Like every girl in Ontario in the 60’s I took Home Economics in grades 7 and 8. Each term was devoted to cooking or to sewing. Our Home Ec room boasted 4 compact kitchens which we used in teams and a sewing room with a machine for everyone. I still remember my embarrassment when the…
This year, the Kingston Fibre Artists were asked to mount an exhibition of textile and fibre work representative of our work, in the Marianne Van Silfout Gallery at St Lawrence College, Brockville, Ontario. It is to support and inspire the new textile program offered for students of the college and to show various kinds of…
The changing numbers on our years are an excuse for reflection, rethinking the way we’ve done things in the past…the past year and dealing anew with changes over which we have no control. The pandemic has a lot to answer for, negatively but also positively. I found that getting away from my knitting machine and…
I know it is in Belleville, but it is also a green zone and yes, it is something safe and fun to see. I hope you get a chance over the next month. If not in person, check out the virtual show via the link in the Parrott Gallery website. Both live & virtual…
Great news to hear that we may finally be able to have a show this Fall. I have a few pieces created that the public might get a kick out of and I know that the other artists have been busy creating some impressive work. Fingers crossed that it will be a go. Seymone
The Kingston Fibre Artists are so pleased to announce that they will hold a fall show at The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning in Kingston, Ontario from October 23rd until November 4th, 2021. This has been exciting news as the 2020 and 2021 spring shows have been cancelled due to the Covid Pandemic protocols.
Angela, Sue and Phillida will be displaying their work in Angela’s lovely home on Victoria Street the weekend after Thanksgiving.This is a chance to see art in an intimate home environment and to be able to engage with the artisans.
There is a juried exhibition of fibre art at The Art Gallery of Burlington. The fourth biennial Fibre Content is a collaborative effort of artists from Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA). Two of our KFA members, Bethany Garner and Lori Everett, have pieces in this show that will be travelling to 7 galleries across Ontario…
New work by Peta Bailey, Linda Coulter, Janet Elliott and Janine Gates at The Tett Gallery. Meet the artists at the opening reception Saturday, September 22nd from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Congratulations to all of you!
Kingston Fibre Artists Art Threads 2018April 7th to May 3rd. Opening reception April 7th, 2:00 to 5:00pmCommunity Gallery Level 1 – Tett Centre for Learning and Creativity55 King Street West, Kingston Hours: Monday to Friday 10am-6pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm. Supported by The Ballytobin Foundation.