The Invisible Dog Art Center is thrilled to present Collective Threads opening Thursday, January 23 to Sunday, February 2nd, an exhibition accompanied by two weeks of textile and fiber-filled workshops, demonstrations, and performances.
Image: Lucy Beizer Heirloom, 2024
Ana Watterson, fiber artist, Gallery Manager of the Invisible Dog and organizer of Yarn & Yack, a monthly knitting and fiber workshop, put out a call for artists working in and around textiles.
Inspired by the warmth, community, and creativity cultivated in these monthly meetings, the goal of this show is to explore a shared knowledge of fiber arts, as well as spotlight individual artistic practices. Each maker has their own unique story. Whether learned from or inspired by a mother, grandmother, friend or the internet the work connects and exchanges individual stories and traditions. The pathways of these threads and fibers tell the history of how knowledge is passed, how bonds are formed and pieces composed.
Watterson seeks to extend this experience to visitors;
I want them to contemplate the hands in each work, the knowledge, time, memory that is imbued in these pieces. I want them to wonder how it’s made, to leave and come back, go to one of our workshops, have some questions answered, but leave with more.
Collective Threads is a culmination of social, pedagogical and physical experiences. In its tapestries, weavings, illustrations, and quilts the community can see the breadth of textile media and depth of personal dedication to practice.
Contributing Artists (artists bios tba): Lucy Beizer, Madison Berg, Kelly Boehmer, Capucine Bourcart, Katie Commodore, Lara Felsing, Eleanor Kagan, Layla Klinger, Shradha Kochhar, Steven Ladd, Spandita Malik, Jonathan Michaud, Erin McQuarrie, Kate Phillips, Leslie Pontz, Henry Rolnick, Rachel Snack, Christl Stringer, and Jessie Mordine Young
Admission:
Free
Opening:
Thursday, January 23rd
6:00 - 9:00 pm
On view:
January 23rd - February 2nd
Gallery Hours:
Thursday – Saturday: 1–7pm
Sunday: 1–5pm
Monday — Wednesday: By appointment only