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January Issue
2011
NC State University in Raleigh, NC,
Features Textile Exhibit & Symposium
The North Carolina State University
in Raleigh, NC, will present the exhibit, Traces: Mapping A
Journey in Textiles, on view at the Gregg Museum of Art &
Design, from Jan. 20 through May 14, 2011.
Internationally-known fiber artist Barbara Lee Smith is guest
curator of this major exhibition. Featuring twelve artists from
the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, the show reveals
a range of approaches, techniques, and media as each artist explores
the concept of "place" and geographical narrative, often
through revolutionary technology and advanced materials.
These artists reveal traces wherever they work; observing, reflecting,
and, in reaction, leaving their own visual marks. Some follow
a trail of journeys or maps describing place, time and feeling.
Others explore our impact on the world around us, an interplay
of both negative and positive effects on the land. The combined
works form a tracery a mesh or grid of ideas, materials
and technical innovations to engage and challenge viewers to arrive
at a broader definition of art and place.
Artists with works in the exhibition include: Marian Bijlenga,
Rachel Brumer, Lou Cabeen, Carol Ann Carter, Dorothy Caldwell,
Kyoung Ae Cho, Marc Dombrowsky, Nancy Erickson, Susan Lordi Marker,
Gail Rieke, Devorah Sperber and Clare Verstegen.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Gregg has planned a symposium,
Trace Evidence Symposium, Mar. 2426, 2011, to explore
thoughts of how textiles serve as an accessible and suitable medium
for communicating the interconnected traceries of the paths we
travel. There will be panel discussions, a keynote address by
Dr. Glenn Adamson, Deputy Head of Research and Head of Graduate
Studies, Victoria and Albert Museum, and a lunch address by Dr.
Blanton Godfrey, Dean, NCSU College of Textiles. Panels will focus
on the Creative Community, Moving Into New Terrain, Challenging
Assumptions, and Artist and the Environment. Noted textile artists
and NCSU College of Design faculty Susan Brandeis, Vita Plume
and Jan-Ru Wan will serve as panelists together with artists in
the Traces exhibition.
In addition to the Gregg's exhibition, a number of institutions
throughout the Raleigh area are hosting textile exhibitions during
the symposium. Shuttle service will be provided to take participants
around to the various locations. Tour stops include: NCSU College
of Design, Artspace, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, NCSU College
of Textiles, and Meredith College, among others. Please visit
(www.ncsu.edu/gregg) for further details.
The Gregg Museum of Art & Design will also present, The
Pull of the Moon: Recent Work by Barbara Lee Smith, on view
from Jan. 20 through May 14, 2011. Curated by Lynn Jones Ennis,
this exhibition includes nonwoven textile pieces by Smith, the
artist who curated Traces. Her work is included in the
permanent collections of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Renwick
Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution and the Racine (Wisconsin)
Art Museum, among many other museums. Smith lives on an island
near Tacoma, WA, where she works in a studio surrounded by nature.
Her relationship and appreciation for the natural world are apparent
in the inspired pieces she creates through the use of rich colors
and textured surfaces.
For further information check our NC Institutional Gallery
listings, call the Museum at 919/513-7244 or visit (www.ncsu.edu/arts).
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