Monday, July 18

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Tickets: $15

Join Juror Kathleen Curtis Wilson as she discusses the diversity in technique, theme, materials, technologies and color use on display and the exploratory approach taken by many of the artists chosen in this exhibit of mixed media artworks.

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Monday, July 18

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

In 2022 give $500 or more to the Fiber Trust to receive an invitation

Friends who have donated $500 or more in 2022 to the Fiber Trust are invited to join the HGA Board President and Executive Director for an intimate luncheon with Keynote Speaker Kathleen Curtis Wilson.

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Monday, July 18

8:30 AM - 2:00 PM     Towels are delivered

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM     Towels are on view to the Convergence attendees with a CVP or Day Pass

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM     Participants (only) exchange towels

Join us for a weaving exchange as a participant or an observer. This is a great way to meet fellow weaving enthusiasts and to increase your handwoven towel stash. Complete guidelines available online. Advance registration required.

Participants will each bring five towels and will leave with five wonderful new towels. Please review these Guidelines:

• Towels must be woven from cotton, linen, hemp, or any combination of these fibers.
• Finished size is to be 18” x 25”. Please plan ahead to address shrinkage and pull-in.
• Please finish with a hem either hand-sewn or machine-sewn.
• Weave five towels.
• Include a copy of the draft and treadling, thread samples, and source with each towel. Include your name, contact information and any additional information you would like to share with your towel recipients.
• Towels must be delivered (in person or appoint someone) between 8:30 AM and 2 PM on Monday, July 18, 2022 to the Knoxville Convention Center's Lecture Hall
• At 5 PM on Monday, July 18, 2022 participants will exchange towels.

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Monday, July 2718

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Tickets: $73 or Free with CVP, includes dinner

After 25 years documenting the hand-woven textiles in southern Appalachia, Kathleen Curtis Wilson has a treasure trove of photographs and stories to share, including photographs of a rare bed rug, a woven quilt made by two enslaved women in Tennessee, and a suit of clothing made of fabric woven c.1820 in North Carolina. She will share the fascinating story of two Appalachian women who wove the furnishings for the Lincoln bedroom in the Woodrow Wilson White House and show a few images of the crafts made during the earliest years of the settlement school movement. With every piece of cloth, the history of the region is revealed. Kathleen will present a visual tour of the talent and diversity of the strong, resilient men and women who settled in southern Appalachia.

Prior to Kathleen’s presentation, the Wearable Art Exhibit awards will be announced, the HGA Board will host the annual HGA general meeting, and dinner will be served. Following the presentation, we will make the 2022 announcement.

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