NORTH ADAMS FIBER ARTISTS (NAFA)
Eclipse Mill Gallery
243 Union Street, #102
North Adams, MA 01247
September 7 through October 8, 2018
North Adams Fiber Artists (NAFA) is a newly formed group of fiber artists. All are welcome to their meetings and to join them! They will have their inaugural exhibit at the Eclipse Mill Gallery in North Adams. There are several SAQA members participating.
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| "Grief" by Jeanne Marklin |
FIBER ARTISTS TRANSCEND TRADITION AT ECLIPSE MILL GALLERY
NORTH ADAMS, MA
Cross-Section,
the inaugural exhibition of North
Adams Fiber Artists (NAFA), will open at the
Eclipse Mill Gallery on September 7 and run
through October 8. Presenting contemporary
textile art in a former 19th-century cotton mill,
these artists demonstrate the ongoing vibrancy
and range of the fiber arts in the Berkshires and
beyond.
Cross-Section is just that—a diverse
survey of NAFA members’ work in fiber.
Knitted, crocheted, woven, felted, spun, handdyed,
quilted, stitched, wrapped, knotted,
hooked—the fiber arts embrace many
construction techniques, including some that
date back to the earliest stages of civilization.
Informed by today’s materials and technologies
but still largely executed by hand, textiles can keep us warm, dress us in style, serve as
a container, express a personal narrative, or make a political statement.
The exhibition is designed by Arthur De Bow, Curator at Massachusetts College
of Liberal Arts Gallery 51 in North Adams. “In presenting a cross-section of
characteristic work by NAFA members, the exhibition invites reflection and
conversation on the wide range of fiber arts explored by this group of artists,” he said.
NAFA, a new collaborative network of fiber artists, currently meets in North
Adams and is open to anyone in the region who is interested and active in the fiber
arts and would like to be connected with kindred spirits.
The opening reception will be Friday, September 7, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
The exhibition will be open to the public on weekends, Friday through Sunday, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm., and on Monday, October 8, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Admission is free.
Participating artists: Eva Camacho-Sanchez, Kathline (Kate) Carr, Sharon Costello, Beth Davis, Arthur De Bow, Pat Frik, Randee Laikind, Kichung Lizee, Fern Leslie, Deborah MacDonald, Jeanne Marklin, Linda O’Brien, Brenda Osborn, Eve Pearce, Ann C. Scott, Lee Sproull, Betty Vera
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| "Tapestry" by Brenda Osborn |
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| "Felted Vessel - 1" by Sharon Costello |
