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The Times, They Are A Changin'!
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General Admission $10 beginning June 1st. 
Members always have unlimited access!

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EXCELLENCE IN FIBER IX

​March 5 - June 1, 2025
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Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art by Fiber Art Now

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Chiu Ching-Ting, "Binding with Thread," 2022. Wool, fabric scraps, hand-spun yarn; spinning, weaving, Nuno felting; 78.75 x 23.50 x 51.25 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
FIBER IX
March 5 - June 1, 2025
FIBER IX: Excellence in Fiber is the Ninth International Exhibition curated by Fiber Art Now magazine to showcase the best of today's fiber and textiles from a growing global art community. This exhibition originally appeared in the Winter 2024 issue of Fiber Art Now.  The fourteen featured artists push boundaries in the areas of installations, sculptures, vessels, wall/floor works and wearable art.
The works explore nature and human psychology, revealing the evocative qualities of fiber as an artistic medium.  Jen Cable’s Mountain Stream, for example, is a soft sculpture made from reclaimed, braided flex and hand-stitched, coiled silver wire, evokes the cool, calming sensation of flowing water. Another soft sculpture grouping created by Eliza Day-Green, Rettir, made of wool, paper and felt, was inspired by sheep gathered in remote Iceland.
Small-scale figural studies and naturalistic landscapes, created from felt and “drawn with thread,” are also included, as well as a six-foot high installation made of wool, felting, fabric scraps, and hand-spun yarn created by Chiu Ching-Ting of Taipei, Taiwan.

“We’re thrilled to be working with Fiber Art Now to present this important exhibition,” said Carla Funk, Executive Director. “The selected artists employ a wide array of media while revealing the expressive power of fiber and textiles. FIBER IX represents the new centrality of unconventional media in today’s global art scene”.
Art by nearly 14 artists will be on display including works by, Jen Cable (England), Chiu Ching-Ting (Taiwan), Candace Pratt (Oregon),​ Fannie Lee (New York), Kathy Knapp (Ohio), Irene Koroluk (Australia), Judy Weiss (Canada) and Janet Tsakis (New Jersey).
 
Attached image credits:                                                                                                          
Chiu Ching-Ting. Binding with Thread, 2022, wool, fabric scraps, hand-spun yarn; 
​spinning, weaving, Nuno felting; 78.75 x 23.50 x 51.25 in. (Courtesy of FiberArt Now)



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Opening April 2, 2025!

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NWDC Invitational
Juried by Ellen Ito

(April 2 - June 29, 2025) 
Second Floor Gallery

​Northwest Designer Craftartists (NWDC) was founded in 1954 to promote excellence of design and craftsmanship and to stimulate public appreciation and interest in fine craft. Artists in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, who work professionally in clay, wood, glass, metal, fiber, and/or mixed media, are members.

This exhibition was organized by NWDC Executive Director, Daniel Wallace. Works were selected by artist and curator Ellen Ito.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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Julie Sevilla Drake, "The Fog, the Forest, and the Fierce Beast," 2024, Cotton fabrics, hand-dyed by Artist, 52in x 45in x .25in.
Northwest Designer Craftartists Presents
Fiber Between the Lines 


April 2 - June 29 

2nd Floor 
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Janet Tsakis, "HonFest", 2022 embroidery thread, cotton; stitched using a photograph as reference; 6 x 6 in. Photo courtesy of "Fiber Art Now."
FIBER IX
March 5 - June 1, 2025

3rd Floor
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Maker Unknown, "Crossed Daisies," c. 1935. Cotton prints and solids, cotton batting, hand applique, hand quilting, embroidery. Gift of Susan Hyde, 2006.

​Quilted Gardens 
Selections from the Permanent Collection 

March 26 - June 8 
1st Floor 

more information: EXHIBITIONS
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Note: Admission will increase to $10 on June 1, 2025 
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With gratitude, we honor their stewardship of these lands since time immemorial to the present day.
This land acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities.
We also aim to highlight the major artistic contributions made by indigenous Pacific Northwest artists to the history of weaving and textile arts through exhibits and public programs.
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