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  The Fashion Show


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THE Fashion Show

Carter Smith will be the Featured Artist for the SDA Biennial Fashion Show, Bodies of Water. The Fashion Show, a perennial highlight of each biennial Surface Design Association conference, features a spectacular array of garments, juried from entries from SDA members.

Saturday, June 11, 2011, 7 p.m. at the Grain Belt Bottle House Atrium in Northeast Minneapolis. Learn more about the Fashion Show. »
 
 
 
 
 
           
  Hallmarks See Hallmarks
May 25, 6 to 8 p.m.
Join us for a Closing Reception of Hallmarks: Works by Charlene and Robert Burningham.
  Join Us for the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
May 17, 5 to 7 p.m.
There will be a light supper, door prizes
and awards. RSVP by May 13 to nkillmer@textilecentermn.org
or call 612-436-0464.
 
 
 
     
 
 
         
Now on Exhibit   Re-Tread Threads

 
      Tribute to the Past
"Tribute to the Past" (detail) by Genevieve Attinger

Re-Rubber
"Re-Rubber" by Aidana Baldassarre

Detritus
"Detritus" (detail) by Emily Dvorin

Time Flies
"Time Flies" by Emily Dvorin
  Vegetable bags, baling twine, plastic container lids, cable ties, empty spools and more spark the creative ingenuity of these artists to see beyond an item’s intended use. See how objects we discard or summarily dismiss are given new purpose as fiber art.

Now -May 28   Textile Center
Joan Mondale Gallery

(See map)
 
         
     
 
         
      Hallmarks: Works by Charlene and Robert Burningham (1920-2002)

 
  Join us for a Closing Reception: Wednesday, May 25, 6 to 8 p.m.   Hallmarks
Robert Burningham, "The Batik Garden" detail

Charlene and Robert shared two lives—one in marriage and the other as artists. Each life was inseparable from the other. This exhibition celebrates the hallmarks of their artistic life, with select pieces showing the evolvement of their skill and diversity of their genre.

Now - May 25   Textile Center Community Gallery
and Pat O'Connor Library Gallery

(See map)
 
         
     
 
         
Now on Exhibit   Planning for Light Rail

 
      The Prospect Park neighborhood, established in 1885, has an outstanding feature. Tower Hill Park? Pratt School? Textile Center? Well, yes, yes and yes! But with the arrival of the Central Corridor light rail the feature we're concerned about right now is PARKING and access to these great features.

A recent survey helped with our planning. Thank you to those who participated. More opportunities to participate will develop soon.

Why focus more on planning now? Leaders from the neighborhood have secured funds meant specifically to help neighborhoods along the Central Corridor. This means that planning for the entire neighborhood can be accomplished faster, with more resources and more involvement. The neighborhood has also been able to hire professionals to guide the process.

Our goal is to create solutions for both:

1. Short-term plans. The time period between today and the opening of the light rail line in 2014 (construction).

2. Long-range plans. The time period after light rail opens (post construction).

Textile Center and Prospect Park are working closely together to enhance the opportunities to live, work, visit and enjoy the place we call home and to ensure you'll feel right at home here!

Read updates and ways to get involved at the Prospect Park East River Road (www.pperr.org) neighborhood website and from Textile Center communications. Also, be sure to bookmark Textile Center’s parking page to see the best parking options during the coming months.


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      People's Choice Award for
Figuratively Fiber


 
      “For Pele': Playing with Fire” by Julie Branch
“For Pele’: Playing with Fire”
by Julie Branch

“For Pele’: Playing with Fire” by Julie Branch of Rotterdam, NY won the People's Choice Award for "Figuratively Fiber" exhibition of art dolls. There were lots of votes and our guests had many favorites. Thanks to all the artists who shared their work and to Richard and Jodi Creager, the jurors, who selected such a great diversity of art dolls for Textile Center to exhibit.

“For Pele’: Playing with Fire” was purchased and is now a part of a couple's fiber art collection.

 
         
     
 
 
 
         
Upcoming Classes   Slip Dress Makeover

 
  Register now! 612-436-0464.   Slip Dress Transform a demure white slip in to an exotic dress. Bring your slips, camisoles, tights or swim suits and use dyes to make them in to something extraordinary. This class is a crash course in techniques for dyeing nylon fabrics—so check the tags before you come. Celebrate Earth Day by restyling thrift store finds in to new wearable art! No materials fee. Supply list available on our website.

May 19   6 to 9:00 p.m.
Instructor: Susan Antell
$38/$33 Textile Center Members
 
         
     
 
         
      Summer Camps

 
  Summer Camps 2011   Summer Camps
Don't wait! We have space available in many Summer Camps but a few of the popular ones are filling up fast. Pajamarama, Thrift Store Chic and Get the Message have only a few spaces left. Don't miss out on any of your favorites.

Camp prices range from $30 to $290.

