BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//FiberArts Guild of Pittsburgh - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:FiberArts Guild of Pittsburgh X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fiberartspgh.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for FiberArts Guild of Pittsburgh REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T130000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20240102T172351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T164838Z UID:8685-1706349600-1706360400@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:COLD and SNOWY WEATHER DATE CHANGE: Celebrate the Success of the Red Dress and The Guild's Calico Dress DESCRIPTION:The date of this get together is moved to NEXT Saturday\, January 27th\, due to inclement weather. \n\n\n\nGuild Members and Friends \n\n\n\n10:00 Frick Museum GalleriesGather around the Red and the Calico Dresses to share stories from participants\, and positivereactions from visitors\, and imagine the next steps after the dresses leave after January 28th.11:00 – 1:00 The Breezeway – only 900 feet from FrickWalk 3 minutes or drive 1 minute to a cozy neighborhood gathering spot\, The Breezeway. This is a great chance to meet new guild members and to connect with old friends!The Espresso Bar will sell all varieties of coffee\, tea\, cider\, and cocoa. \n\n\n\nFor Kirsti Macleod’s zoom presentation to the Frick.https://www.thefrickpittsburgh.org/Exhibition-The-Red-Dress \n\n\n\nFree parking on the street or at the Frick. This is also on the bus line. No registration is neccessary for this event URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/red-dress-and-calico-dress-meetup/ LOCATION:Frick Museum of Pittsburgh\, 7227 Reynolds St.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favorites-2-of-9-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20240102T170338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T155919Z UID:8683-1706018400-1706029200@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:In Person Fiber Feedback DESCRIPTION:Bring your work to share\, show off\, or get advice. Or just bring yourself to get to know other members and to help them with their projects! Please use the side entrance on Murray Avenue. No registration neccessary. URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/in-person-fiber-feedback/ LOCATION:Sixth Presbyterian Church\, 1688 Murray Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania CATEGORIES:Fiber Feedback END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20240102T170450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T191709Z UID:8681-1704913200-1704916800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Fiber Feedback on Zoom DESCRIPTION:Fiber Feedback and Show and Share Virtually! Share your own work and see what other fiber artists are up to! Please feel free to attend both this event and 12:00 event. Look for Zoom link details in the eblast or on the bottom of your membership page. \n\n\n\n We have posted instructions on how to access this on Facebook if you are unfamiliar with how to access your membership page. For further issues\, please contact Katie Bulova via email: bulovakatie@gmail.com No registration is neccessary for this event URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fiber-feedback-on-zoom-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T130000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20240102T164505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T193605Z UID:8678-1704888000-1704891600@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Fiber Feedback on Zoom DESCRIPTION:Virtual fiber feedback and show and share. All the great guild benefits of sharing your work and seeing the work of other fiber artists available on Zoom! This event will also occur at 7 pm. Look for zoom link details in the Eblast! No registration is neccessary for this event. URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fiber-feedback-on-zoom/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240107T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20240102T154712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T155107Z UID:8672-1704636000-1704646800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:In Person Monthly Meetup DESCRIPTION:Connect with guild members and bring a friend! Meetings may include Show and Share\, Fiber Feedback\, SkillShare\, or an informal ThrED Talk! Please use the side door on Murray Avenue. URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/in-person-monthly-meetup/ LOCATION:Sixth Presbyterian Church\, 1688 Murray Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231208T150000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20231129T021407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T021409Z UID:8628-1702040400-1702047600@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Office Hours with Christina Kingerski DESCRIPTION:Guild Member Christina Kingerski will be hosting the next “Office Hours” – a budding creative community at Contemporary Craft – on December 8th. The intention for this group is to gather makers working in diverse mediums who are looking to spark their own\, and each other’s\, creative curiosities.  \n\n\n\nYou are encouraged to bring a project to work on while we meet. Expect lively conversations in a relaxed and heartfelt space!  URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/office-hours-with-christina-kingerski/ LOCATION:https://contemporarycraft.org/\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15201\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20231113T141541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T141543Z UID:8621-1701442800-1701450000@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:FiberFeedback Moderated by Carolyn Carson DESCRIPTION:The next Fiberarts Guild Juried Member Exhibition is at the Erie Museum of Art in April 2024. Applications are due Dec 23\, 2023. We are offering special programs to give you a boost.  Bring finished work or work in progress.  A moderated peer group will offer solutions if you are stuck or give you a thumbs up. You tell us what kind of help you need: technical\, aesthetics\, presentation\, installation?  Anyone is welcome to attend\, even just to observe what others are doing.  Fiber Feedback is followed by optional food /social time at Hop Farm Brewery next door to Contemporary Craft. We had a private dining room last time! URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fiberfeedback-moderated-by-carolyn-carson/ LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T150000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20231110T190400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T145207Z UID:8603-1701439200-1701442800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:An Informal Presentation by Carl Johnson DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Carl Johnson\, Weaver and Sculptor from Washington\, DC who is currently an Artist in Residence at Contemporary Craft here in Pittsburgh. He weaves with cotton and steel wire on the loom to create sculptures. See photos. He received a BFA from The Savannah College of Art and Design. He has also worked at The Peters Valley School for Craft as the “fibers studio assistant” and completed a residency at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. He is also #87\, a star player on the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds \n\n\n\nNo Registration Required URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/an-informal-presentation-by-carl-johnson/ LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T143000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230801T174909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T163554Z UID:8286-1699448400-1699453800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Zoom Lecture with Jennifer Collier DESCRIPTION:Please Register here – Registration closes one day before the event. Members free\, $5 for Guests \n\n\n\nPaper pioneer and UK artist Jennifer Collier creates exquisite sculptures from vintage recycled materials in conjunction with stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles. The papers serve as both the inspiration and the media for the work\, with the narrative suggesting the forms. Through this marriage of unlikely materials old papers are transformed into something truly unique\, delicate and complex. \n\n\n\n“I work from a studio in Stafford\, and continue my self-employed career through the sale of my work\, exhibitions and commissions. I run my own gallery\, Unit Twelve\,  which is open to the public. The spaces houses 6 artist’s studios\, including my own and hosts a changing program of themed\, high quality contemporary craft exhibitions\, curated by myself. We also run a rolling program of themed art workshops\, in schools\, colleges\, and galleries; with a diverse range of community groups. I have experience working with children with behavioural difficulties and emotional wellbeing issues\, adults with learning difficulties\, but my greatest area of enterprise is with people suffering with problems around mental wellbeing.” URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/zoom-lecture-with-jennifer-collier-2/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Online Event,Programs & Activities,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Picture2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T180000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230807T201825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T011335Z UID:8338-1699023600-1699034400@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Fiberart Feedback: Formerly called Show & Share DESCRIPTION:Fiberart Feedbacks: We used to call them Show and Shares or Critiques. Bring finished work or work in progress.  A moderated peer group will offer solutions if you are stuck or give you the thumbs up. You tell us what kind of help you need: technical\, aesthetic\, presentation\, installation?  