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"NEWS" ARCHIVES Selected members appeared in an an exhibit at Gallery de Paul, Lancaster PA , September 2006 The Fiber Artists' Collective will be conducting educational outreach and exhibition events in the coming months. These opportunities will spotlight the work of our members and underscore the importance of fiber art to design professionals and the general public. The Fiber Art Center in Amherst, Massachusetts will host "Fiber Feast" an exhibit of Fiber Artists' Collective works, May 5 - July 2, 2005. This group show will highlight the various techniques and styles contemporary fiber art done by members of the Fiber Artists' Collective, an organization of professional fiber artists creating fiber art for residential, office and public settings. An opening reception will take place on Thursday, May 5, 5 - 8 pm. Please join us! Susan Loring-Wells The Fine Arts Center at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC will host an exhibit of Fiber Artists' Collective work in 2005. This will be an opportunity for members to demonstrate the breadth and depth of fiber as an art form. The show will run January through March and there will be a reception for the artists. The American Society of Interior Design is sponsoring a daylong symposium in Boston on May 25, 2004. The Fiber Artists' Collective will have a booth at this event called the Design Source New England Show. There will be a slide presentation of the work of our members, postcards that are available to the participants and information about our organization. Patricia Burling and Joyce Barker-Schwartz will be the very able representatives for our group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There will be an exhibit of the work of many Fiber Artists' Collective members at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO from May 26th through June 30th. Lincoln Center is a city owned performing and visual art center. This exhibit will coincide with the beginning of the Handweavers Guild of America Convergence in Denver, CO. There will be a regional emphasis on fiber art and work of the Collective's members will be featured in one of their three spectacular gallery spaces. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Fiber Artists' Collective will have a show "New Fiber from the Fiber Artists' Collective" at Gallery 323 at Rubin's, 323 East Wilson Street in Madison, Wisconsin from November 15 through December 15, 2002. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Patricia Burling and Joyce Barker Schwartz of the Fiber Artists' Collective will give a walking tour discussing decorative fiber at the Philadelphia Furniture And Furnishings Show on April 19th and 20th from 2-3p.m. The tour will feature members of the Fiber Artists' Collective, an organization that was founded in 1996 to increase awareness of the many aspects of decorative fiber. Some of the members that will be highlighted are Pamela Hill's geometric quilts, Claudia Mills custom made rag rugs, Joanne Williams mixed media wallpieces and the colorful art quilts of Ann Brauer. Patricia Burling And Joyce Barker-Schwartz are co-founders of The Fiber Artists' Collective and are currently serving on the steering committee. Patricia Burling has been a weaver of warp-face rugs for more than twenty years. She is also, the co-vice president of The Society Of Connecticut Crafts. Joyce Barker Schwartz designs and produces handpainted woven canvas rugs and has been involved in the textile area for the last fifteen years. The Philadelphia Furniture And Furnishings Show will be held April 19th-21st at The Pennsylvania Convention Center conveniently located in downtown Philadelphia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Fiber Arts - A National View" The Fiber Artists' Collective, a group of nationally known artists working in the field of decorative fibers, will showcase members' art in an exhibition at the Sawtooth Center in Winston-Salem, NC. The exhibition dates for "Fiber Arts - A National View" are September 13th through October 13th, 2001. Fiber Company and the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County are sponsors of the exhibition. Fiber Artists' Collective was formed in 1996 to promote a commitment to excellence in the medium; high standards of honesty in their professional life; ongoing educational programs about fiber and art; and to encourage an open handed generosity toward others in the field of decorative fibers. In a world full of options these artist have chosen to work with fiber. Dyeing, twining, stitching, weaving papermaking, painting - in dozens of ways over thousands of hours, they transform organic material into functional and decorative artworks. It is this passion for individual self-expression that makes a craftsperson an artist. Among those exhibiting are:
For more information please contact Jane Doub or Carolyn Glazener at Fiber Company, 600 North Trade Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, 336 725-5277.
Views from "Fiber Arts - A National View"
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