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Buellwood Guild will be having their fourth annual Fiber Retreat October 13, 2018 at the Marsin Retreat House off Canal in Houghton, MI.

It's a 2 day event with multiple workshops including eco dying, felting, weaving, beading, marbling, and wool embroidery.  9am to 5pm both days.

The workshop is open to the public and we ask that you join our guild for the fee of $25.   Some workshops have additional small fees.  Bring a dish to pass for the buffet luncheon.   For more information call Mary at (906) 884-6565.

FIBERART Exhibit and OPENING

The Village Theater at Cherry Hill will exhibit a body of work from members of the Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild. The Village Theatre is a wonderful venue for highlighting exceptional work of local artists and the Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild has the distinction of being selected to exhibit for multiple years. The exhibit will run from August 31^st to September 30^th , 2018.

Opening reception: Wednesday, September 5^th, 7-9pm. 

The Village Theater is located at 50400 Cherry Hill Road, Canton, MI 48187 (734-394-5300).

Spaces Uncharted
Press Release     August 2018

Continuing the tradition of the Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan, Michigan,  to showcase fiber art, Spaces Uncharted will build on the foundation laid by the Rare Threads series. This show is an opportunity to expand on the notion of the breadth and depth of contemporary fiber art. By highlighting Michigan artists working in the realm of fiber art, we hope to challenge the viewer to see fiber and fiber methods in new ways. Curators Shanna Robinson and Nancy McRay are both fiber artists and teachers working in Northern Michigan. Robinson is Professor of Art at NCMC in Petoskey. McRay is teacher weaving through NMC, Interlochen and BlackBird Arts.    The participating artists, Jill Ault, Barbara Bushey, Susie Krage, Nancy McRay, Marilyn Prucka, Leon Nash, Shanna Robinson, Dolores Slowinski, and Sherri Smith were chosen because we know and admire their work. Our chosen theme is in response to a common thread running through each artist’s work; an expression of their relationship with issues of space. Inner, outer, urban, or watery, these artists interact with and illustrate spaces all around us. We hope viewers will find their ideas about fibers, textile methods, and the world around them will be broadened and enriched.

Spaces Uncharted runs from October 14 through November 11. The opening reception is Sunday October 14 from 1-4 p.m. Shanna Robinson and Nancy McRay will give a gallery talk (TBA) about their approach to curating the exhibit, along with a brief discussion about their own work.

For more information please contact Nancy McRay nmcray@mac.com

Carol Irving Exhibit - 

A Weaver’s Journal of Endangered Wildflowers

Exhibit Schedule:

August 12 - September 7, 2018 - Mission Pte. Gallery, Mackinac Island, MI

September 12 - October 7, 2018 - ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI

October 19 - November 15, 2018 - Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI

March 25 - May 20, 2019 - Central Mich. Univ. Gallery, Mount Pleasant, MI

October 18 - November 23, 2019 - Fine Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL

January 1 - February 28, 2020 - DeVos Art Museum, Northern MI Univ., Marquette, MI

A Weaver’s Journal of Endangered Wildflowers is like a journey, connecting me to my roots of botanical studies and love of plants and wildflowers. I have accepted the challenge: turning woven yarn into soil, forest litter, plants and leaves. Concerned for the future of all threatened species, Michigan’s Wildflowers are near and dear to me.  Michigan has many unique habitats and is home to many endangered and special species of plants. This woven series of Michigan’s Endangered Wildflowers will bring attention to their threatened and sometimes endangered status.