BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//FiberArts Guild of Pittsburgh - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T235959 DTSTAMP:20241214T154454Z CREATED:20230809T155200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T154454Z UID:7620-1712188800-1737331199@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Member Exhibition at Erie Art Museum DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh Juried Membership Exhibition at the Erie Art Museum. \n\n\n\n\n\nCongratulations to all participating FGP member artists! \n\n\n\nImportant Update Regarding Erie Museum Closure and Exhibit Plans\n\n\n\nPlease note that the Erie Art Museum will be closed for repairs from December 25th to 27th\, with the possibility of an extension through December 28th and 29th. Please check on museum hours before you plan your visit. \n\n\n\n\nOrder a Catalog\n\n\n\n\nJurors\n\n\n\nLaura Domencic\, Executive Director\, Erie Art Museum \n\n\n\nLaura Domencic is an artist\, curator\, writer and educator who cultivates creative thinking in individuals and communities. She is the Executive Director of the Erie Art Museum and a lead partner and curator with The Documentary Works\, a group that produces photo documentary exhibits on social and environmental justice. \n\n\n\nBefore her appointment to the Museum\, she has worked as an independent arts consultant leading successful fundraising efforts for a variety of institutional and individual clients. She has also directed an artist residency program in Ambialet\, France. Previously\, Domencic served for 11 years as Director of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. \n\n\n\nDomencic received her MFA from Lesley University in Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, and her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. lauradomencic.com \n\n\n\nJamie Keim-Pomorski\, Program Manager & Designer\, Erie Art Museum \n\n\n\nJamie is an artist living in Erie\, Pennsylvania by way of Brooklyn\, New York and Pensacola\, Florida. she is an abstract artist and graphic designer with a BFA Fine Arts/Digital Design from Pace University in New York City. She is currently the Program Manager and Designer at the Erie Art Museum\, as well as a practicing studio artist and an art teacher at the Inner City Neighborhood Art House. Jamie loves to volunteer and work with children in the arts and sciences\, and is an active member of the urban forest committee of the city of Erie.Fluent in multiple Adobe programs\, Jamie is a seasoned graphic designer with a bold understanding of space and composition. As an abstract painter\, she uses creative\, conceptual\, yet sometimes unusual solutions to achieve desired textures and compositions. As an educator\, Jamie encourages intuitive thinking and planning while creating with and educating others. As a program manager\, she oversees local educational programs and initiatives and teaches alternative solutions to painting\, collaging\, and design. \n\n\n\nWhile Jamie accepts freelance digital design projects when she can\, she focuses the majority of her free time and creative energy on studio work\, working primarily on larger abstract paintings with mixed media. Most notably\, she recently exhibited her paintings in group shows at Glass Growers Gallery\, a solo show (i saw the light\, August 2021) at the 1020 Collective\, and a two-person exhibition (Come Highwater\, June 2022) with fellow artist and Pace University BFA graduate\, Julia Ennis\, at the Kada Gallery. jamiekeim.com \n\n\n\nhttps://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:aeca32cf-f265-4ef6-887d-bdc34838afee URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/members-exhibition-at-erie-art-museum/ LOCATION:Erie Art Museum\, 20 E 5th St\, Erie\, PA\, 16507\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Guild Events,Guild Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Erie-Art-Museum-1-e1683477354106.png ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T180000 DTSTAMP:20240530T215810Z CREATED:20240502T175120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T215810Z UID:9324-1717689600-1717696800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Studio Visit with Rona Chang DESCRIPTION:Join us at Radiant Hall in Lawrenceville for a Studio Visit with Fiber Entrepreneur Rona Chang of Otto Finn Shop + Studio. \n\n\n\n\nOtto Finn Website\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRona is one of the winners of the 2023 Grow in Fiber awards. Rona and her team make amazing wearables using second-market and sustainable materials \n\n\n\nWe will meet at 4 pm at the sewing studio at Radiant Hall\, 4514 Plummer St. (Ground floor\, one flight down) \n\n\n\nThen we will walk to Rona’s cutting space at her retail shop at 4607 Butler St next to The Gourmandine Bakery. (It’s one block away from Radiant Hall.) \n\n\n\nParking is free on Butler St in front of the shop but also on Plummer St.\, 46th St. and many of the surrounding streets. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, but please let us know you are coming! \n\n\n\n\n \n \n Registration Form for Free Events\n \n \n CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n Which event?