Textile Arts Council Lecture, Fashioning an Exhibition: How Textile Conservators
Prepare Christian Dior’s “Junon” for Display
10 a.m. June 17 – Saturday Lecture with Beth Szuhay,
Anne Getts and Laura Garcia-Vedrenne
The Textile Conservators for the Fine Arts Museums are responsible for the care of over
22,000 textiles which includes costumes, flat weaves, contemporary fiber art, pile carpets and tapestries. From the moment a textile enters the collection, conservators research and document major events in its life to create a narrative that informs the object’s treatment and preservation. Using Christian Dior’s evening gown Junon as a case study, this presentation will reveal what conservators do on a daily basis to preserve such treasures in the collection.
Presented In-Person *and* via Zoom
Koret Auditorium, de Young museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
In-Person Tickets: $5, sold at the door only \ free for TAC members
Virtual Tickets (Zoom): $5 Members of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and
Students. $10 General Admission \ free for TAC members. https://bit.ly/3ONet2g
Information about the presenters and the event is available at
https://www.textileartscouncil.org/post/fashioning-an-exhibition A recording will be available for two weeks following the
FiberShed : Ongoing East Bay Mending Bar June 17, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Hosted by Elaine of KOSA Arts at “The Werkshack” in Oakland (25th street close to
Broadway. Buses and 5 block walk to Bart), each session will have a mending teacher with an area of mending expertise, but all mending welcome! RSVP to Elaine – ejhamblin [at] gmail [dot] com
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Textile Arts Council May Lecture 20
Embellished Art History, Julia Bryan-Wilson
Examining Filipina artist Pacita Abad, Brazilian embroiderer Madalena Santos Reinbolt,
and African American quilter Rosie Lee Tompkins, Julia Bryan-Wilson considers how
embellishment, particularly needlework, has served as a strategy for mother-taught artists
whose work frequently blurs the lines between function and décor. Though located in distinct geographies and rooted in different identifications, these three artists have much in common, and this talk takes seriously their decision to adorn the objects of domestic life. In doing so, Bryan-Wilson speculates about how their handcrafted practices open onto more expansive art histories.
Presented In-Person *and* Virtually via Zoom on Saturday, 5/20/23 10:00 am
Koret Auditorium, de Young museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. In-Person Tickets:
$5, sold at the door only \ free for TAC members
Virtual Tickets (Zoom): $5 Members of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and
Students. $10 General Admission \ free for TAC members.
Purchase Zoom Tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-embellished-art-historieswith-julia-bryan-wilson-tickets-598102620037?aff=WS
Julia Bryan-Wilson is Professor of Art History and LGBTQ+ Studies at Columbia University
and Curator-at-Large at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo. She is an influential queer feminist art historian, critic, and curator who has organized exhibitions on women’s making before 1900, histories of dance, and monographic shows on Liz Collins, Louise Nevelson, and Cecilia Vicuña.
Her award-winning books include Art Workers: Radical Practice in the Vietnam War Era
(2009), Fray: Art and Textile Politics (2017), and Louise Nevelson’s Sculpture: Drag, Color, Join, Face (2023). Some of Bryan-Wilson’s numerous accolades are a Guggenheim fellowship, grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Center for Advanced Study in Visual Arts, CAA’s Frank Jewett Mather Award, the Art Journal article award, the ASAP Book Prize, and the Robert Motherwell Award. She has also won multiple awards for her teaching and her mentorship.
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Fibershed Webinar : Designing for Resilient & Healthy Ecosystems in Our Region’
May 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
The following webinar is part of the Fibershed Speaker Series for our “Borrowed from the
Soil” Design Challenge. The event is free and open to all designers and the general public and registration is here at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-for-resilient-healthyecosystems- in-our-region-webinar-tickets-616001124947
Are you a designer or textile producer who wants to better understand how you can
connect with regional fiber and dye producers to improve the ecosystem impact of your textile operations?
Do you want to learn more about how regional, nature fiber and dye farming systems can
benefit ecosystem health in measurable and tangible ways?
This webinar will cover an introduction to Climate Beneficial™ farming systems for wool
and cotton in California, including visions for a more resilient future for these fibers, and a
discussion about sourcing natural dyes for textile and garment production to improve ecosystem health.
Three industry experts will share their work and perspectives: Lani Estill (rancher and
artisan of Lani’s Lana), Lauren Tucker, and Kathy Hattori (of Botanical Colors).
Moderated by Heather Podoll of Fibershed.
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Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild invites you to our new Fiber Frolic
(formerly known as Spinning at the Winery)
Saturday, May 27, 2023
10 am – 4 pm
at Soul Food Farm
6046 Pleasants Valley Rd., Vacaville, CA 95688.
Spend the day spinning, shopping, and visiting with your fiber friends.
