Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 4:00 pm
Textiles at Home: Block Printed Handkerchiefs Friday, November 5 @ 4pm CT Terrace/Third Floor of Nancy Nicholas Hall American politics depend on participation. Now you can engage with our exhibition, Politics at Home: Textiles as …
Virtual Event @ 5:00 pm
The Overshare: Telling Stories and Documenting a Life in Needle Lace Thursday, October 21 @ 5:00pm CT Online Sydney-based maker Maggie Hensel-Brown will join the CDMC to talk about her approach as a contemporary lace …
Virtual Event @ 5:00 pm
Textiles on Campus: A Panel Discussion on the Possibilities of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Wednesday, October 13 @ 5pm CT Event Recording Politics at Home: Textiles as American History, on view in the …
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Lace is the single largest category of objects in the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. How do we make sense of this ubiquitous yet enigmatic material? From fine art on the wall to intimate garments …
Ruth Davis Design Gallery @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Featuring work from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection ranging from the 18th through the 21st centuries, this exhibition includes a range of domestic textiles that demonstrate how public discourses of American politics have always …
Virtual Event @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture 2021: A Conversation with Bisa Butler March 18, 2021. 4PM CT. Bisa Butler, an interdisciplinary textile artist whose works showcase personal and historical narratives of African-Americans, gave the Ruth Ketterer …
Virtual Event @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Textiles from Home: Local Crafts, Global Conversations March 14 – 30, 2021. The “Textiles from Home” event is a week-long (virtual!) celebration and exploration of the connections between textile making, domestic space, and local …
Virtual Event @ 3:00 pm
CDMC Conversation Series: Erika Holst October 13, 2020. 3PM CT. Erika Holst, Curator of History at the Illinois State Museum, conversed with Samantha Comerford, Interim Assistant Collections Manager of the Helen Louise Allen Textile …
