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Honoring textile traditions, promoting excellence and innovation, nurturing appreciation,
and inspiring widespread participation in fiber art.

Textile Center is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm

Please note: There is construction at Textile Center this week

There will be limited access to view the exhibitions and shopping this week, since protecting art is our top priority. Thanks for understanding!

Mark your calendar for our Open House to celebrate our new spaces (+ attend the Makers Market, Guild Demos, and more) on Saturday, February 25.

Minneapolis is at the GREEN (low) community level. At this time:

Masks are optional, but encouraged Textile Center.

(We are monitoring CDC data and our masking policy is subject to change)

Upcoming Classes

View the full class lineup online here
Friday, February 3, 10 am – 4 pm Nicole Thomas Get ready to mix it up! Combine two distinct mediums--ceramics and textiles--into two different handmade decorative vessels to create beautiful results. Use air dry clay to make a pinch pot and slab constructed pot. Incorporate textile coiling and weaving techniques into your ceramic vessels to create dynamic new forms. Explore how mixing mediums can lead to exciting artistic results and new ways of thinking about both ceramics and textiles. Great for beginners! **See supply list of items to bring to class** Click here to download supply list. Instructor Bio: Nicole Thomas (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist who uses textiles to create sculptural moments and installations. They hold a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and continued pursuing teaching through the Professional Development for Teaching Artists Workshop at the Walker Art Center. Throughout their teaching artist career, Thomas has facilitated art activities for K-12 students, adults, families, and participants with sensory processing differences. She was recently an artist in residence at Chautauqua School of Art where she learned about ceramic techniques. nicolethomas.studio NOTE: Under SHIPPING in your shopping cart, PLEASE CHECK “CLASS/EVENT: NO SHIPPING REQUIRED

Mixing Mediums: Ceramics + Textiles • February 3; LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

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Saturday, February 4, 10 am – 12 pm Kaylyn Gerenz Join us for this special intergenerational felting class where we will transform wool roving into colorful bugs and insects! Learn basic needle felting techniques to create dimensional bees, caterpillars, spiders, and more. Learn to felt spheres, cylinders, and free form shapes, and then fuse them together to make your own fuzzy creature! Open to youth ages 9 to 15 yrs old with an accompanying adult. Material fee of $5 per participant, payable to instructor at the time of class. When checking out in the shopping cart, please add the name of the children attending in the “Order notes (optional)” box!  Instructor Bio: Kaylyn Gerenz (she/her) is an educator and artist in St. Paul, MN, who started needle felting over a decade ago. She uses fiber as a main element in her professional artwork to communicate the urgency to document memories and history, and continues to explore the idea of flesh and fabric as evocative containers. She recently received her MFA in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, where she taught a visual culture course for two years. kaylyngerenz.com NOTE: Under SHIPPING in your shopping cart, PLEASE CHECK “CLASS/EVENT: NO SHIPPING REQUIRED

Felted Bugs + Insects FOR FAMILIES! • February 4; LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

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Saturday, February 4, 1 – 4 pm Kaylyn Gerenz Join us for this class where you will transform wool to insect! This introductory course will explore the basic techniques of creating a felted dimensional bee using wool roving and the techniques of needle felting and wire wrapping. With a poke of a needle, learn to felt spheres, cylinders, and free form shapes, and then fuse them together to make your own pollinator, worthy of adorning any summer garden bouquet. This class is perfect for beginners. Material fee is $20, payable to instructor at the time of class. **See supply list of items to bring to class** Click here to download supply list. Instructor Bio: Kaylyn Gerenz is an educator and artist in St. Paul, MN who started needle felting over a decade ago. She uses fiber as a main element in her professional artwork to communicate the urgency to document memories and history, and continues to explore the idea of flesh and fabric as evocative containers. She recently received her MFA in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, where she taught a visual culture course for two years.     kaylyngerenz.com NOTE: Under SHIPPING in your shopping cart, PLEASE CHECK “CLASS/EVENT: NO SHIPPING REQUIRED

Fuzzy Felted Bumblebee • February 4; LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

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Tuesday, February 7, 6 – 9 pm Katie DeCosse Traditional rug hooking involves pulling a thin strip of wool fabric or yarn up through a background fabric, generally a monk's cloth or burlap-type fabric. Join us for this beginning level class to learn the basics of the process and of working with wool, while creating a 4

Intro to Traditional Rug Hooking • February 7; ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT!

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Adult & Intergenerational Classes

Adult & Intergenerational Classes

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Fiber Art for All

Fiber Art for All

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Coming Up

Tuesday, January 17

Tuesday, February 21, 5 – 7 pm

Thursday, February 23, 6 – 7:30 pm CT

  • McKnight Fiber Artist Discussion Series: Moira Bateman & Blair Treuer, In Conversation with Michelle Millar Fisher – REGISTER HERE

Saturday, February 25, 11 am – 3 pm

  • Makers Market – Shop work by fiber art and textile makers in our Textile Center auditorium!

Exhibitions

2022 McKnight Fiber Artist Fellowship Exhibition

2022 McKnight Fiber Artist Fellowship Exhibition

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A Common Thread: Work of Artists from Textile Center (at Carnegie Art Center)

A Common Thread: Work of Artists from Textile Center (at Carnegie Art Center)

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Guild Wall Feature: Weavers Guild of Minnesota

Guild Wall Feature: Weavers Guild of Minnesota

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Thank you to the foundations providing operating support to Textile Center!