Organization

Invisible Lineage - Exhibition

Presented by San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

November 15, 2011-February 5, 2012

Invisible Lineage showcases the work of four influential mid 20th century fiber artists — Mary Buskirk, Lydia Van Gelder, Mary Walker Phillips, Katherine Westphal— alongside works of four late century artists, Pat Abrahamian, Pam Moore, Karen Hampton, and Janice Sullivan. The juxtaposition highlights the profound influences the earlier artists had on a second generation of artists working in the fiber medium. A wide array of objects and textiles drawn from each

Collecting California - Exhibition

Presented by San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

November 15, 2011-February 5, 2012

Collecting California is an exhibition of quilts and textiles by contemporary California artists drawn from the museum's permanent collection. It features work by local artists Susan Else, Sheila O'Hara, Sonja Barrington, Joan Schulze and Cathy Bolding and historic pieces by Lillian Elliott, Jean Ray Laurey and Ed Rossbach.

Fa-la-la-la-Felt - Kids Create Workshop

Presented by San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

December 4, 2011

This seasonal craft workshop teaches kids to make cute holiday ornaments to add sparkle to your home.

Kids Create is a multicultural arts program for children ages 5 to 10. Celebrate a different tradition each month through story and a hands-on art project.

Piecing Earth and Sky Together - Kids Create Workshop

Presented by San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

November 13, 2011

Laotian Snippet quilts each tell a different local legend. Come create your own legend with this hands-on workshop.

Kids Create is a multicultural arts program for children ages 5 to 10. Celebrate a different tradition each month through story and a hands-on art project.

High Fiber Under Five - Benefit Art Sale and Exhibit

Presented by San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

October 22-November 6, 2011

For the past three years, High Fiber has been a successful weekend benefit art sale created to generate support for both fiber artists and the Museum. Because of the wonderful feedback received from artists and collectors, organizers are extending this year's sale to a two-week exhibition.

High Fiber showcases a variety of textile art forms including quilts, tapestries, sculpture, basketry, jewelry, wearable art, and mixed media pieces where fiber plays a prominent

Redesigned, Repurposed, Recycled Clothing - Workshop

Presented by San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

September 24, 2011

In this workshop, explore the creative possibilities of recycling and creating new fashions from existing garments and accessories. An inspirational trunk show of designs will illustrate the multitude of possibilities for making over outdated garments. Then with clothing brought from your own closets and scissors in hand, you will recreate something new from something used. You will leave the class with a one-of-a-kind unique garment or accessory and ideas for reconstructing more clothes

Two Spirit Boat Workshops with Jennifer Ewing

Presented by San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

September 17-September 18, 2011

Spirit Boats are made as totems for good luck, to give tribute to someone, or to empower the maker. The intention is to work with the boat as an archetype, a vessel that represents passage and transformation. The project is open-ended and has many different approaches that offer exploration.

The Museum of Quilts and Textiles was the first museum in the United States dedicated to quilts and textiles as an art form. In 2005, San Jose Mercury News named the Museum one