Weaving and Counterfactual Narratives of Technical Progress

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall
@ 5:00 pm

Recording of Event Counterfactual thinking is a form of asking “what if” questions that consider how the present would have unfolded had historical events had different outcomes. In this talk, I’ll draw from my research …

Two speech bubbles with images of a woman in profile weaving (top left) and a woven textile (bottom right), with the text Phyllis Huffman Fresh Ideas logo on the top right and Laura Devendorf Mar 5 @ 5pm on the bottom right

Curator Gallery talk with Dr. Sophie Pitman

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Tour Remaking the Renaissance exhibition with its curator, Dr. Sophie Pitman (Pleasant Rowland Textile Specialist and Research Director). Take a close look at Renaissance textiles and learn about how researchers are remaking and restoring objects …

White hand points to religious figure on fabric.

Opening Reception for Remaking the Renaissance

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us in celebrating the opening of Remaking the Renaissance. On view starting February 7, Remaking the Renaissance offers a fresh take on this iconic period of textile and fashion history. Demonstrating that remaking is …

Photo of several maroon and yellow textiles layered on top of each other with the words Remaking the Renaissance over them.

Open House for Heart, Head, and Hand

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Please join us on Saturday, February 17 for an Open House in celebration for Heart, Head, and Hand: Making and Remaking at Berea College Student Craft. This gathering will include the curators of the exhibition, …

Photo of a colorful broom with broom corn in the background and "Heart, Head, & Hand" in the foreground along the bottom

Broom Making Workshop with Berea College Student Craft

The Link
@ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

After much anticipation, we are thrilled to announce the upcoming Broom Making Workshop with Berea College Student Craft! Join us on February 15 and learn about broom making from Berea College Student Craft staff and …

5 hand made, hand held brooms placed on concrete floor,

Remaking the Renaissance

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
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Looking at key textile innovations in the era c.1400-1700, Remaking the Renaissance suggests that objects and their histories can be restored and recreated through conservation and research.

Photo of several maroon and yellow textiles layered on top of each other with the words Remaking the Renaissance over them.

HLATC Community Day

Center for Design and Material Culture, 1235 Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Join us for the fall semester HLATC Community Day! Once a semester, HLATC staff host a Community Day where we lead behind-the-scene tours and share information about the Collection. This event is open to the …

photo of a detailed close up of a red and multicolored woven textile

Random Weave Workshop with Ann Coddington

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Join us for this engaging workshop where you will explore the process of random woven basketry. We will begin by creating an armature, then complete the form with random weaving using round and flat reed …

Five random weaved baskets hang on a neutral wall.

Fiber Art and Contemporary Basketry Lecture

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:30 pm

Watch Lecture Recording Professor Ann Coddington will present a lecture on the origins and history of the fiber art movement, and how the field of contemporary basketry emerged in the 1960’s. She will also discuss …