Learn more about Summer Camps
and how to register »

 
 
 
         
         
 
International Surface Design Association Conference
 

Confluence 2011 International Surface Design Association Conference

 
   
      Register Now

 
    Register for Confluence, the 2011 International Surface Design Association Conference held in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Register

Key Conference Dates
Pre-conference Workshops: June 4 to 8
Exhibition Day: Thursday, June 9
Conference Sessions: June 9 to June 12
Post-conference Workshops: June 13 to 17

See workshop descriptions. »
 
         
     
 
         
      80 Reasons Why You Should Attend

 
Confluence

15 lectures + 1 panel + 6 demonstrations + 3 featured exhibitions + 10 sponsored exhibitions + 2 membership exhibitions + 18 other textile exhibitions + 1 Fashion Show + 17 workshops + 1 textile study tour + 1 trunk show + 1 vendor fair + 1 Unraveled DIY Festival + 1 silent auction + 1 meet and greet + 1 members' book sale

Plus
  • Members meeting
  • Regional meetings
  • Special interest groups
  • Student networking meeting
  • Critique sessions
  • Yarn bombing
  • And insightful, stimulating, thought-provoking discussions of textile & surface design that take fiber art to new levels of excellence
     
 
 
 
         
      Can't Make It to the Whole Conference?
Get a Day Pass!


 
June 9-11   Day Passes
Available at on-site registration
Radisson Hotel (See map)
$125 members
$165 non-members
         
     
 
         
      SDA Biennial Fashion Show,
Bodies of Water


 

Carter Smith will be the Featured Artist for the SDA Biennial Fashion Show, Bodies of Water. The Fashion Show, a perennial highlight of each biennial Surface Design Association conference, features a spectacular array of garments, juried from entries from SDA members.

Carter Smith has been creating museum quality shibori fabrics for 40 years. Shibori is an elaborate technique involving pleating and tying fabric then applying dyes in layers. His shibori pieces have been exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States and many foreign countries, including Japan.

This one-of-a-kind fabric is also used in the original bias-cut apparel designs Carter has developed. These have been worn in film, used in ballet productions and are cut to flatter all women. The designs are timeless, season-less and unique. Surplus pieces are handcrafted back into yardage and sewn into special designs.

June 11  

Bodies of Water Fashion Show
7 p.m
Open to the public.
Grain Belt Bottle House Atrium in Northeast Minneapolis
(See map)
$30 seats
$15 standing
+$3 handling per ticket
Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted.
Tickets are limited.
Tickets on sale now at Textile Center (See map)

         
     
 
         
      Be a Volunteer Designer for
Wearable Art Slam
 
  The Unraveled DIY Festival is June 10, 6 to 9 p.m. at Rapson Hall at the U of MN Unraveled DIY Festival

At the Unraveled DIY Festival on June 10 from 6 to 9 p.m., artist Candy Kuehn is hosting Wearable Art Slam. Volunteers are needed as designers to help create instantaneous art garments for attendees of the DIY Festival. No experience is necessary.

Volunteers need to attend two training sessions in order to be a designer for the Wearable Art Slam. Training sessions are Wednesday, May 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. During the sessions, you will help prepare recycled fabrics and materials and learn basic dye skills to use with a variety of fibers. You will also learn spontaneous design concepts and tools to use while you help Unraveled DIY Festival attendees make wearable art.

Interested? Sessions are free but you should RSVP by emailing candy@kolmon.com or calling 612-272-1626.

The Unraveled DIY Festival is held in conjunction with the Confluence Conference.
 
         
     
 
         
  Minnesota State Arts Board   Congratulations to the 13 Confluence Scholarship Recipients

 
We are happy to have artists from Minneapolis to Walnut Grove join us for the conference.

Textile Center is a fiscal year 2011 recipient of a scholarship grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. We thank them for their support.
         
         
Visit the SDA conference page
         
         
Now on Exhibit Spotted at the Shop

 
  Shop Hours

Mon to Thu
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Fri and Sat
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed Sun
  Fit to be tied! In the spirit of our current exhibition, Re-Tread Threads, we are featuring items from the Shop fashioned out of reused ties.
  • Wallets
  • Cell phone cases
  • Eyeglass cases
  • Purses and totes
  • Flower pins
  • Embellishment ties

Cell Phone Cases, Jeanne Rostad | $20

Cell Phone Cases, Jeanne Rostad | $20


Tie Flower Pin, Diane Nuñez | $25

Tie Flower Pin, Diane Nu�ez | $25


Embellished Tie, Taissa Lada | $32-48

Embellished Tie, Taissa Lada | $32-48


 Tie Purse, Karen Larsen | $40

Tie Purse, Karen Larsen | $40


The Shop

Textile Center Shop, located in Textile Center, features extraordinary fiber art to own, give and treasure. The Shop is stocked with items made by artists from around the country including hand-dyed silk scarves, woven baskets, quilted table-runners, beaded bracelets, artist-designed clothing and much more. All are available at a variety of price points. The Shop also carries supplies that can be used in Textile Center classes.