Anyone is welcome to attend\, even just to observe what others are doing. \n\n\n\nFriday • November 3\, 2023 • 3:00 – 6:00 pm\n\n\n\nThis dual program will offer a Fiber Feedback moderated by Barb Kubala\, and HELP TIME where techy members are available to answer questions and to review the exhibition application to prepare you to enter your images and statement. You can bring in your laptops or come in and take notes. Program followed by optional food /social time at Hop Farm Brewery. \n\n\n\nPHOTOGRAPHY SESSIONS: On November 4 & 5\, Photographer Alex Jones has scheduled time for Guild members in his studio on the South Side. Rates: $35 per image (including details) for standard 2-D work. Work that requires special lighting or set up may be more expensive. Alex will re-size your images to fit submission requirements plus retain a high res image. Contact Alex to schedule at 412-951-3559 or alex@alexjonesphotography.com. Visit his website: www.alexjonesphotography.com URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fiberart-feedback-formerly-called-show-share-3/ LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States CATEGORIES:Fiber Feedback,Guild Events,Programs & Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/56652942_2196985980382867_364785921935015936_o.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T143000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230731T235444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T162746Z UID:8274-1697115600-1697121000@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Zoom Lecture with Teresa Baker DESCRIPTION:Please Register here – Registration closes one day before the event. Members free\, $5 for Guests \n\n\n\n\n\nOctober 12\, 2023\, 1pm Thursday\,  Zoom Presentation/ Teresa Baker  Teresa was awarded the Joan Mitchell in 2022 Fellowship and is located in Los Angeles . Honoring both her modern aesthetic and the materials and cultural metaphors of her childhood\, Baker transforms synthetic materials into works that reference territories’ irregular shapes. The looping marks\, made with materials like yarn and string\, suggest mapping. These works are drawn from memories in the grand Northern Plains where she is from and time spent exploring\, walking\, looking\, and working. The materials\, texture\, shapes\, and color relationships are guided by the Artists’ Mandan/Hidatsa culture to explore how identity can relate to innate objects.    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I am interested in bringing landscape\, specifically that of the Northern Plains\, into an object through abstraction. Combining artificial materials together with traditional materials that my tribes—the Mandan and Hidatsa—used for utilitarian\, storytelling\, ceremonial\, and decorative means\, I reimagine how these plant and animal materials function in the context of a new object—one that seeks to explore the importance of place\, land\, and how we interact with it.” URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/zoom-lecture-with-teresa-baker/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Online Event,Programs & Activities,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Picture1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230807T191830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T010944Z UID:8334-1696618800-1696626000@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Fiberart Feedback: Formerly called Show & Share DESCRIPTION:Fiberart Feedbacks: We used to call them Show and Shares or Critiques. Bring finished work or work in progress.  A moderated peer group will offer solutions if you are stuck or give you the thumbs up. You tell us what kind of help you need: technical\, aesthetic\, presentation\, installation?  Anyone is welcome to attend\, even just to observe what others are doing. \n\n\n\nGet ready for Erie (Fiberarts Guild juried membership exhibition). Option to dine first at Hop Farm Brewery followed by Feedback session. Moderated by Carolyn Carson. \n\n\n\nThis FiberFeedback will also have a Zoom option. Please contact Michelle Browne to participate on Zoom Mlbatoast7@gmail.com. URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fiberart-feedback-formerly-called-show-share-2/ LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States CATEGORIES:Fiber Feedback,Guild Events,Online Event,Programs & Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cheryl.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T120000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230918T162753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230923T181230Z UID:8404-1695470400-1695470400@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Rescheduled for October New Member Coffee! DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER- many thanks to those who registered who let us know they couldn’t make it. We will see you next month! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNew Member Meet Up! A welcome to all new members and members who want to reconnect at Uptown Coffee on Saturday in Mount Lebanon. Karen and Katie can’t promise party tricks but we make for witty conversation! RSVP to Karen Krieger karenkmetals@gmail.comat URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/new-member-coffee/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230807T190737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T011406Z UID:8331-1695135600-1695142800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Fiberart Feedback: Formerly called Show & Share DESCRIPTION:Fiberart Feedbacks: We used to call them Show and Shares or Critiques. Bring finished work or work in progress.  