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Gallery
Hours:
10am - 6pm Daily (except Thursdays)
11am - 9pm on Thursday (July - December)
1 pm - 9 pm on Thursdays (January - June)
Second Thursday Art Nights
Holiday Hours (until Jan. 1, 2009):
11am – 6pm Daily
11am – 9pm Thursdays
Telephone: 703.548.0935
Website: www.potomacfiberartsgallery.com
Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery
is a co-operative association of approximately 70 members
from the metropolitan area. Washington’s first
fiber art gallery opened in 1974 as an original occupant
of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. In 1944, the supporting
fiber guild was established. Each year eleven juried
shows are installed every four to six weeks. A variety
of original art such as sculptures, wall hangings, accessories,
wearables, jewelry and many other innovative works offer
much diversity. The artists use fiber techniques with
traditional and non-traditional materials such as wire
and glass. Knitting, weaving, papermaking, quilting,
basketry, jewelry, hand-painting and dyeing are examples
of the skills the artists exhibit. A number of members
are very active in the art community. They teach, publish,
exhibit in local and national shows, and have won awards.
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- Jun 21 - July 31 "Rhythm and Blues" Smithsonian Folklife Festival Them
- Aug 2 - Sep 11 "Satellite Images" Our World from Afar
- Sep 13 – Oct 16 "1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ..." There Goes Fibonacci
- Oct 18 - Nov 13 "Fissures, Fossils and Fragments" The Earth Speaks to Us
- Nov 15 - Jan 8 "All that Glitters..." ...Isn't Gold
- Jan 10 - Feb 12 "Wondrous, Lustrous Silk" The most beautiful of fibers
- Feb 15 - Mar 18 "Songs in One's Head" Titles and phrases from songs we love
- Mar 20 - Apr 22 "Sun and Rain" Nature's nurture
- Apr 24 - May 20 "In the Garden: Van Gogh's Irises" Famous paintings provide inspiration.
- May 22 - June 17 "Techno Fiber" How high-tech can we go?
- Jun 19 - Aug 5 "Historic Events" More than the 4th of July
- Aug 7 - Sept 9 "Paper of All Kinds" Handmade, papier mache, commercial...
- Sept 11 - Oct 21 "Antique Recreations" Old linens, old lace, old techniques made new.
- Oct 23 - Nov 18 "Black and White" High contrast; high fun
- Nov 20 - Jan 6, 2013 "Bedecked and Bejeweled" Home and personal adornment.
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