Logan Lecture: Sonya Clark

Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 6 pm • Denver Art Museum, Sharp Auditorium – Hamilton Building, Lower Level

Sonya Clark transforms everyday fiber materials—hair, flags, and found fabrics—into profound statements on race, culture, and class. Working with her chosen objects, Clark weaves, stitches, folds, braids, dyes, pulls, and snips threads of ideas to create new little-known objects from American history, and sought to bring greater visibility to figures from the African diaspora.

This lecture is co-sponsored by the Avenir Institute of Textile Arts and Fashion and the Modern and Contemporary Art department.

https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/calendar/logan-lecture-sonya-clark

https://sonyaclark.com/

Thousand Islands Arts Center ~ Home of the Handweaving Museum is now accepting proposals for the 29th Annual Virtual Weaving History Conference (WHC).

The WHC will be held on Zoom, October 21–23. They welcome proposals on any topics related to the history of weaving and related fiber crafts. Need help coming up with a topic? In the survey last year, attendees responded that they’d be interested in learning about:

• The history of rag rug weaving from around the world
• Cross-cultural techniques and tools
• Everything to do with weaving instructor Osma Gallinger Tod, who ran the Weaving Teachers Association
• Well-known weavers who have recently passed such as Ingrid Boesel, Nell Znamierowski, Ruth Holroyd, or Ute Bargmann.
• Fiber prep for weaving - sources and spinning
• Barn looms through history
• History of linen or a look at regional flax/linen projects that are creating local resources for flax to spin
• Florence Feldman-Wood and The Spinning Wheel Sleuth
• Weaving in America
• Guild histories
• Tablet weaving

Both individual and group proposals are welcome! For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit their website.

IWC is seeking proposals for the 2025 Conference

IWC is seeking proposals for the 2025 Conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque June 17-21, 2025, for 3-hour seminars, 1-day workshops & 3-day workshops.

View 2025 IWC Call for Proposals here: intermountainweavers.org/resources/Documents/IWC2025CallForProposals.pdf

View the Intermountain Weavers Conference Sept. 2024 Newsletter here.

IWC is continuing their series of Zoom seminars. They will be hosting a seminar and a class with Carol James.

Beginning Sprang Class, Carol James: Saturdays for 6 weeks, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22, March 1 • 1 to 3 pm MT • Cost: $200 + Kit fee (paid to instructor): $80 plus shipping

Sign Up at https://www.intermountainweavers.org 

Meet the IWC Board Zoom Meeting: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, 6:30 to 8 pm MT • Cost: $20

Would you like to meet the board members? Would you like to learn more about how the IWC Board operates? Would you like to ask us questions? Sign Up at https://www.intermountainweavers.org 

The Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) - Textiles & Tea - Each week HGA hosts a conversation with some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today. Textiles & Tea takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (EST) and is broadcast via Zoom. These broadcasts are free to view and open to all. Click on the link for additional information.

Website Announcements - Submission Guidelines
Contact president@handweaversofboulder.org if you have an item for this website announcements section pertaining to fiber events of interest to Guild members. 

The Beat - HGB Newsletter - Submission Guidelines
Click here for information on announcements/advertising in the HGB newsletter. 
Click here to access announcement request form.
Please note, HGB members may place a free personal 30 word or less advertisement in the newsletter.

Colorado Gives Day
The Handweavers Guild of Boulder has been participating in ColoradoGives.org since 2019, providing a safe and secure platform to non-profits in the State of Colorado to receive charitable donations. Please join us on December 10, 2024 for Colorado Gives Day. Link here for the Handweavers Guild of Boulder profile page and thank you for your ongoing support!

HGB Non-discrimination Clause

Membership of the Guild shall be open to persons in sympathy with, interested in, or actively engaged in the art of handweaving and related arts/crafts. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, age, ability, race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, native language, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, transgender status, marital status, veteran status, military status, political service, affiliation or disability.