbanks, AK
Nanette Davis Beaverton, OR
Jacy Diggins Laguna Beach, CA
Anna Divinsky Pittsburgh, PA
Patricia N. Freiert St. Peter, MN
Marilyn Gillis Shelburne, VT
Carol Anne Grotrian Cambridge, MA
Margaret Koop Excelsior, MN
Elin Noble New Bedford, MA
Barbara Setsu Pickett Eugene, OR
Ann Poulson Lakeville, MN
Jay Rich Omaha, NE
Kristin Rohr North Saanich, BC, Canada
Monika Savla Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Deborah Tuggle Smithville, TN


Details of work by Marilyn Gillis, Wilma Butts, Jacy Diggins.

There will be no Artwear in Motion show in 2008. Instead, we are taking some time off to examine the field of Artwear, work with the fashion and wearable art community and find ways to serve the artists who make artwear. If you would like to be a part of this "artwear redesigned" conversation, please contact Carolfaye Meadows, Special Events.