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Posts tagged "Fiber Arts"

Textiles as Social Commentary With Betty Leacraft Textiles as Social Commentary With Betty Leacraft

Textiles as Social Commentary With Betty Leacraft

On November 5, 1:00 - 3:00 PM at the Paul Robeson Stage of the Perelman Building, join Betty Leacraft (ACG ‘16, ‘14, ‘09, LTA ‘11, WOO ‘99) and more Philadelphia Assembled fiber/textile collaborators, including Mayada (WOO '17, ACG '16) and Lynda Grace Black (WOO '01), for an informal conversation about their work. [learn more]

Nanci Hersh at DIAE and Workshops with YoungMoms

Nanci Hersh (ACG '16, '13, '10) is the new Executive Director of Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education. Watch a video clip of her series of art workshops with YoungMoms of Kennett Square on Vimeo. [learn more]

Betty Leacraft Among Five Other Artists in High In Fiber! Exhibit

Betty Leacraft (ACG '16, '14, 09, LTA '11, WOO '99) will have her work presented along with five other artists in High In Fiber!, an exhibit by the University City Arts League that highlights how artists communicate about the complexities of our world through textiles. The opening reception will be held on January 13. [learn more]

Linda Dubin Garfield Collaborates on Holocaust Art Exhibit

Linda Dubin Garfield (ACG '07) has collaborated with Elsa Wachs on Remembering the Past, Confronting the Future, an exhibit showcasing Holocaust art. [learn more]

Toni Kersey’s Quilt Chosen for Art in Embassies Program

Toni Kersey’s quilt Dancing in the River of Yemenya was selected to hang at the US embassy in Chad. [learn more]

Educators Night out at African American Museum of Philadelphia

The African American Museum of Philadelphia (70 Arch Street) invites educators and arts advocates to a discussion about their exhibit on the lives and visual art practices of Africans (Siddis) in India on Friday, November 6 from 7:00pm-9:00pm [learn more]

Kay Healy & Shelley Spector Mentioned in 9th International Fiber Biennial Review

Works by Kay Healy and Shelley Spector were highlighted in a review by the Surface Design Journal of the 9th International Fiber Biennial at Snyder-Works Galleries that took place this Spring 2014. [learn more]

Betty Leacraft is Collecting Socks

Betty Leacraft (LTA '11, ACG '09, WOO '99) will travel to South Africa to participate in the exhibit, Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Betty is collecting new socks to take with her for distribution to children served by agencies located in Johannesburg and Cape Town. You can drop off donation at Leeway till July 14. [learn more]

Betty Leacraft Exhibit and Hand Dye Workshop

Betty Leacraft (LTA '11, ACG '09, WOO '99) will be part of the group exhibition, "Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela", that celebrates his life and work. Betty's quilt art will premiere at the International Quilt Africa Convention in Johannesburg, South Africa and tour the United States for two years. Betty will also be offering three hand dyeing classes for adults at the Community Education Center this spring. [learn more]