Category: Museums and galleries

  • Beaded icons at St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church

    Maria Rypan has arranged for a show and sale of beaded icons at St. Demetrius the Great Martyr Ukrainian Catholic Church in Toronto. The icons were beaded by Oksana Ivanochko of Lviv, Ukraine and will be at the church on Sunday, February 6th from 9am to 2pm.

  • Nancy Eha at Contemporary Art Quilts exhibit

    On Thursday, January 20th, bead and mixed media artist Nancy Eha will be at the artist reception for Contemporary Art Quilts. The curator will speak at 6:30 p.m., followed by a question and answer period with the artists. The exhibit is at the James J. Hill house (magnificent house of the railroad baron), and includes…

  • Northern Virginia Bead Society Exhibition

    Through January 29th, the Workhorse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia is hosting the results of the Northern Virginia Bead Society challenge. In this annual challenge, bead society members start with a kit of all the same beads, and everything in the bag must be used the finished piece. No images at the NVBS or Workhorse…

  • Mid Century shape and color at MIA

    On a recent trip to the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, I stopped in the gallery with an exhibit of Mid Century textiles. I enjoyed the textiles, but really loved the shape and color of the glazed pottery in the center of the gallery. This is Red Wing Pottery (from here in Minnesota), designed by…

  • Beadwork at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

    I visited MIA last week, during the last week of the Art of the Native American special exhibit. The pieces on display are owned by the Fenimore Art Museum, and photography was not allowed (MIA permits photos of items that they own). There were examples of the finest beadwork, quillwork, basket making, weaving, and more…