A moderated peer group will offer solutions if you are stuck or give you the thumbs up. You tell us what kind of help you need: technical\, aesthetic\, presentation\, installation?  Anyone is welcome to attend\, even just to observe what others are doing. \n\n\n\nThe Fiberarts Guild Juried Member Exhibition in 2024 is at the Erie Museum of Art in April\, 2024. Applications are due between Nov 1 and Dec 22\, 2023. We are offering special programs to give you a boost and make it easier for you to enter your work digitally. Bring finished work or work in progress. A moderated peer group will offer solutions if you are stuck or give you the thumbs up. You tell us what kind of help you need: technical\, aesthetic\, presentation\, installation? Anyone is welcome to attend\, even just to observe what others are doing. \n\n\n\nGet ready for Erie (Fiberarts Guild juried membership exhibition). Fiber Feedback hybrid moderated by Carolyn Carson and David Anderson\, featuring CC Artist in Resident Christina Kingerski. Join us afterwards for dinner at Hop Farm Brewery next door. \n\n\n\nThis FiberFeedback will also have a Zoom option. Please contact Michelle Browne to participate on Zoom Mlbatoast7@gmail.com. URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fiberart-feedback-formerly-called-show-share/ LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States CATEGORIES:Fiber Feedback,Guild Events,Online Event,Programs & Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Susan.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T143000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230730T162828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T181146Z UID:8258-1694610000-1694615400@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Zoom Lecture with Clarissa Callesen DESCRIPTION:Please Register here – Registration closes one day before the event. Members free\, $5 for Guests \n\n\n\nWednesday\, September 13\,1 pm Zoom Lecture with Clarissa Callesen\, Sculptor\, installation artist\, Instructor\, and Creative coach. \n\n\n\nClarissa Callesen executes personal and community-based installations and sculptures\, constructed of knotted\, recycled discarded domestic textiles. “I work primarily with postconsumer recycled materials. Everything has been discarded from its original owner or is a by-product of organic or industrial production. I am fascinated by the history and energy of objects\, particularly found objects. I am less concerned with an object’s original purpose and more interested in the evidence of life a thing wears upon the surface. We all interact with hundreds of objects and materials every day whether they are adored treasures or complete throwaways. Our lives are interconnected with this commonplace matter.” URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/zoom-lecture-with-clarissa-calleson/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Online Event,Programs & Activities,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image.png ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T150000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230509T151855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T175237Z UID:7726-1689508800-1689519600@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Fiber Social - Pot Luck Picnic Outdoors DESCRIPTION:12:00 -3:00 pm\, SUNDAY Pot Luck Picnic Outdoors Fiber Social July 16\, Rain date July 23 \n\n\n\nRegistration is suggested\, but walk -ins are welcome! Please Register here \n\n\n\nJoin us in the shade in Diane Myers Morrisey’s spacious backyard in McCandless for a Meet-Greet-Eat event! Please bring a covered dish to share and a lawn chair if convenient for you. There is parking\, shelter and refreshments. \n\n\n\nAs we are coming out of the pandemic\, we are trying to restore some Guild social traditions where members come together\, share food\, and connect with members who have the same passion for fiber as fine craft\, fine art and joy. URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fiber-social-pot-luck-picnic-outdoors/ LOCATION:Diane Myers Morrisey’s backyard CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Programs & Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FGP-POTLUCK-23-square.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T150000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230425T173628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230508T222612Z UID:7549-1686481200-1686495600@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Field Trip to Foggy Blossom Farm DESCRIPTION:Register here \nSunday June 11\, at 11 am.  Field Trip to Foggy Blossom Farm in Leechburg PA\, a 35 minute drive from central Pittsburgh on 28 North.  