Talk & Exhibition

Join Heirloom for a talk and exhibition where Zach Zaman and team will host artist Cristina Wright as part of their Contemporary @ Heirloom series that spotlights local contemporary fiber artists, highlights their process, unique themes, and the ways in which traditional techniques are celebrated and pushed forward.

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Cristina Wright (she/they) is an explorative artist and collector originally from South Carolina. Wright holds a BA from North Carolina State University for Art and Design. Wright’s initial textile and fiber studies have been integrated with photography and other pictorial finds. As a self taught photographer, Wright captures the colors of natural world and personal moments with family and strangers. Driven by dyeing, weaving and quilting, Wright builds from personal dreams and reflections from the past. Wright intersects narratives from American history and folklore through photography, textiles and found objects.

Talk & Exhibition

This is a special one-day exhibition and presentation during Textile Month in NYC, where Sakata Orimono is proud to showcase the timeless art of Kurume Kasuri. This event will provide a rare opportunity to immerse in the rich history, vibrant present, and innovative future of this traditional Japanese textile.

The day will feature a keynote presentation by Mr. Kazuo Sakata, the visionary behind Sakata Orimono, who will take participants on a journey from the origins of Kurume Kasuri to its contemporary relevance. Mr. Sakata will share his insights on the intricate production process, the cultural significance of this craft, and the steps being taken to preserve and spread awareness of Kurume Kasuri both in Japan and internationally.

The event will also highlight the creative perspectives of three talented textile artists who have participated in the Sakata Orimono Craftsman Experience Program. These artists, all graduates of the Parsons School of Design Master’s Program, will share their experiences from their time in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, where they immersed themselves in the art of Kasuri weaving and the local lifestyle.

They will discuss how their time in Kurume has profoundly influenced their artistic visions, highlighting the unique characteristics that make Kurume Kasuri so distinctive. This program is not only for artists with deep knowledge of Kurume Kasuri or weaving; it is also accessible to anyone, regardless of prior experience. Join them for this exhibition and presentation to hear about their experiences and learn more about the Sakata Orimono Craftsman Experience Program.

Additionally, attendees will have the chance to view an exclusive exhibition of artworks created by previous residency participants, inspired by their exploration of Kurume Kasuri.
This exhibition will also offer a glimpse into the future of Kurume Kasuri, showcasing the work of young Japanese artists who are reinterpreting this traditional textile for modern artistic expressions.

Just as the double ikat of Kurume Kasuri intertwines vertical and horizontal threads, this event aims to honor tradition while fostering innovation, weaving together the past, present, and future of this extraordinary textile. Sakata Orimono invites you to be part of this enriching experience.

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SAKATA ORIMONO INC, founded in March 1948, is a distinguished name in the world of traditional Japanese textiles, located in the heart of Fukuoka, Japan. The company specializes in the intricate art of Kurume-Kasuri, a textile technique unique to the Kurume region. This method involves skillfully weaving vertical and horizontal threads to create complex patterns that are both visually striking and exceptionally comfortable, improving with age.

SAKATA ORIMONO INC continues to be a beacon of cultural heritage and innovation, fabricating exquisite Kurume-Kasuri that is cherished worldwide.

Talk & Exhibition

Crossroads: Textile Intersections presents intricate hands-on textile work that examines age-old techniques reinterpreted in a modern format by three highly individual artists who manipulate fiber. The exhibition looks at their current visions of both art for the wall and for the body.

Ana Lisa Hedstrom (San Francisco) creates abstract and geometric patterns developed from the concepts of Japanese Shibori. Her signature art textiles are included in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt, The DeYoung Museum, The Museum of Craft and Design among others.

Jorie Johnson (Kyoto) designs and produces unique handmade woolen felt creations using her own innovative expressions of the 8,000-year-old central-Asian technique of feltmaking. She exhibits her contemporary feltworks in galleries, shops, and museums around the world.

Mary Jaeger (New York City) designs a collection of innovative hand-dyed stitch resist textiles conscious of sustainability, eco-friendly techniques and couture sewing. Her one-of-a-kind collections are available at her Brooklyn atelier, juried trade shows, galleries and fine shops worldwide.

The Artist Talks will start at 3 PM!

This event also has an exhibition page, check here: Exhibition: September 22nd - October10th

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Three internationally recognized textile artists, Ana Lisa Hedstrom (San Francisco), Jorie Johnson (Kyoto), Mary Jaeger (New York City), are exhibiting their work at Mary Jaeger’s Brooklyn atelier to celebrate NYTM 2024. They initially met at the first International Shibori Network Symposium in 1993 in Arimatsu, Japan and continue to collaborate by exhibiting their work here and abroad.

Galactic Garden Exhibition Tour & Artist Discussion Event

“Galactic Garden” by Robin Kang celebrates the fusion of organic wisdom from ancient civilizations and electronic futurism. Inspired by her travels to the Amazon rainforest, where she studied indigenous textile techniques and medicinal plant technologies, “Galactic Garden” merges the traditional craft of weaving with modern computational methods. This integration envisions a harmonious coexistence between technological advancements and ecology.

Kang uses a digitally operated Jacquard loom, which is a contemporary evolution of the first binary-operated machine and a precursor to early computers, to hand-weave her tapestries. Her vibrant artworks explore themes of information processing blending mystical energy and symbolism with elements of computer glitches and digital mark-making. She combines organic yarns from plant materials and natural dyes with glittering iridescent synthetics to create imagery that melds motherboard hardware with natural forms inspired by the Art Nouveau movement’s textile patterns. In “Galactic Garden,” the vibrancy of the natural world meets the complexity of the digital so as to present the unique juxtaposition and harmony that can simultaneously be achieved between these two seemingly opposing forces.

