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Upcoming Events
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Aug 5-9, 2009 - Michigan League of Handweavers Workshops and Conference, Hope College, Holland, MI. More information in this flyer and on their website at http://www.mlhguild.org.
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Sept 1 - Oct 1, 2009 - -"Innovations In Textiles 8", a biennial fiber art event in the Greater St. Louis, Missouri region (includes St. Charles, Missouri and Edwardsville and Alton, Illinios) Public welcome.21 gallery exhibition venues (non profit and private galleries), Sept. 25-27 weekend-free symbosium includes gallery walk and talk, panel discussion and fiber performance. Oct. 3-bus tour (fee and registration) to outlying galleries. Fee workshops to be announced.
Galleries: Art St. Louis, Chesterfield Arts, Craft Alliance (Delmar & Grand Center),Duane Reed Gallery, Fontbonne University Gallery, The Foundry Art Centre, The Gallery at Innsbrook, The Gallery at The University City Public Library, Jacoby Arts Center, Main Street Art Gallery, Old Orchard Gallery,Missouri History Museum, St. Louis Artists Guild, SLCC (St. Louis Community College) at Florissant Valley Art Gallery and Forest Park Art Gallery, The Sheldon Art Galleries, Third Degree Glass Factory, Crossroads Gallery and Spirits Lounge.
For further info., contact: Deann Rubin 314 454-697 deannrubin@yahoo.comor: Saskya Bryon 314 863-5811 saskya@stlrac.org or: Anne Murphy 314 367-4527 anne@stlglass.com
Exhibiting artists include Pat Owoc (textile collage),Mi-Kyoung (large scale fiber installation), Sun Smith-Foret (contemporary quilts), Gina Alverez/Erin Cork/Courtney Henson, Jane Lander/Jo Stealey (knotting and paper pulp), Deann Rubin (handwoven tapestry), Jon Biscan/Libby Leuchtman/Jim McKelvey/Sandi Shapiro/Jennifer Weigel/Denise Williams (glass & fiber collaboration). Art organizations exhibiting include Missouri Fiber Artists, Women's Caucus for the Arts and Circle in the Square Guild. Quilt National and Gee's Bend Quilts will be some of the many fiber exhibitions shown.End.