The public is invited to the opening reception for Interwoven in the South Burlington Public Gallery on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 5:30-7pm. to view the works and meet the artists.
Interwoven brings together four Vermont artists who are redefining fiber art through both experimental and meditative processes. Each of the artists blend contemporary art with traditional craft practices, creating work that reflects on their connection to home and place, relationships, and the materials they are working with. Karen Cygnarowicz works in conversation with natural fiber and non-fiber materials, playing with tension and form, and learning how the materials respond to one another. Janet Fredericks layers up and hand stitches old lace, discarded doilies, drawings, and other miscellaneous materials to connect with the environment, the wider world and her ancestors. Through Bradie Hansen's knitted and woven work, she leans into the duality of these mediums being used for both functional and fine art to examine a feeling, a thought, a struggle, or a hope. Trista Ringer–a modern quilter– enters into a dialogue between tradition and personal expression.
In conjunction with the exhibition, Bradie Hansen is leading a free workshop co-hosted by the South Burlington Public Library on Friday, September 27 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on the second floor of the library in the digital lab. To register, please email gallery@southburlingtonvt.gov.
The Public Art Gallery, located at 180 Market Street, is free and available to the public whenever the Public Library, City Hall, or Senior Center are open: Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–7 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
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