Bring a lunch\, an outdoor chair\, and a optional walking stick to tour Dan and Betsy Brockett’s 12 acre perennial farm. Dan was recently an artist in residence at Contemporary Craft. A basket weaver\, he crafts his baskets from willow branches grown on the premises. His baskets will be available for purchase. Betsey\, a former potter\, is currently beekeeper\, herbalist\, PR and Marketing coordinator for the farm which includes maintaining their website\, https://www.foggyblossomfarm.com/ and publishing a newsletter. \n  \nThe farm is closed to the public\, so we are fortunate to schedule a private tour\, basketry demonstration and time for a leisurely lunch. Please join us for this special opportunity for Fiberarts Guild members. You are welcome to bring family and friends\, please RSVP on the guild web site\, https://fiberartspgh.org/programs/online-programs/programs-registration-form/ \nIf you have questions\, let me know\, mlbatoast7@gmail.com. \n  \nFoggy Blossom Farms is located at 746 Crain Road\, about 35 – 40 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh near Freeport/Natrona Heights. \n  \nFoggy Blossom Farm Feature URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/field-trip-to-foggy-blossom-farms/ CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Programs & Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FGP-JUNE-EVENT.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230425T165451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T154708Z UID:7548-1685559600-1685563200@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Erika Diamond lecture and Annual voting meeting on Zoom DESCRIPTION:Register here \nMay 31\, 7 pm on Zoom Erika Diamond will give a 30 minute presentation\, after which we will introduce and confirm the new board members. This will give us the opportunity to express our appreciation to our retiring board members. \nErika Diamond Fiberart International 2019 Artist will talk about her new exhibition currently at Contemporary Craft called SELF; a two person show featuring Erika and Matt Lambert. The exhibition continues until August 19. \nDiamond is a textile-focused artist curator and educator based in Asheville\, NC. She received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has exhibited nationally and abroad\, and her costumes have been commissioned by the Charlotte Ballet. Erika has had many artist residencies and has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University\, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design\, Appalachian Center for Craft and Penland School of Crafts. She is Assistant Director of Galleries at Chautauqua Institution in western New York. \nErika’s skill and use of textiles–as fashion\, as ornament\, as protection\, and as cultural identifier—is most impressive. \nhttps://www.erikadiamond.com/ URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/erika-diamond-lecture-and-annual-voting-meeting-on-zoom/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Guild Meetings,Online Event,Programs & Activities,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FGP-MAY-JUNE-23.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20220901T152723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T170007Z UID:7540-1682172000-1682182800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Show and Share- Online or in Person DESCRIPTION:Registration opens about a month before the event. Please register on the Registration Form\n\nShow & Shares as well as Critiques will become hybrid. They will be both in Person at Radiant Hall\, 734 Thompson Avenue\, McKees Rocks\, PA 15136 and also on Zoom. We will reevaluate monthly to see if we continue with this modality. Please register so we can update you on any changes to the format.\nYou have a choice to be there:\n–IN PERSON if you are vaccinated\, boosted and masked\, or 10 days after you have recovered from Covid or\n–On Zoom.\nWhat is the difference between a Show & Share and a Critique? You can attend both! You can attend even if you have no work to share.\nShow & Share: for members who don’t want suggestions\, they just want to show off\, share what they are working on\, and meet other Guild members.\nCritique: for members who want constructive suggestions about their work to solve technical\, aesthetic or presentation problems.\n\nThis is a fun way to stay connected and get inspired!! URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/show-and-share-online-or-in-person-3-2/ LOCATION:Radiant Hall\, McKees Rocks\, 734 Thompson Avenue\, McKees Rocks\, PA\, 15136\, United States CATEGORIES:Guild Meetings,Online Event,Programs & Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_3080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T123000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20220825T234332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220825T234332Z UID:6661-1681210800-1681216200@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Lecture by Fuzzy Mall DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 11\, 2023 / 11:00 am ESTRegistration is free for members\, $5 for guests.Registration opens about a month before the lecture. Please register on the Registration Form \n\nI was born in Pittsburgh\, PA and attended Kent State University in Kent\, OH. I began painting immediately upon graduation and consider myself to be self-taught. While in Ohio\, I met my future wife. We moved to a small college town in rural Missouri to pursue a teaching opportunity. I continued painting\, developing a new body of work every year\, while working full time as a postman. I considered my studio practice to be a passionate hobby.  