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Links:  Fiber Art

• American Craft Council
  For decades, the ACC has worked to be the primary advocate in the US for the field of contemporary American Craft art.  Its focus is on major craft shows and its glossy membership publication.  The jewel in its crown, however, was the library at its headquarters in NYC.   In 2010 the ACC moved out of NYC to Minnesota, but hopes to make its library's holding accessible on line in the future.
• American Tapestry Alliance
  A small, but dynamic organization advocating the tapestry arts and producing a professional record via exhibitions and an impressive membership periodical.
• Cory Simpson's Lincoln Longwools
  A source of some of the best quality Lincoln fleece in the US for handspinning.
• Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles
  A beautiful gallery featuring culturally, artistically, and historically significant textiles from all cultures, covering a time span of 2000 years and has done so for the past two decades.
• Fibercopia
  This website is a feast of wonderful textiles of all kinds for the interest of industry professionals and the desirous public alike.  It is a labor of love created by Arcadia Smails, a writer and an interior designer with a degree from Bard Graduate Center for the Study of Decorative Arts, Design and Culture, NYC.
• Foundation for Fiber Art
  The Fiber Art Center of the Foundation for Fiber Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a leading community arts institution in the Pioneer Valley, in western Massachusetts and is the only organization in New England dedicated solely to teaching, selling and exhibiting fiber art, it serves as a resource center to artists, students, collectors and the public.
      [Unfortunately, the Center closed in May of 2008:  "This decision is first and foremost a financial one.  Due to the unfortunate economic climate and a history of funding challenges we are unable to sustain our mission to sell, exhibit and educate the art of fiber.
      "For the past seven years we have had the great pleasure to celebrate and promote the work of over three hundred artists from the Pioneer Valley and beyond, offer over 250 classes, greet over one thousand visitors, and have a membership roster in the hundreds."]
• Habu Textiles
  Habu Textiles was established as a studio for Takako Ueki's handwoven textiles.  Located in the historic Garment District in NYC, it is a showroom/gallery, a weaving studio, and also a shop providing a large, fascinating selection of textiles and imported Japanese and Asian yarns.
• Ontario Handweavers & Spinners
  The Ontario Handweavers and Spinners organized in 1956 to promote high standards in the fibre arts and arouse public interest in the craft.  It has members all regions of the province of Ontario, as well as other parts of Canada, the United States and abroad.  It publishes Fibre Focus, has biennial conferences, educational programs, networks regional information.
• Redefining Craft
  Dennis Stevens writes about the field's organizations and our field's challenges still unmet by our support organizations.  He is asking some important, hard-hitting questions that need answers for the field to survive and thrive.  His website provides opportunities for serious discourse that major craft art support organizations do not yet provide.
• Selvedge Magazine
  This relatively new publication from England prides itself on its textile photography, design, and writing.  It is directed towards a cerebral and sensual addiction to textiles in all forms — which is somewhat missing in the US fiber media, as well as the US craft art media.  It covers fine textiles in many contexts:  fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping.
• Textile Directory
  The Textile Directory provides access to the world of creative textiles and is a comprehensive resource site designed to deliver information about textile related art, craft, fashion and interior decoration applications.  Here you can contact suppliers, check events, sign up to study or improve your skills or meet with other artists in our community area.

Links:  Other 

• Chelsea Now
  Serving the Chelsea, New York community in downtown Manhattan, Chelsea Now is one of award-winning Community Media LLC's publications.
• Dan Franklin Smith
  A classical pianist whose music everyone should hear.
• Elysium — Between Two Continents
  Elysium is an organization fostering artistic and academic dialogue, creative and educational exchange, and mutual friendship between the USA and Europe, especially the German speaking countries.
• Stephanie Buhmann
  An artist, writer, and curator whose sensitive, knowledgeable work is very important in New York and Europe.

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