Textiles

Presented by SAQA​: "This talk presents the evolution of MAD's fiber collection alongside the history of the museum's exhibitions about textiles and fiber art. It will be presented by Elissa Auther, MAD's Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs and William and Mildred Lasdon Chief Curator." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.

From The National Gallery of Art: "This transformative exhibition explores how abstract art and woven textiles have intertwined over the past hundred years. In the 20th century, textiles have often been considered lesser—as applied art, women’s work, or domestic craft. Woven Histories challenges the hierarchies that often separate textiles from fine arts. Putting into dialogue some 160 works by more than 50 creators from across generations and continents, the exhibition explores the contributions of weaving and related techniques to abstraction, modernism’s preeminent art form."

What artists are doing with textiles these days couldn't even be perceived 100 years ago, maybe even 20 years ago. In this week's Textile Talk from the Quilt Alliance, scholar and curator Keidra Daniels Navaroli brings together a group of artists who "are pushing the perceived boundaries of textile practice" and "whose work provides opportunities for public engagement." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.

Take a look at the fascinating work of Mulyana, "an Indonesian artist known for his colorful crocheted worlds of fun characters inspired by the television shows of his youth." Learn about his interest in Batik textiles and also his creative process when it comes to designing and fabricating his fanciful and fascinating worlds.

The Create and Sustain organization has been created to help reduce and recycle the numerous amounts of textiles that are thrown away each year by "Helping Earch One Stitch at a Time". Learn about what they do.