Learn more about the Textile Center Shop. »
 
 
 
         
     
 
         
In the Library   Author Brown Bag Lunch with Kristal Wick

 
  Library Hours

Mon 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
5 to 7 p.m.

Tue 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Wed 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thu 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
5 to 7 p.m.

Fri 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sat 12 to 4 p.m.


  Kristal Wick
Kristal Wick

Take your skills and jewelry designs to new places with the versatility of mixed-media jewelry making. Join artist, experienced jewelry designer and Beading Daily Editor Kristal Wick for this author brown bag lunch event. Kristal will be demonstrating fabric mixed-media embellishments from her new DVD, “Mixed Media: Beaded Bracelets with Fiber Beads, Crystals, Resin, and Wire.” She will also bring her trunk show of handpainted silks and jewelry.

About the DVD: Master the basics of custom beaded bracelets as you boost your jewelry designs with 60+ minutes of essential techniques for mixed media including how-tos for making fiber beads, using resin in bezels, setting stones in epoxy clay, embellishing with craft wire and crystals and much more.

Bring your own lunch.
Coffee, lemonade and cookies are provided.


May 24   Textile Center
Pat O’Connor Library
12 to 1 p.m.

(See map)
 
         
     
 
 
 
         
Member News   Nantucket Style Basket Weaving Workshop

 
      Nantucket Style Basket The Basket Weaver's Guild is having a special workshop this summer. Guest teachers are Fred and Kay Kohler, who will teach the Nantucket style of basket weaving. Sign up by June 25 to take a class with these two fabulous teachers. Check our website for registration information.

August 4-7    

 
         
     
 
         
      Vintage Wool Estate Sale

 
      Vintage Wool Estate Sale More than 20 bins of clean vintage wool fabric in many colors, textures, weaves, plaids, florals and tweeds that were collected and cherished over the past 20 years. Some yardage, some pieces, some strips. Mix-n-match or cut to size that works for you. Sold by weight: Up to 1/2 lb for $3.50, 1 lb for $5.

May 14   951 Homestead Lane, Chanhassen, MN 55317 (See map)
651-276-5747
 
         
     
 
         
      Minnesota Quilters, Inc. 33rd Annual Quilt Show and Conference

 
      Minnesota Quilters, Inc. 33rd Annual Quilt Show and Conference
“Shakespeare in the Park” by Judy Martin, made by 40 Minnesota Quilters Members who donated fabric, made the blocks and put them together, custom quilted by Jan Schmidt.

Visit the website to learn more about the conference, or call 612-436-0449.


June 16-18   Classes begin June 15
St. Paul RiverCentre (See map)
 
         
 
 
         
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Take Note   Be Counted in the MN Arts Count—It Really Matters!

 
  Websites with additional calls for entry.

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MN Artists
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  As part of dedicating funding to the arts from the Legacy Amendment, the state legislature has called for the Minnesota State Arts Board to conduct a census of Minnesota's creative people and groups to measure the far-reaching influence of arts in the state. This census is the MN Arts Count.

From hobbyists to professionals, every segment of the MN creative community should be included. It's easy to be counted, just go to www.mnartscount.com or call 800-748-3222 ext 225 to request a paper survey. Additional information about the MN Arts Count can be found on the Minnesota State Arts Board website at www.arts.state.mn.us/other/mnartscount.htm.

The MN Arts Count runs through May 31.
 
         
     
 
     
 
 
Reminders   2011 Minnesota State Button Society Show:
A Bouquet of Button Flowers
 
      May 12 to 14
Auction: Thursday, May 12, 1 to 5 p.m. (preview 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.);
Showroom hours: Thursday 6 to 9 p.m., Friday 1 to 5 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sheraton Bloomington Hotel (See map)
Free admission.
Get more information. »
 
         
      Call for Entry: Arts Alliance Gallery Fiber Exhibit  
      Entry deadline: May 14
Event dates: June 8 to July 9, Fashion Show: June 18

Elk River Arts Alliance Gallery (See map)
More information. »
 
         
      Native American Woven Bags  
      Now through May 22
Winona County History Center (See map)
Get more information. »
 
         
      ars domestica: a mending of the soul  
      Now to 28
Susan Hensel Gallery (See map)
More about Susan Hensel Gallery. »
 
         
      Art 326: Student Work from the Fibers Studio  
      Now through June 12
The Phipps Center for the Arts (See map)
Get more information »
 
         
      Study Tour to South Korea  
      Contact Karen with questions: ksearleart@gmail.com.
Get more information ».
Registration closes June 1.
 
     
      Goshka Macuga: It Broke from Within  
      Walker Art Center
Now through August 14.
Learn more »
 
     
      Underwear Exhibit at MN History Center  
      Now through September 11
Learn more »
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
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