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The fiber arts are elevated beyond a simple do-it-yourself craft in a new show at Boulder’s Dairy Center for the Arts. The Art of Fiber explores the rich history and modern technological advancements in the field while honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder. Showcasing a juried exhibition of new work as well as a historical display of textiles and technology, the exhibit also features an outdoor installation, “Luminescence,” that consists of woven copper, LED lights and computer-programmed colors.
Tonight, Professor Barbara Layne will speak on her own revolutionary work with fiber arts and fiber optics, which includes intelligent cloths and functional textiles, as well as her involvement with Studio subTela, a facility that she founded as part of the Institute for Research and Creation in Media Arts and Technologies at Montreal’s Concordia University.
“At subTela, they are weaving natural materials alongside microcomputers and sensors, creating textiles that are responsive to external stimuli,” explains the Dairy’s Mary Horrocks.
Layne’s talk, which is free, begins at 7 p.m. in the McMahon Gallery at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut Street in Boulder. The Art of Fiber, which officially starts tomorrow, will be open for viewing as well. For more information, visit thedairy.org.
Thu., Dec. 4, 7 p.m., 2014
