The University of Michigan Health System and Fiber Artists@Loose Ends have partnered to show artistic interpretations of scientific images. Online they’ve teamed up with Cell.com to show a selection from the traveling exhibit Art Under the Microscope.
“The exhibition Art Under the Microscope presents impressive scientific imagery interpreted through textile arts, a perfect blending of art and science.… Read the rest
Saddle up for the 2013 DFW Yarn Crawl, Y’all!
October 4-13
“The best thing to happen to DFW Yarnies since Ravelry!”
If you’ve never been on a yarn crawl before, the goal is simple – visit as many of our amazing local yarn shops as possible to find new treasures, break out of your well worn trails, and have a great time with your knitting and crocheting pals.
Dallas Area Fiber Artists (DAFA) has joined with members of the Lovers Lane United Methodist Church Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Dallas Chapter to commemorate World Alzheimer’s Month with an exhibit and sale of fiber art.
‘Let’s Make Alzheimer’s a Distant Memory: The Mind’s Eye’ will showcase fine fiber art that explores the impact of Alzheimer’s Disease while raising funds for Alzheimer’s research and caregiver support.… Read the rest
Public Collectors is founded upon the concern that there are many types of cultural artifacts that public libraries, museums and other institutions and archives either do not collect or do not make freely accessible. Public Collectors asks individuals that have had the luxury to amass, organize, and inventory these materials to help reverse this lack by making their collections public.… Read the rest
The International FreeForm Fiberarts Guild is hosting an online challenge every year. This year the theme was Mother Earth.
Click here to see all the entries. You can click each picture to read about the artist’s idea and to leave a comment.
You can also check the galleries from the previous annual challenges;
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The Contemporary Handweavers of Texas will be celebrating weaving and spinning during their four-day conference in Addison, TX.
CHT 2013 Conference – Weave Across Texas
Date:May 30 – June 2, 2013
Location: Addison Conference Center, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, TX
Cost: $5 per day (admission to the vendor hall and members’ exhibit)
Register: go to www.weavetexas.org… Read the rest
