Greetings!
Exciting times are ahead for fiber artists and fiber art lovers. Innovations in Textiles 10 is happening this year after a four year interval with exhibits that will open in over 15 venues in the St. Louis region and Edwardsville and Alton, Illinois.
In 2011, I curated and participated in
Collaboration: Reaping and Sewing at the Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, Illinois. The show was part of Innovations 9. I invited five artists to join me in a collaboration, all of whom share a teacher / student / mentor relationship. It was a challenge that involved trading items from our own studios with each other and integrating those things into new work. The end result I think exceeded all of our expectations and proved to be a tremendous learning experience. At the closing of the show we all pledged to continue the collaboration.
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| Erin Vigneau Dimick, Mutatis |
Fast forward to the present - lots has happened in the intervening years, one artist dropped out, but last fall I contacted the others to reorganize and invited a new artist. The collaboration will continue under the new title
Material Revival. Erin Cork Woolfolk, Sarah Gillespie (new partner), Jo Stealey, Laura Strand, and Erin Vigneau Dimick will join me in creating a whole new body of work involving collaboration with materials from each others studios. Each of the artists has a tab at the top of the page where you can learn more about them.
We are excited to announce that Edwardsville Arts Center will be the home of the exhibition.
Dates to save:
Exhibtion runs from September 11 to October 16, 2015
Reception on Friday, September 18, 2015, 6-8 pm
Artist Talk on Sunday, October 4, 2015 - EAC will open from 3 to 5 pm as part of the Fiber East self guided tour that also includes exhibits in Alton, IL earlier in the day.
Each of the Material Revival artists has a tab at the top of the page where you can learn more about them. There is also a tab for Edwardsville Arts Center where you can learn about this beautiful gallery.
Stay tuned for updates on Material Revival and Innovations in Textiles 10 at this blog.
Continue scrolling for information on the many other exhibits for:
PRESS RELEASE
ST. LOUIS COLLABORATIVE EVENT INNOVATIONS IN TEXTILES 10 TO SHOWCASE
CONTEMPORARY FIBER ART
Over 20 venues – from St. Charles, MO to Edwardsville, IL – will present national, regional, and local
exhibitions devoted to contemporary fiber art from August through November 2015
WHO: Innovations in Textiles 10
WHAT: A regional event showcasing what’s new in fiber art
WHEN: August through November 2015
October 2 - Self-guided gallery hop with openings on Friday: FREE
October 3 - Keynote Speaker: Jenelle Porter (Curator at Boston Institute of
Contemporary Art): FREE
October 3 - Guided bus tour to select galleries for artist/curator talks; all day with
lunch: Cost $45
October 4 - Self-guided tour to outlying galleries in Alton and Edwardsville: FREE
WHERE: Throughout the St. Louis region, from St. Charles, MO to Edwardsville, IL
COST: Gallery venues FREE/ Workshops and events vary in cost
ST. LOUIS (MAY 2015) When a simple strand is knotted, stitched, or woven into art, you know that the
artist's hand has transformed the simple into the sublime. The versatility of textiles is unrivaled in
function and craft from clothing to containers and home furnishings, from industrial and scientific
processes to education and artistic beauty.
Innovation in Textiles 10, a regional collaborative event, investigates contemporary fiber art. This fall,
over 15 local galleries, nonprofit, and private sector arts organizations will showcase textile arts with
exhibitions, guest lecturers, workshops, and programs.
Participating organizations include:
· Art Saint Louis
· Contemporary Art Museum
· Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design (Delmar
Loop)
· Duane Reed Gallery
· Edwardsville Art Center
· Fontbonne University
· Framations
.Meremac Contemporary Art Gallery
· Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
.Lillian By Design
· projects+gallery
· The Foundry Art Centre
· The Jill A. McGuire Gallery at the Regional Arts
Commission
· The Gallery at University City Library
· Missouri Fiber Artists, Maryville University
. St. Charles Community College
· St. Charles Arts Council, Lillian Yahn Gallery
· Saint Louis Art Museum
· St. Louis Artists’ Guild
· Sun Smith-Foret Studio
· The Sheldon Art Galleries
· Third Degree Glass Factory
· Weavers’ Guild
· Yeyo Arts Collective, Gya Gallery
Innovations in Textiles 10 Keynote Speaker: Jenelle Porter is senior curator at the Institute of
Contemporary Art, Boston. Prior to joining ICA Boston in January 2011, she was curator at the Institute
of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2005-2010), and from 1998-2001 she was curator at Artists Space in
New York. Porter recently curated Fiber: Sculpture 1960–present the first exhibition in 40 years to
examine the development of abstraction and dimensionality in fiber art from the mid-twentieth century
to the present.
For a full schedule of events and more information about Innovations in Textiles 10, please visit
www.craftalliance.org.
About Innovations in Textiles:
Innovations in Textiles began in 1995 as a biennial collaborative program spearheaded and coordinated
by Craft Alliance, growing from 10 participating nonprofit and private galleries in 1995 to 15 galleries in
2015. It highlights innovations in contemporary textile art with exhibitions and related events.
For more information, please contact:
Stefanie Kirkland, Director of Exhibitions
Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design
314.725.1177 x 323
or stefanie.kirkland@craftalliance.org
Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Director
The Sheldon Art Galleries
314-533-9900 x31 or olg@thesheldon.org
Melissa Whitwam, Exhibitions Manager
The Foundry Art Centre
636.255.0270, Ext. 112 or melissa@foundryartcentre.org
Stay tuned for updates on the exhibits. A brochure of information about all the shows is being created and I will post when it is available.