As our lives changed\, so has my work. Painting has given way to textiles\, our home has moved from the United States to Canada\, and my hobby is becoming a profession. \n\n\n\nMy work in portraiture is interaction driven. I get to know my subject by taking candid photos and studying their unique body language. Focusing on the person in mid-motion\, I capture raised eyebrows\, crooked smiles and waving hands that we all use to communicate. This is a response to the deluge of Instagram and Facebook images currently flooding our daily lives. My intention is to reinterpret fleeting imagery by slowing down the process and hand working it\, slowly creating a permanent object from an image that we are accustomed to seeing swiped away by a finger. Ephemeral moments disappear unless made permanent in some way. My goal is to tap into the tradition of quilts and painted portraits as family heirlooms by creating contemporary portraits from these casual photographs that are snapped by cell phones\, often live in the cloud\, and usually disappear. \n\n\n\nMy latest series (Forest Bath) is an expansion on this idea.  Pieces continue to focus on personal identity and diversity\, depicting people of various ages\, races\, and genders. I capture people in action\, in personal settings\, doing things they love to do. The work is a response to our current media landscape\, which is jarring and anxiety-inducing. As an American living in Canada\, I’ve been feeling helpless watching each news cycle. This new work is a response to the number of depressing news stories coming out of my home country. I feel sad\, angry\, frustrated\, and ineffective. I know the stories of school shootings\, corporate greed\, decaying environment\, and corrupt politicians won’t stop anytime soon; and as a result\, I can only focus on a localized and momentary happiness. This series portrays people doing simple things that bring them bliss\, whether it be gardening\, biking\, yoga\, or playing with a pet. More than ever\, I need to see people enjoying life’s small moments. \n\n\n\nMy work is created from raw-edged appliqué of mostly reclaimed fabrics. This newest project breaks the square/rectangle format of traditional portraiture by eliminating the frame. Figures are larger than life-sized\, include the entire body\, and exist independent of any background\, floating on the wall or in space. Each portrait becomes more sculptural\, casts its own shadow\, and lives in a space in a new and unexpected way. Our experience becomes more intimate;  the figure invites the viewer to enter this personal moment\, and allows us to be in the same space during that captured moment. Hopefully we slow down. \n\n\n\nwww.quiltedportrait.net URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/lecture-by-fuzzy-mall/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Online Event,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FGP-MALL-22-237.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20220831T164555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220831T164555Z UID:7533-1679648400-1679936400@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Ann Coddington- Workshop at Contemporary Craft DESCRIPTION:Workshop with Ann Coddington at Contemporary Craft on March 24 and 25\, 2023. \n25% discount available for FGP members. \nRegister Here URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/ann-coddington-workshop-at-contemporary-craft-2/ LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States CATEGORIES:Non-guild event,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coddington-Ann-headshot.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Contemporary Craft":MAILTO:info@contemporarycraft.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T143000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20220825T234019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220825T234019Z UID:6659-1678885200-1678890600@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Lecture by Elaine Longtemps DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 15\, 2023 / 1:00 pm ESTRegistration is free for members\, $5 for guests.Registration opens about a month before the lecture. Please register on the Registration Form\n\n\n\nElaine Longtemps is an American artist who unflinchingly uses painted rope and fabric in an unusual way to convey strong cultural and political statements.  A BFA graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and a recipient of their European Honors program in Rome\, Italy from 1962-63\, she also did graduate work at Pratt Institute and in the Max Beckman Scholarship  Program at The Brooklyn Museum Art School. Her award-winning work has been exhibited internationally and has been featured in publications in the USA\, the Netherlands\, England\, South Korea and Italy.   She was born on December 7\, 1941\, a date that will live in infamy and no doubt influenced her character.  She currently lives and works in Brooklyn\, New York.\n\n \n\nExhibition venues include The Brooklyn Museum; The Holter Museum; The Erie Art Museum; The Butler Institute of American Art; The San Diego Art Institute; Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center; The Textile Museum in Washington DC; The World Financial Center in New York City; ACA Gallery in Toronto\, Canada; Chojun Textile Museum in Seoul\, South Korea; SETEC in Seoul\, South Korea; Suwan I Park Museum of Art in Suwan\, South Korea; and Fiberart International 2019 in Pittsburgh\, PA.