The exhibit in Haehn Museum features the Art Needlework Department of Saint Benedict’s Monastery. From its beginning in 1867, and until its closure in 1968, sisters in the department designed, hand embroidered, and sewed, at first, church accessories, but within a few years, church vestments. A total of 46 sisters worked in the department over …

The latest addition to the TEx@ATA online exhibition gallery of the American Tapestry Alliance features the work of tapestry artist Pat Williams. Pat, a five-time recipient of the ATA Award of Excellence, converts her sketches into woven images that tell thought-provoking stories. Curator Tommye McClure Scanlin, Professor Emerita of the University of North Georgia, describes …

Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America September 21 – December 14, 2019 Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America visually chronicles the history of American basketry from its origins in Native American, European, and African traditions to its contemporary presence in the fine art and craft worlds. Learn more! Image: Kate Anderson, Lichtenstein Teapot/Girl with Ribbon, …

Opening reception, Wednesday 10/16, 6-8 pm. This exhibition was motivated by Martin Pearl’s lonely vigil, standing, as he does, two or three hours every day, in front of the White House with a placard reading “Hate won’t make America great.” It was motivated by the No!Art movement, which Boris Lurie co-founded in 1960 in New …

Solo exhibition of Joyce Watkins King in the Sandelin Gallery at Art Works in Richmond, VA will include mixed media printmaking, embroidery, and deconstructed garment pieces, hybrid structures created from hosiery, and some mixed media works with textiles and encaustic created over a 5-year period….

The Coral Reef installation is a collaborative exhibit with Christine Miller, a visual arts educator and life long textile artist and her husband Keith. Keith is creating 2D resin art that will provide the backdrop of being under water for the exhibit. Christine is working on 3D fiber sculptural works that will be representative of …

Wild Fragility features painted works by Beth Shadur, and fiber works by Bonnie Peterson, addressing the impact of man’s footprint on natural lands. Through their research, both artists convey in image and text the fragility of various lands, our most pristine environments, threatened by climate change, industry, tourism and overuse. Shadur exhibits works from her …

The largest holiday gathering of Maine Indian artists in New England featuring members of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance who have received national awards and new artists representing the next generation of weavers. Please join us for a day showcasing one-of-a-kind art forms, demonstrations, storytelling, traditional music, drumming and dancing, and a fashion show by …

2019-20, touring SEFEA exhibition at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, Berea College, Berea, KY, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. Curated around the central idea of change and reflection, “In Flux” acknowledges those who came before us and anticipates those who will come after us. The exhibition is intended to …

2019-20, touring SEFEA exhibition at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, Berea College, Berea, KY, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. Curated around the central idea of change and reflection, “In Flux” acknowledges those who came before us and anticipates those who will come after us. The exhibition is intended to …

Renditions 2020, the American Tapestry Alliance unjuried small format exhibition, will be presented July 23 – July 30, 2020 at Broadway Studios and Gallery, Knoxville, TN. This show, held in conjunction with the biennial HGA Convergence conference, features work of fiber artists, beginner to pro. For more information, go to https://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/unjuried-small-format-tapestry-exhibition/ Image: Kathy Spoering, “Acadia …