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Author - Mia Finnamore
A Common Thread 2015
January 8 – February 2015 • Textile Center Galleries A Common Thread 2015 annual members exhibition Featuring 124 artists & every form of fiber art imaginable Closing Reception: Thursday, February 26, 6 – 8 pm Free and open to the…
Celebrating Nancy MacKenzie: Forever in the Fabric of Our Lives
November 20 - December 27, 2014 • Studio Gallery This exhibition, coinciding with a memorial for fiber artist Nancy MacKenzie, features 11 pieces from her series of intertwining switches and prunings of driftwood, applewood, and weeping willow. Artist’s…
Truth Telling: Jerome Fiber Artist Exhibition 2015
November 13, 2014 – January 2, 2015 • Concordia Gallery & H. Williams Teaching Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, November 13, 6 – 8 pm • Artist Talk 5 pm Presented by Textile Center and Concordia University St. Paul Artists: Susan…
Handmade Traditions: Ladyslipper NeedleArts Society
November 1 – December 27, 2014 • Library Gallery Ladyslipper Needlework Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering and preserving needlework skills such as smocking and heirloom embroidery for our and future generations through quality workmanship, education,…
Art Speaks: Amazing Rugs
Art Speaks Series: October 2014 Pre-Islamic Carpets and Textiles from Eastern Lands by Fredrich Spuhler contains research of carbon dated carpet pieces from the 2nd – 4th centuries CE. He describes these rare art pieces in detail, relating…
Art Speaks / Buttons: Tiny Marvels Worth Collecting
Art Speaks Series: September 2014 Every other month, Art Speaks will feature a member organization or guild whose collection is housed in Textile Center’s library. The Minnesota State Button Society was established in 1943, and is dedicated to…
Perpetual Detail at Hennepin Gallery
September 11 – November 21, 2014 • Hennepin Gallery Reception: Thursday, October 23, 5 – 7 pm • Refreshments from 6 – 7 pm This exquisite exhibition curated by Textile Center features the work of two fiber artists: Ann Hall…
Upper Midwest Bead Society: Selections from the 2014 State Fair
Through October 29, 2014 • Textile Center’s Library Gallery The Upper Midwest Bead Society’s mission is to further the understanding and enjoyment of beads, beadwork and other related techniques and mediums. umbs.org/ Pictured: Universe Necklace detail, Doris Coghill
Art Speaks: The Intrigue of Color
Art Speaks Series: August 2014 A monthly series that focuses on fiber art topics as a way to explore the Library’s extensive circulating collection. The Story of Colour in Textiles, in its examination of fiber, color, dyeing and…
After the Glaciers: Geoscience Embroideries by Bonnie Peterson
August 28 – October 25, 2014 • Community Gallery An investigation of cultural and environmental issues using ornate embroidery on textiles and topographic maps. Artist Statement Mixing a variety of source materials such as scientific data, early explorer’s journals, and…