{"id":2812,"date":"2012-09-24T03:00:52","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T03:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2023-10-06T17:28:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:28:41","slug":"high-fiber-san-jose-museum-of-quilts-textiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/news\/high-fiber-san-jose-museum-of-quilts-textiles\/","title":{"rendered":"“Load Up on Fiber” at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need more fiber?\u00a0The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles <\/a>has just the thing!<\/p>\n

\"High<\/a>From October 20 through November 4, the Museum, located at 520 S. First Street in downtown San Jose (CA), will showcase High Fiber<\/em><\/a>, its\u00a05th annual\u00a0benefit art exhibition and sale.\u00a0This juried exhibit\u00a0is an inspiring showcase for a wide variety of textile art forms including quilts, jewelry, tapestries, wall-hangings, sculpture, and wearable art. All art in the exhibition is available for purchase at $500 or less<\/em>, with a designated percentage of the proceeds\u00a0donated to the Museum. It’s a win-win situation, designed to generate support for both the fiber artists and<\/em> for the Museum.<\/p>\n

Over 260 works will be on display, representing 65 internationally known and emerging artists and a variety of styles. From intimate to quirky, serious to fun, singular examples\u00a0to the\u00a0series, the works\u00a0are textural, colorful, and conversation-inspiring. Among the artists juried into this signature event are names familiar to anyone who follows the art-quilt\/fiber-art\u00a0scene: B. J. Adams, Pamela G. Allen,\u00a0Leslie Carabas, Dominie M. Nash, Wen Redmond, Judith Crespo, Radka Donnell, Wendy Huhn, Marjan Kluepfel, Lynn Koolish, Ellen Oppenheimer, Joan Schulze, Katy J. Widger, Therese L. May, and Judith Trager, to name just a few.<\/p>\n

\"PW<\/a>

PW Block Study 1, 15″ x 15″, by Ellen Oppenheimer<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Premonition\"<\/a>

Premonition, 26″ x 26″, by Leslie Carabas<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fiber<\/a>

Fiber Collage Scarf, 60″ x 6″, by Marcia Manzo<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Square<\/a>

Square #53, 5″ x 5″, by Erin Wilson<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Oliva<\/a>

Oliva II Necklace, 18″ x 4″, by Elena Rosenberg<\/p><\/div>\n

A VIP Reception and Press Preview on Saturday, October 20 (6pm to 8pm) offers\u00a0the attendees the\u00a0first opportunity to see and purchase the newest in fiber-based artwork. The general public is invited to attend “An Afternoon of High Fiber,”\u00a0<\/em>a wine\u00a0and cheese reception the following day, Sunday, October 21, from 2 – 4pm. Both require an RSVP<\/a>. For additional information, contact Heather Lee at the museum\u00a0\u00a0(info@sjquiltmuseum.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This year, the Museum has created a secondary exhibit, FiberShots<\/em>, as an additional opportunity for the public to purchase fiber art. FiberShots<\/em> will feature 15″ x 15″ artful fiber work\u2014traditional and contemporary\/non-traditional\u2014that will be sold for $100,\u00a0with all proceeds<\/em> going to\u00a0support the Museum. This exciting event gives fiber enthusiasts the opportunity to buy work not otherwise available for sale. As Executive Director Christine Jeffers notes, \u201cIt is our mission to promote the craft and history of textile and fiber art. This event presents a broad representation of fiber art and allows members of the public to purchase a piece, take it home, and become advocates for fiber art.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"San<\/a><\/p>\n

The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles was the first museum in the United States dedicated to quilts and textiles as an art form. In 2005, San Jose Mercury News<\/em> named the Museum one of the top 10 attractions in San Jose. Visit the Museum website <\/a>for museum hours, directions, admission fees, free openings, and useful information. NOTE:<\/strong> Admission to the Museum is\u00a0<\/em>“pay\u00a0what you wish”\u00a0during the run of High Fiber<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Shelly<\/a>**Mark your calendar now:<\/strong> Shelly Zegart<\/strong><\/a>, executive producer and host of Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics<\/em>, <\/em>will present a special program\u00a0the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles on January 5, 2013, from 2 – 4 PM. Keep your eye on our Events page<\/a>, where we’ll be posting additional information as it becomes available.**<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Need more fiber?\u00a0The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles has just the thing! From October 20 through November 4, the Museum, located at 520 S. First Street in downtown San Jose (CA), will showcase High Fiber, its\u00a05th annual\u00a0benefit art exhibition and sale.\u00a0This juried exhibit\u00a0is an inspiring showcase for a wide variety of textile art […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13,9],"tags":[35,34,36,33],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6644,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2812\/revisions\/6644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}