Here’s a list of opportunities to connect this summer with the artists that browngrotta arts promotes and information on an interesting Archaeological Textile Course at Bryn Mawr:
Reflective Haze by Lewis Knauss, photo by Tom and Carter Grotta
Lewis Knauss
August 22nd to August 26th
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
http://www.AndersonRanch.org
“Advanced Fiber Workshop”
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda by Sheila Hicks, photo by Tom Grotta
Sheila Hicks
May 5th, 10:30 a.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
http://www.icaphila.orgWalkthrough: Sheila Hicks: 50 Years
Glacial Planes by Nancy Moore Bess, photo by Tom and Carter Grotta
Nancy Moore Bess
April 29th to May 10th
Snow Farm, Williamsburg MA
http://www.snowfarm.org
“Japanese Inspired Baskets”
June 5th to 11th
Snow Farm, Williamsburg MA
http://www.snowfarm.org
“Japanese Inspired Baskets”
June 24th to 28th
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ
http://www.petersvalley.org
“Japanese Packaging: Paper, Baskets & More”
July 9th and 10th
Garage Annex School (GAS), Easthampton MA
http://www.garageannexschool.com
“Japanese Packaging: Seeking a Narrative”
July 17th, 12 to 3 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
http://www.mfa.org/programs
Artist Demonstration, “Bamboo and Tea”
Exhibition: “An Unspoken Dialogue with Japanese Tea”
August 12th
Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge MA
http://www.berkshirebotanical.org
“Wrapping Your Garden: Herbs, Flowers & Veggies”
Mandella by Pat Campbell, photo by Tom grotta
Pat Campbell
July 25th to July 29th
Waynflete School, Portland, ME
http://www.waynflete.org/podium/default.aspx?t=124856“Weaving Works” for Grades 3-8
Kayak by Chris Drury, photo by Chris Drury
Chris Drury
May 3rd
Tagore Festival, Dartington, Devon, UK
http://www.tagorefestival.com
“Artist’s Talk”
Big Question, By Gyöngy Laky, photo by Tom Grotta
Gyöngy Laky
May 26th, 6 p.m.
The Textile Museum. Washington D.C.
http://www.textilemuseum.org/green
Lecture: “Geometric Disturbances”
July 17th to July 29th
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
http://www.haystack-mtn.org/workshops.php
Visiting Artist
AZUL Y NEGR by Carolina Yrarrázaval Photo by Tom Grotta
Carolina Yrarrázaval
August 15th to August 21st
Santiago/Valparaiso/Ilsa Negra, Chile
http://www.yrarrazaval.com
“Pre-Columbian Textile Techniques Workshop”
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For extra credit, at Bryn Mawr
June 5th to June 11th
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
cipstextiles@gmail.com
“Textile Archea: CIPS Archaeological Textile Course”
(Centers on the tools and techniques employed in the analysis of
archaeological textile materials of ancient Peru and introduces students to the archaeology of the Andes.)