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International Fiber Symposium and Exhibition
Opening Weekend
March 6 - 9, 2008
University of the Arts, Philadelphia
PRESENTED AS PART OF FIBER PHILADELPHIA
2008
click here for exhibitions schedule
Hosted by the University of the Arts in March 2008,
this symposium will address issues about the state of contemporary fiber,
textiles, and material studies. The more than 400 artists, educators,
critics and students scheduled to attend the symposium will interrogate,
debate, and consider the place of fiber and textiles as an expressive
force at this time.
Concurrently
with the symposium, the University's Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery will exhibit
work by 21 established and emerging Korean material artists, while galleries
throughout Philadelphia will host fiber and textile-related events and
exhibitions as part of Fiber Philadelphia (see
schedule below).
The symposium kicks off with a keynote address by internationally recognized
fibers leader and mentor Gerhardt Knodel, who has influenced
a great number of today's leading fibers artists. Knodel led the Fibers
program at Michigan's Cranbrook Academy of Art for 25 years and served
as the institution's director from 1995 to 2007. His works have been collected
and exhibited in museums and galleries around the world.
Symposium attendees will also hear from other educators, historians, and
artists, who will share their experiences in the explosion of the fiber
arts. For a complete symposium schedule and list of presenters
click
here
FIBER PHILADELPHIA Participating Exhibitions
ARTHUR
ROSS GALLERY
University of Pennsylvania
Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Fiber Art
Rebecca Medel, Yvonne Pacanovsky Bobrowicz, Lanny Bergner
Nancy Koenigsberg, Tsuguo Yanai, Warren Seelig
January 19 —March 16, 2008
The Archive Space
Borgenicht and Pontz: Collaboration Linking Metal and Clay
March 3 - April 27, 2008
Reception Second Thursday, March 13, 2008, 6 - 9 pm
The Hall
InLiquid Presents: Libbie Soffer
March 13 - May 2
Reception Second Thursday, March 13, 2008, 6 - 9 pmNexus/Foundation for Today's Art
NEXUSpresents: Recent Fiber Graduates
March 13 - April 4
Reception Second Thursday, March 13, 2008, 6 - 9 pm
DAVINCI
ART ALLIANCE
Fiber Artists: Philadelphia, #5
March 5 - 30
Reception Sunday, March 9, 2008, 1 - 5 pm
DELAWARE
CENTER FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Sonja Clark: Installations, Toothless and Split Ends
February 15 - June 15
Reception Thursday, February 21, 2008, 5 - 8 pm
THE
FABRIC WORKSHOP AND MUSEUM
Ed Ruscha: Industrial Strength
February 19 - April 30
GROSS
MCCLEAF GALLERY
Emily Richardson: Art Quilts
Judith James: Textile Constructions
March 25 - April 15
Reception Friday, March 28, 2008, 5 - 7 pm
INSTITUTE
OF CONTEMPORARY ART
The Puppet Show
January 18 - March 30, 2008
THE
KNAPP GALLERY
Christine DeCicco and Veronique Cote
March 7 - April 27
Reception Friday, March 7, 2008, 4 - 9 pm
MOORE
COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Wilson and Graham Galleries
TENSION: Annual Juried Alumnae Exhibition
January 26 - March 14, 2008
PHILADELPHIA
MUSEUM OF ART
Precious Possessions:
Fiber Art from the American Craft Collection
November 3, 2007 - June 29, 2008
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
The Design Center at Philadelphia University
Susie Brandt, Rummage: 100% Homemade
January 24 - April 6, 2008
Reception Saturday, March 8, 2008, 4 - 6 pmSchool of Engineering and Textiles, Hayward Hall
Knit, Print, Weave Design Studio Tour
Saturday, March 8, 4 - 6 pm
PHYSICK
HOUSE MUSEUM
Presented by Landmarks Contemporary Projects
Marie Elcin: Water, Water, Everywhere
Caroline Latham-Stiefeland and Phuong Pham
March 7 - 30, 2008
THE
READING PUBLIC MUSEUM
Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber
at Cranbrook
February 9 - June 15, 2008
ROSEMONT
COLLEGE
Ke-Sook Lee, Threads of Memory: An Installation
February 21- March 16
Reception Sunday, March 9, 2008
ROSENWALD-WOLF
GALLERY
University of the Arts
Contemporary Korean Fiber Art
Opening reception March 7, 5:30 - 7 pm
SNYDERMAN-WORKS
GALLERY
6th International Fiber Biennial
March 3 - April 20, 2008
UNIVERSITY
CITY ARTS LEAGUE
Karin Schaller
March 14 - April 5
WAYNE
ART CENTER
Art Quilts at the Sedgewick, AQATS RE:View
March 1 - March 29
WILLIAM WAY LGBT
COMMUNITY ART GALLERY
Works Woven by K. Pannepacker
March 3 - May 2
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