(Required)Use the drop-down box to choose your event.Fiber Field Trip: Of & Other at Unsmoke Studios URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/studio-visit-with-rona-chang/ LOCATION:Radiant Hall Lawrenceville\, 4514 Plummer St\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RonaChang-edited.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T150000 DTSTAMP:20240530T215928Z CREATED:20240419T003736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T215928Z UID:9304-1717938000-1717945200@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Studio Visit with Rebecca Hebert DESCRIPTION:Join us at Radiant Hall in McKees Rocks to tour Guild member Rebecca Hebert’s studio and learn about her work and process. \n\n\n\nRebecca was a professional fundraiser for non-profit and educational institutions for more than 30 years. Retirement gave her the opportunity to immerse herself in the fiber arts\, knitting\, crocheting and weaving. She is a well known weaving instructor\, teaching new weavers to turn yarn into amazing fabrics – scarves\, prayer and fashion shawls\, table runners\, napkins\, blankets and wall hangings. She looks forward to sharing her work and to inspire those who may not think of themselves as artists to let go and create! \n\n\n\n\nRebecca’s website\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThere will have light refreshments in the classroom next door. Contact Michelle Browne mlbatoast7@gmail.com for car pool or driving directions. \n\n\n\nNOTE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY Be aware that there is no elevator at Radiant Hall. Rebecca’s studio is on the second floor. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, but let us know you are coming! \n\n\n\n \n \n Registration Form for Free Events\n \n \n CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n Which event?(Required)Use the drop-down box to choose your event.Fiber Field Trip: Of & Other at Unsmoke Studios URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/studio-visit-with-rebecca-hebert/ LOCATION:Radiant Hall\, McKees Rocks\, 734 Thompson Avenue\, McKees Rocks\, PA\, 15136\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image0-rotated.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T120000 DTSTAMP:20240612T175923Z CREATED:20240505T143105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T175923Z UID:9387-1718445600-1718452800@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Studio Visit with Stefanie Zito DESCRIPTION:Stefanie Zito invites us to visit her “Garden Studio” at Garfield Community Farm.   Please dress appropriately for the weather\, as well as the possibility of ticks and poison ivy. If we get serious rain\, we will meet in Stefanie’s Studio close by.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStefanie is a Certified Permaculture Designer who grows dye plants from which to extract natural dye for her three dimensional weavings. Stefanie currently has art work at the Erie Museum as part of the Fiberarts Guild Member Show. She also recently had a solo show of her work at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild. In 2023 she was a Grow in Fiber grant recipient through the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh.  \n\n\n\nPlease sign up to join us and we will send you the address for the garden and the studio. To discover more of Stefanie’s work\, visit her website or find her on Instagram at @stefaniezito_studio \n\n\n\nOnly TWO spots left for this event! To sign up\, contact Michelle Browne directly at mlbatoast7@gmail.com URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/studio-visit-with-stefanie-zito/ LOCATION:Pennsylvania ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/StephZito1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T150000 DTSTAMP:20240612T164821Z CREATED:20240505T140650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T164821Z UID:9328-1719752400-1719759600@fiberartspgh.org SUMMARY:Drop Spindle Skill Share DESCRIPTION:“Drop spindle” is a fun way to make yarn and a skill that can be used by many fiber artists including weavers\, knitters and crocheters.  \n\n\n\nPlease join us at the Sixth Church basement in Squirrel Hill to learn or share your knowledge of hand spinning and watch demonstrations of spinning on a drop spindle and on a wheel. Members will be there who can help you get started on a spindle.  \n\n\n\nDrop Spindles will be available for purchase or borrow if you don’t have one. One of our members is making them by hand for this event.  \n\n\n\nThis event is free but please let us know you are coming! \n\n\n\n\n \n \n Registration Form for Free Events\n \n \n CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n Which event?(Required)Use the drop-down box to choose your event.Fiber Field Trip: Of & Other at Unsmoke Studios URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/drop-spindle-skill-share/ LOCATION:Sixth Presbyterian Church\, 1688 Murray Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberartspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/images_1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR