Fiberart Forum 2022

FIBERART FORUM 2022 Saturday June 4th and Sunday June 5th, 2022 A related conference open to the public. This year the Fiberart Forum will extend to two days and take place in person and online. Participants have the option of attending either one or both. The In-Person Forum on June 4, 2022 includes presentations by …

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Fiberart Forum 2022

FIBERART FORUM 2022 Saturday June 4th and Sunday June 5th, 2022 A related conference open to the public. This year the Fiberart Forum will extend to two days and take place in person and online. Participants have the option of attending either one or both. The In-Person Forum on June 4, 2022 includes presentations by …

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Membership Exhibition-Behind the Mask – Entry deadline

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A Juried Members’ Exhibition of the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. Where: Latrobe Art Center – 819 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA 15650 When: October 6th – November 2nd, 2022 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 6, 2022 – 6 to 8PM Chairperson: Carolyn Carson: carolyncarson753@hotmail.com and Barb Kubala: hangarounds@verizon.net Entry Deadline: August 1, 2022 Exhibition prospectus Submit your …

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Membership Exhibition-Behind the Mask – Entry deadline

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A Juried Members’ Exhibition of the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. Where: Latrobe Art Center – 819 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA 15650 When: October 6th – November 2nd, 2022 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 6, 2022 – 6 to 8PM Chairperson: Carolyn Carson: carolyncarson753@hotmail.com and Barb Kubala: hangarounds@verizon.net Entry Deadline: August 1, 2022 Exhibition prospectus Submit your …

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Membership Exhibition-Behind the Mask

behind the mask logo

A Juried Members’ Exhibition of the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. Where: Latrobe Art Center – 819 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA 15650 When: October 6th – November 2nd, 2022 – Monday-Saturday 10AM to 5PM Opening Reception: Thursday, October 6, 2022 – 6 to 8PM Chairperson: Carolyn Carson: carolyncarson753@hotmail.com and Barb Kubala: hangarounds@verizon.net Entry Deadline: August 1, …

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Membership Exhibition-Behind the Mask

behind the mask logo

A Juried Members’ Exhibition of the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. Where: Latrobe Art Center – 819 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA 15650 When: October 6th – November 2nd, 2022 – Monday-Saturday 10AM to 5PM Opening Reception: Thursday, October 6, 2022 – 6 to 8PM Chairperson: Carolyn Carson: carolyncarson753@hotmail.com and Barb Kubala: hangarounds@verizon.net Entry Deadline: August 1, …

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Interview with Adrienne Sloane

With Fiberart International 2022 coming up we wanted to check on artists who participated in previous exhibitions, see what they are up to now and how participating in the exhibition impacted them.

Written by Katie Bulova

Adrienne Sloane is a two-time participant of Fiberart International and a 2007 Fiberart International award winner. She found the experience well-organized and was particularly impressed with how well the Fiberart International leadership treated the artists.

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Interview with April Dauscha

With Fiberart International 2022 coming up we wanted to check on artists who participated in previous exhibitions, see what they are up to now and how participating in the exhibition impacted them. If you are a previous Fiberart International participant and would like to update the community on the happenings in your life, please contact Katie Bulova at bulovakatie@gmail.com

Written by Katie Bulova

April Dauscha is a fiber artist currently living in Greenville, South Carolina. Her work is shrouded in her faith and her family history. She was a participant in Fiberart International 2016.

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Interview with Peter Clouse

With Fiberart International 2022 coming up we wanted to check on artists who participated in previous exhibitions, see what they are up to now and how participating in the exhibition impacted them. If you are a previous Fiberart International participant and would like to update the community on the happenings in your life, please contact Katie Bulova at bulovakatie@gmail.com

Written by Katie Bulova

Peter Clouse is a fiber artist hailing from Saginaw, Michigan. He was a participant in Fiberart International 2016.
His practice implements ecological frugality: his paradigm is to create art “from nothing.” He calls this approach to material gathering democratic. Everyone has access, and everyone can create. Peter uses found, discarded, or donated materials in his works.

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Interview with Deborah Corsini

With Fiberart International 2022 coming up we wanted to check on artists who participated in previous exhibitions, see what they are up to now and how participating in the exhibition impacted them. If you are a previous Fiberart International participant and would like to update the community on the happenings in your life, please contact Katie Bulova at bulovakatie@gmail.com

Written by Katie Bulova

On a balmy day in May, I had the privilege of talking with Deborah Corsini. Deborah was a 2016 Fibeart International participant. 

She is a weaver of fifty years, trained in the French/American style of tapestry weaving, a slow process that builds an image line by line. With an appreciation for Navajo designs, Deborah often pays homage to the Navajo style with her pieces; this includes wedge weave, a Navajo technique that is woven at an angle to the warp creating lively graphic designs and scalloped selvedges.

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