\n\n \n\nPublications and interviews include: Be Inspired/The Annual by Creative\, Vol 5\, UK\, 2016; Be Creative With Workbox\, Issue 155\, Devon\, England\, 2016; Artistry in Fiber\, Vol 2 – Sculpture\, Schiffer Publishing\, USA\, 2017; When Boundaries Begin to Fade\, The Miroddi Group\, USA\, 2018; Fiber Art Now Vol. 7\, Issue 2\, 2017; Vol. 8\, Issue 3\, 2019; Vol. 11\, Issue 2\, 2022; The Language of Making: Visual Voices from the Textile Study Group of New York\, 2019;  Textiel Plus\, Netherlands\, 2020; and Arte Morbida\, Textile Art Magazine\, Numero 7. Rome\, Italy\, April 2022.\n\n \n\nwww.elainelongtemps.com URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/lecture-by-elaine-longtemps/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Online Event,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FGP-LONGTEMPS-22-236.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230314 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230215T145239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T145239Z UID:7547-1678665600-1678751999@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Grow in Fiber Grant Deadline DESCRIPTION:Wanting to encourage our members to explore new opportunities and expand their experience\, the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh is excited to offer “Grow in Fiber” Grants. Whether members consider themselves a novice or professional\, current members are invited to apply for this developmental grant. This is a fiber focused grant opportunity for artists from various backgrounds and genres; you don’t need to be a fiber artist\, but the grant proposal must be fiber focused. This can include artists exploring fiber for the first time. \nThis grant is open to Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh members both in and out of the area. You don’t need to be a FGP member to apply; but if you are a recipient of the grant\, joining FGP is a requirement.\n\nGrow in Fiber Grant page \n\n  URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/grow-in-fiber-grant-deadline/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20221019T164513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T164513Z UID:7544-1678561200-1678568400@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:FGP Members' Spotlight Exhibition- Opening DESCRIPTION:  \nMembership Exhibition \nWhere: North Hills Art Center – 3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15237 \nWhen: March 11th – April 7th\, 2023 \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, March 11\, 2023\, 7 – 9 pm \nChairperson: Katie Bulova: bulovakatie@gmail.com and Debbie Penley: penley75@verizon.net \nThe Member Spotlight show will focus on your artist’s voice.  What captures the spirit of your art practice? This is a chance to share YOUR passion\, your unique point of view. What has influenced your work over the years? How has it changed? Was there a turning point that brought you to the way you work today? A technique with which you are obsessed? What is your relationship to your art? This exhibit is a chance to let all of our members’ individuality take center stage. \nThis is a non-juried exhibition\, however\, one artwork per artist may be selected depending on space. \nThere will be a limited print run of the catalog for the Member Spotlight show at $30 each. If you would like a catalog\, please pre-order it at https://fiberartspgh.org/exhibitions/catalog-order-form/. We need at least 40 in order to keep the cost at $30. \n\n\nOpening Reception 3/11 7-9\nThe Artist talk 4/2 from 3-5 \n\n\n  URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fgp-members-spotlight-exhibition-opening-2/ LOCATION:North Hills Art Center\, 3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15237\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Guild Events,Openings,Programs & Activities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20230508T140844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T154917Z UID:7715-1678554000-1680886800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Fiberarts Guild Members’ Spotlight Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Membership Exhibition \n\n\n\nWhere: North Hills Art Center – 3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15237 When: March 11th – April 7th\, 2023 \n\n\n\nFGP-spotlight-catalog-23\n\n\n\nThe Member Spotlight show focused on members artist’s voice.  What captures the spirit of your art practice? It was a chance to share their passion\, and unique point of view. What had influenced their work over the years? How has it changed? Was there a turning point that brought them to the way they work today? A technique with which they are obsessed? What is their relationship to their art? This exhibit was a chance to let all of our members’ individuality take center stage. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere was an artist talk where members talked about their work in the show. URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fiberarts-guild-members-spotlight-exhibition/ LOCATION:North Hills Art Center\, 3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15237\, United States CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Guild Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spotlight5-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T200000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20221019T164513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T164513Z UID:6819-1678554000-1678564800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:FGP Members' Spotlight Exhibition- Opening DESCRIPTION:FGP-MEMBER-SHOW-PROSPECTUS-23 URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fgp-members-spotlight-exhibition-opening/ LOCATION:North Hills Art Center\, 3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15237\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Guild Events,Openings,Programs & Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230408 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20221019T165523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T165523Z UID:6825-1678492800-1680911999@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:FGP Members' Spotlight Exhibition DESCRIPTION:FGP-MEMBER-SHOW-PROSPECTUS-23 URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fgp-members-spotlight-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230408 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20221019T165523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T165523Z UID:7545-1678492800-1680911999@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:FGP Members' Spotlight Exhibition DESCRIPTION:  \nMembership Exhibition \nWhere: North Hills Art Center – 3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15237 \nWhen: March 11th – April 7th\, 2023 \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, March 11\, 2023\, 7 – 9 pm \nChairperson: Katie Bulova: bulovakatie@gmail.com and Debbie Penley: penley75@verizon.net \nThe Member Spotlight show will focus on your artist’s voice.  What captures the spirit of your art practice? This is a chance to share YOUR passion\, your unique point of view. What has influenced your work over the years? How has it changed? Was there a turning point that brought you to the way you work today? A technique with which you are obsessed? What is your relationship to your art? This exhibit is a chance to let all of our members’ individuality take center stage. \nThis is a non-juried exhibition\, however\, one artwork per artist may be selected depending on space. \nThere will be a limited print run of the catalog for the Member Spotlight show at $30 each. If you would like a catalog\, please pre-order it at https://fiberartspgh.org/exhibitions/catalog-order-form/. We need at least 40 in order to keep the cost at $30. \n\n\nOpening Reception 3/11 7-9\nThe Artist talk 4/2 from 3-5 \n\n\n  URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/fgp-members-spotlight-exhibition-2/ LOCATION:North Hills Art Center\, 3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15237\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230312T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20220831T164555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220831T164555Z UID:6674-1678352400-1678640400@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Ann Coddington- Workshop at Contemporary Craft DESCRIPTION:Workshop with Ann Coddington at Contemporary Craft. \n25% discount available for FGP members. \nMore information coming soon. URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/ann-coddington-workshop-at-contemporary-craft/ LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States CATEGORIES:Non-guild event,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coddington-Ann-headshot.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Contemporary Craft":MAILTO:info@contemporarycraft.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T210000 DTSTAMP:20260530T085933 CREATED:20220901T152355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T164027Z UID:6712-1677866400-1677877200@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Critique- Online or in Person DESCRIPTION:Registration opens about a month before the event. Please register on the Registration Form\n\nShow & Shares as well as Critiques will become hybrid. They will be both in Person at Contemporary Craft in Lawrenceville\, 5645 Butler Street 15201 and also on Zoom. We will reevaluate monthly to see if we continue with this modality. Please register so we can update you on any changes to the format.\nYou have a choice to be there:\n–IN PERSON if you are vaccinated\, boosted and masked\, or 10 days after you have recovered from Covid or\n–On Zoom.\nWhat is the difference between a Show & Share and a Critique? You can attend both! You can attend even if you have no work to share.\nShow & Share: for members who don’t want suggestions\, they just want to show off\, share what they are working on\, and meet other Guild members.\nCritique: for members who want constructive suggestions about their work to solve technical\, aesthetic or presentation problems.\n\nThis is a fun way to stay connected and get inspired!! URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/critique-online-or-in-person-3/ LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States CATEGORIES:Fiber Feedback,Guild Events,Guild Meetings,Online Event,Programs & Activities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_3080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR