Artworks selected by the juror will be on display in an exhibition at the Downtown Arts Center for the month of May.
MAY 3 - JUNE 1, EXHIBITION*
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 5 - 8 PM, FIRST FRIDAY
JUROR WALKTHROUGH, 5 PM,
OPENING RECEPTION, 5:30 PM - 8 PM
Fiber Hawai'i Exhibition 2024
Downtown Arts Center
1041 Nuʻuanu Ave, Honolulu
SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 11 AM - 6 PM, LAST DAY OF SHOW
Closing reception 5 PM - 6 PM, and at 6 PM takedown show and pick up work.
*DAC Hours: Tues. - Sat. 11 AM - 6 PM, Sun. 11 AM - 4 PM, Mon. Closed
Cameron Taylor-Brown was introduced to textiles by artist Ed Rossbach at the University of California, Berkeley, and studied textile design at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, where she later taught woven design. Since 1985, she has lived in Los Angeles where she is active in arts and education. Her work is widely exhibited and has been featured in Fiber Art Now, American Craft, Handwoven and Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot. In 2019, she curated the critically acclaimed exhibit Material Meaning: A Living Legacy of Anni Albers at the Craft in America Center. She is the founder of ARTSgarage, a textile resource center in Los Angeles. and teaches workshops at ARTSgarage, schools, guilds, museums and conferences throughout the United States and Canada. She is a past president of California Fibers and serves on the advisory boards of the Fowler Textile Council and Textile Arts Los Angeles.
To learn more, visit her website.
Reflections/North Lake #2, Eastern Sierra, CA
2023
H 25” W 14.5”
Materials: linen, silk and paper yarns, silk and cotton fabric, wood and paint
Techniques: weaving, photographic transfer, embroidery
Photography: Cameron Taylor-Brown
This work was recently featured at a show at Craft in America, see it in person during our show.
FIBER TRAILS LECTURE
After intake, join us for a light reception and lecture by our 2024 Juror, Cameron Taylor-Brown. She is discussing Fiber Trails and her journeys to Bhutan, the Peruvian Highlands, Gujarat, India and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. In this lecture, she will present images of landscapes, people and their traditional textiles, examine examples of textiles from each country and view and discuss artwork inspired by these journeys: Red Offerings (Bhutan), Colors of Gujarat (India), Majestic Stone (Peru) and LAVAflows (Ecuador).
SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 4 PM - 6 PM
Downtown Arts Center
1040 Nu'uanu Ave. (Second floor)
Honolulu, HI
Fiber Trails Workshop and lecture by Cameron Taylor-Brown
The lecture is free, and open to the public!
No registration required.
FIBER TRAILS WORKSHOP - SOLD OUT
This workshop goes along with the lecture Fiber Trails, you may register even if you were unable to attend the lecture. Participants create a mixed media photo collage on cloth with translucent layering, stitching and yarns. Enjoy learning a new technique that is applicable to textiles and more!
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 10 AM - 2 PM
Honolulu, HI
This workshop is brought to you in partnership with Hawai'i Craftsmen and Hawai'i Handweavers' Hui. Open to members of both organizations and the public.
Cost:
$70 for Members (Hawai'i Craftsmen & Hawai'i Handweavers' Hui)
$80 for non-members
Registration required
Maximum attendees: 10
WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT
If you have any questions, or would like to find out more about how to participate, contact Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at adminassist@hawaiicraftsmen.org.