Join them for Drinks & Snacks at Hudson Eats following the event!

This event also has an exhibition page, check here: Exhibition: August 20th - November 11th

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Robin Kang is a Brooklyn-based artist, educator, and student of ancient mystical lineages. Her art reinterprets the tradition of weaving within a contemporary technological context. Utilizing a digitally operated Jacquard hand loom, the contemporary version of the first binary operated machine and argued precursor to the invention of the computer, she hand weaves tapestries that combine mythic symbolism, computer related imagery, and digital mark making. The juxtaposition of textiles with electronics opens conversations of reconciling old traditions with new possibilities, as well as the relationship between textiles, symbols, language, memory and spirituality.

Robin has practiced the art of weaving for over 10 years, teaching courses in fiber arts, fabric dyeing, and digital weaving. Kang holds a MFA from SAIC and is a recipient of the 2017 NYFA Fellowship in Craft/Sculpture. Robin has studied ancient textile techniques with Mayan, Quechua, and Scandinavian weavers and has been initiated into the Amazonian Shipibo tradition, to learn the mystical textile techniques of the lineage. Robin highly values the sacred histories of textile arts, seeking to align her creative and spiritual practices.

Workshop

The Pocket Project is an exhibition, workshop, and performance. It's also a talk, as everyone has a pocket story that they are happy to relate and we all commiserate, laugh, and chat as Sandye Renz crafts and sews on their new pocket.

Sandye encourages participants to bring the item they want pocketed (she has a rack of "blanks" just in case.) To make the actual pocket she has two small suitcases filled with fabric, pre-made pockets and pouches for attendees to rummage through and pick what they want me to use for their pocket, or participants can bring their own pocket materials. Sandye has all the tools and supplies. Now, where do you want this pocket?

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“As soon as I learned to sew clothes I would add pockets to the patterns”- Sandye Renz. She doesn't sew her clothes anymore but she still puts pockets on almost everything. She is a pocket addict. It is so much easier to go through the day with pockets so why don't women's clothes have enough pockets? She schleps her sewing machine near and far to remedy this.

Talk & Exhibition

Join Wool Dreamers for an evening exploring breed specific fibers from Spain! Wool Dreamers is a conservation driven yarn company working to uplift traditional fiber cultivation practices that have endured for centuries. Hosted by Cleo's Yarn Shop, this event will feature hands on sampling of Spanish wools, a trunk show, and a discussion on handwork as a conservation practice.

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Wool Dreamers is a mill based yarn company based in Mota del Cuervo, Spain. Wool Dreamers sources natural fibers cultivated throughout Spain to bring uniquely beautiful and hearty materials for knitting, crochet, weaving and anything you can dream of!

Wool Dreamers was born from the legacy of the Cabo family and their history in the Spanish wool industry. Their story begins more than 100 years ago when the family would purchase wool from local ranchers, wash it in the river by hand, and then spin and weave the fibers into blankets for horses and other agricultural purposes. As farming practices changed, the Cabo family adapted their operations and they acquired large-scale scouring and spinning equipment. These advancements allowed them to process raw wool and produce woolen spun yarns primarily for industrial rug making throughout Europe.

Tour, Talk & Exhibition

The wool industry in New York State, in particular the Hudson Valley, is diversified and vibrant, but not without its challenges. Discover the various qualities of New York wool and the diverse products produced through a virtual tour of the Hudson Valley's textile supply chain, from farm to market. We'll begin with tours of farms and continue, at a mill, manufacturers, designers, makers and retailers. Isabella Rossellini, actor and Long Island sheep farmer, will introduce a panel made up of farmers and industry professionals who will summarize the strengths of our fiber industry as well as the challenges, and marketing opportunities, leaving time for Q & A.

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The Hudson Valley Textile Project is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose approximately 150 members come from all parts of the textile supply chain, having come together to share their knowledge and resources. We support regionally sourced, sustainably processed, and ethically manufactured farm to fiber products through education, collaboration and market development initiatives.

Talk & Exhibition

Irish Arts Center presents “The Map,” a monumental textile sculpture by Irish artists Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon, commissioned by Maolíosa Boyle for “The Magdalene Series” at Rua Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. “The Map” will be installed in IAC’s state-of-the-art flexible performance space with an accompanying sound installation. On Friday, September 6, IAC hosts an artist talk with both artists, a viewing of the work, and reception.

As an exhibition program, “The Magdalene Series” sought to consider the historical and cultural figure of Mary Magdalene as a powerful motif for varying explorations of language, agency, colonialism, and institutionalization. 

The artists particular exploration of this theme led to the creation of a monumental textile sculpture, “The Map” (6.50m x 4m), sewn, hand embroidered and painted by both Alice and Rachel over a three-year period.

They approached the subject through the lens of the “mappa mundi,” in which the elements of the cartographer’s practice are used as a device to imagine and re-imagine the life, legacy and mythology of the Magdalene and its impact on women’s lives, through an Irish but also universal lens. “The Map” traces an historical, mythological and future cosmology that is open and fluid and full of possibility.

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Irish Arts Center is a home for artists and audiences of all backgrounds who share a passion or appreciation for the evolving arts and culture of contemporary Ireland and Irish America. We present, develop, and celebrate work from established and emerging artists across visual arts, theatre, dance, music and more, providing audiences with emotionally and intellectually engaging experiences in an environment of Irish hospitality. In a historic partnership of the people of Ireland and New York, Irish Arts Center recently completed construction on a fully-funded $60MM state-of-the-art new facility to support this mission for the 21st century.