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AIR Interview: Ignacia Murtagh
Ignacia Murtagh, Chilean product designer and AIR Cycle 7 resident, designs pieces for the home that speak volumes through quiet, minimal gestures. Inspired by Chilean landscapes, Ignacia’s ceramics,...
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Craftivism While Crossing: The AMBOS Project
One of the biggest influences in my personal life has been my teacher, mentor, and friend, Tanya Aguiñiga. Earlier this year she began a large, multi-national collaborative project, which in my...
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AIR 8 Highlights: PLAY
Over the past two months, the AIR Cycle 8 residents have been experimenting with new textile techniques, and pushing their work into innovative, unexplored territory. Each AIR cycle, the first three...
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Premiere Vision NYC: An International Textile Event
Premiere Vision is a massive textile event which travels internationally and seeks to connect professionals in the industry. On January 17th-18th, Premiere Vision made its way to NYC at Pier 94 with...
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February Fiber Art Picks!
Events: Queer Art at the Edge Wednesday, February 1, 6:30pm This event at The Museum of the City of New York discusses the impact of queerness on creation. Three artists sit down to talk about how...
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AIR Interview: Mia Daniels
Mia Daniels, one of our AIR cycle 8 residents, uses everyday objects to situate her work within a context where myth and the unknown reside. She aims to cultivate a sensitivity in her work as a way to...
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Textiles Highlights of the 2017 Armory Show
The Armory Show is a renowned art fair, used to showcase emerging artists and display popular visuals of the 20th and 21st century. - Photo Courtesy of The Armory- The first Armory Show, presented by...
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April Fiber Art Picks!
Photo Courtesy of Copper Hewitt Design Museum Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse Cooper Hewitt Design Museum Through April 23rd 2017 The title says it all. This exhibition explores...
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Textiles and Politics
Weaving, stitching, and knitting have always had a place in politics. As an act of defiance or solidarity, art gives way to expose a reality, make a statement, and in turn form a community. During...
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May Fiber Art Picks!
- Photo Courtesy of Kimberly Corday - Pelage: Kimberly Corday Three Squares Studio April 28th – August 31st 2017 Pelage: Something that resembles the coat of a mammal. Kimberly Cordays’ solo...
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Work in Progress: Julia Kwon
During the month of May, we have the pleasure of hosting Julia Kwon as our Work in Progress (WIP) resident at TAC. She is an interdisciplinary artist who is passionate about the process of making as...
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Artist Spotlight: Billie Zangewa
Bold, meticulous, and honest tapestries are a reflection of Billie Zangewa’s interaction with her environment and emotions. A drawing a childhood friend had made inspired Zangewa to spend her days...
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June Fiber Art Picks!
- “Untitled” 2017 Acrylic on hand-woven textile, photo courtesy of Morgan Lehman - Inside Out: Samantha Bittman Morgan Lehman Gallery Through June 17th Weaving and painting comes together in a series...
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On the Hunt: Sourcing Materials as an NYC Textile Artist
As a new resident of New York City, and a textile artist myself, I’ve found it difficult to continue using re-salvaged materials in my practice. Being from the west coast where some up-cycling centers...
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Work in Progress: Raisa Kabir
During the month of June, we have had the pleasure of hosting Raisa Kabir as our Work in Progress (WIP) resident. Raisa is an multi-media artist whose practice uses the tools of performative weaving,...
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AIR Interview: Andrew Boos
Andrew Boos, one of our AIR cycle 8 residents, has spent the last 9 months creating beautiful and monumental tapestry weavings. The content of his work looks to the future as a way to improve the...
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July Textile Art Picks!
Travis Boyer, “Ahora y Nunca.” Photo courtesy of SIGNAL Installation view of “Ahora y Nunca.” Courtesy of SIGNAL Travis Boyer: Ahora y Nunca (Now and Never) SIGNAL Gallery June 8th–July 9th 2017 In...
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TAC Summer Camp: Week 1!
The first week of summer camp was exciting for all! The campers visited the Georgia O’Keeffe Exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum where they learned about the inner and outer persona of Georgia O’Keeffe....
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Work in Progress: Digital Wax Print
For the month of July, we are delighted to have Eugenia Morpurgo and Olivia de Gouveia who together make up The Future Continuous studio as our Work in Progress (WIP) residents. Together they are...
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August Textile Art Picks!
Young Architects Program 2017: “Lumen” by Jenny Sabin Studio. MoMA PS1. Photo courtesy of MoMA PS1. “Lumen” by Jenny Sabin Studio MoMA PS1 Through September 4, 2017 As this year’s Young Architects...
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