2016-101-E Arts - Triangle Weavers - Fall 2015 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:299BB727-1089-451E-ADD8-553714352CF4 o Community TFAC Weave-In: Members of the community will be offered the opportunity to come to Center for information and hands-on learning experience and Carolina Fiberfest 2016 • Provide free monthly programs for the public.Scheduled in 2016 so far: • January 28: Make and Take Finishing Touches. ■ Pick one of the three activities: • 1.Buttons for your hand-wovenn garments—Ferro creations,Monkey's Knot buttons, Felted ball buttons with fabric shank,Stitched ring button • 2. Woven Fringes and Cording and Tassels for pillows, upholstered items, etc • 3.Braiding and loom controlled twists for fancier-dressier scarves/shawls • March 3: Nationally known textile artist Robyn Spady program speaker • March 24 Victoria Rovine,UNC Art Department Textile Anthropologist • April 28: Lynn Pownel,Mounting and Hanging Woven Items in Your Home; • May 29: End of Year Celebration Guild Outreach. Recognition of outreach events, contributing persons,new members/weavers as a result of outreach events • Expand and sustain the following outreach programs: • Continue providing materials,looms and volunteers for a number of local children's weaving and fiber camps • Explore ways to develop a TW sponsored children's textile arts program • Provide more weaving support,materials and needed equipment for Peace Haven,an organization working with adults who have special needs.http://www.peacehavenfarm.org • Host regular TFAC Open Houses for the community • Host free Community TFAC Outreach Drop-In and Weave events • Provide and donate even more Linus Blankets for children with cancer,preemie hats to the local hospitals,and scarves to the local shelters The guild has an extensive collection of weaving equipment including several weaving looms and weaving tools along with learning,educational and audiovisual materials. This collection is housed and used at TFAC for classes,study groups,workshops and community outreach demonstrations.To offset a portion of the cost,TW rents equipment to members who do not have looms or cannot afford to purchase looms. There are currently over 135 members of TW.However,TW's goal is not to only serve guild members. Its vision is to pass on and share a wide range of fiber arts and ensure the vitality of textile arts within the community at large.Each year more and more people interested in fiber arts approach the guild.With the aid of grant money from The Orange County Arts Council,the guild will be able to offer additional classes,workshops,demonstrations,learning opportunities and community outreach for people of all ages,gender,race and socioeconomic backgrounds at the newly formed Triangle Fiber Arts Center in Orange County. 4