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SAQA Global Exhibition Opposites Attract explores contradictions and affinities: Yin and Yang, the irresistible force versus the immovable object, black and white, and other types of opposites. We had a great time talking to exhibiting artists Claire Passmore, Maria Shell, Maggie...
Join us for artist talks with three exhibiting artists from SAQA Global Exhibition Primal Forces: Earth. We'll be hearing from Paula Rafferty, Kit Vincent, and Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry about their work.
Primal Forces: Earth is the first in a...
Four years ago, Tracey Lawko decided to create a large textile artwork celebrating Canada’s rich cultural heritage. She sought broad participation from across the country, with diversity represented in techniques, materials, age, economic means, social status, and more. Over 100...
Lisa Ellis discusses this unique exhibit that explores textile artists' most personal stories of healing, grief, spirituality, peace, joy, and inspiration. Hear the moving story of how founder Vikki Pignatelli created Sacred Threads. View some of our favorite artworks over...
Our lives are measured in seasons. Not just the familiar quarterly divisions of a year: spring, summer, fall, and winter, but with each new day we move among a variety of seasons. Some seasons have no set time of arrival...
Join Sharon Peoples on her path from wall-hung fiber art to sculptural work shown on a plinth. Sharon shows how she works to create small, stitched individual fragments that build up into larger three-dimensional pieces.
If you’re interested in machine...
Excellence in Fibers artists, Adrienne Sloane, Tony Williams, and Gray Caskey talk about their artworks featured in the Schweinfurth Art Center's exhibition. With titles like, Truth to Power, Black Gold, and Dissenting these artworks provide a snapshot of the current...
Diana Baumbach will share artwork that tells the story of her childhood, experience of motherhood, and life as a single parent living abroad. Her interest in personal narrative is rooted in the belief that shared experiences foster empathy and connectedness...
Over the course of ten years, Stitch Buffalo grew from an experimental weekly embroidery meetup for refugee women into a comprehensive textile arts center—graduating from borrowed community rooms to a 4600 sq. foot retail space and studio along the way...
Join us for a discussion with three artists from SAQA Global Exhibition StitchPunk! From hoverboard cozies to steampunk goddesses, the artists in this exhibition bring us into their imagined futures. Our presenting artists are Shannon Conley, Kate Crossley...
Mary Savig will provide a sneak peek at the Renwick Gallery's upcoming exhibition, Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women. This project draws on archival and oral history recordings to amplify the voices and personal backstories of participating artists. All...
Argentinean-American artist Tamara Kostianovsky will discuss 15 years of work and reflect on the inspirations, techniques, and concepts that make up her elaborate textile sculptures. Starting with the political intentions of her early works that responded to the dictatorship she...
This talk presents the evolution of the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)'s fiber collection alongside the history of the museum's exhibitions about textiles and fiber art. It is presented by Elissa Auther, MAD's Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and...
Join us for an engaging discussion with three artists creating with fiber in 3D!
Salley Mavor will discuss her journey as an artist who tells stories with sculptural needlework. The presentation will cover various creative endeavors, including picture book illustration...
Combining fashion, fiber art, and storytelling, these cosplayers express themselves and find community through their artwork.
Casey Renee is a cosplayer and sewing educator who creates intricate, touch-worthy designs with a variety of materials. Casey will explore how texture can...
Join us for a whirlwind tour of some of the best contemporary embroidery and needlework on the planet. It will showcase artists who push the boundaries of the textile art form. It's guaranteed to inspire you! Jamie "Mr X Stitch"...
Repurposing used materials is one of the most effective solutions there is to deal with today's environmentally devastating waste issues. Fiber art also has a rich tradition of incorporating elements that would otherwise be discarded by turning them into compelling...
Travel to Yoko Sekita's rich interior world. Interviewed by Naomi Ichikawa, Sekita showcases complex imagined and autobiographical scenes. Images from Japanese culture, Sekita's travels, and children's literature are hidden in the details of her work. The interview is a...