Featuring California vendors with goodies from raw fiber to finished yarn, fiber related items, and a dynamite raffle that will be utterly enticing.
Want someone else to process your newly purchased fleece or have unprocessed fleece at home? Morro Fleece Works will be at the event.
Bring your wheel, drop spindle or fiber related project, along with a chair, lunch, and beverage for a truly enjoyable day.
We will have awesome raffle items!
Here is the list of Vendors for the event. Updated list will be posted on Instagram.
| Peggy Agnew | Red Creek Farm |
| Jackie Post | Sheep to Shop |
| Colleen Simons | Fiber Confections |
| Mike & Donna Dachuk | Black Diamond alpacas |
| Benda Collins | Pan’s Garden Yarn and Fibers |
| Erin Macean | Bungalow Farm Angoras |
| Shari McKelvy | Morro Fleece Works |
| Bev Fleming | Ewe and Me 2 Ranch |
| Elissavet Livitsanos | Wonderland Dyeworks |
| Anna Harvey | Harvey Farms |
| Lisa Carver | Sew Long Marianne |
| Anna Yurutucu | Great Buttons |
| Marcail McWilliams *tentative | Valley Oak Wool Mill |
| Roger and Mary *tentative | Dream Goat Design Studio |
| Brooke Sinnes *tentative | Sincere sheep |
Admission: $10 per person.
Contact: T2TFiberFrolic at gmail.com
Follow us @ fiberfrolicfestival for all event updates.
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Conversations with Cloth, Series 4: Stories of Wool, Felt
First Thursdays, Feb. – May, 2023
On the first Thursdays of February through May 2023, at 15:00 PST, and from Japan on
Friday at 8:00 JST.
This series will feature Jorie Johnson–wool and felt specialist, artist, and researcher–from
Kyoto, Japan. Jorie has been on the research team for the ancient Japanese Imperial felt rugs that are colorful and intricately patterned and are housed in the Shosoin Repository in Nara, Japan.
World Shibori Network Foundation brings you the research, stories, knowledge, and tools
from artisans and artists around the globe and, specifically, the makers themselves to inform and inspire your creative practices. So that the art, material knowledge, tools, and methods of people who came before us are not lost. So we may reimagine and build a sustainable future in a continuum for today.
For more information and to register, please visit: https://shibori.org/event/conversationswith-cloth-series-4-stories-of-wool-felt-journey-1-of-4/
Jorie Johnson work: Stories of Wool, Felt
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San Mateo County Fabric, Thread, & Woven Group
Textile Art Exhibition: Call for Entries
Fabric, Thread & Woven showcases and celebrates the strong community of local artists
working in the textile and fiber art mediums.
This is a juried exhibition in the San Mateo County Government Center Caldwell Gallery
presenting a distinct approach to innovative and traditional fiber and textile techniques, and a contemporary concept for the use of traditional and unusual materials.
The chosen work invites the viewer to experience the many facets of fiber and textile art. Accepting both two and three-dimensional wall hung pieces, including wearable art.
In 2022 the San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture is giving special consideration to
environmental and social issues. Works that address this theme are encouraged but not required to enter or for selection into the exhibit.
A first place $100 award, a second place $50 award, and a third place $50 award will be
determined by jury.
Fabric, Thread & Woven is co-curated by Laura McHugh and Shawna Vesco Ahern
Show Dates: March 1, 2023-April 28, 2023
Exhibit Location: Caldwell Gallery, Main Floor, 400 County Center, Redwood City; Free
and Open to the public Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Submissions are due no later than January 20, 2023.
Eligibility (living in or employed by the County of San Mateo), applications, and all detailed information is at the event website: https://www.smcgov.org/ceo/fabric-thread-woven-group-textile-art-exhibition
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Holiday Shows: Dotty Calabrese, Just for Fun
Handweaving & Polymer Clay by Dotty Calabrese
December 3-4 – KPFA Holiday Fair – Sat/Sun 10:00 – 5:00
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Building A, 4501 Pleasanton Ave. Pleasanton – Booth #705
$12 adult admission – $10 seniors, disabled – under 18 free
Email dottycala [at] aol [dot] com for free admission to this Fair.
December 9-11 – The Artifactory Holiday Fair
1190 Hopkins Ave. Palo Alto, CA – F/Sat/Sun 10:00 – 5:00 http://www.artifactoryholidayfair.com/
December 16-17 – Dotty’s Holiday Open Studio,
2465 Richard Ct., Mountain View 94043 – F/Sat 11:00 – 4:00
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Textile Arts Council
The next Textile Arts Council talk will be in February; meanwhile, you can explore the
exhibitions, Lectures, events, and resources of the Textile Arts Council of the Fine Arts
Museums of San Francisco at https://www.textileartscouncil.org/about-tav