JULY
https://mvtm.ca/mvt2/event-page/greta-grip-and-lee-jones-knit-markers-collaborating-with-machines/
April 29 – July 22, 2023
Knit Markers: Collaborating with Machines
Knit Markers: Collaborating with Machines is the first solo exhibition for the artistic duo Greta Grip and Lee Jones. Knit markers, otherwise known as stitch markers, are a knitting tool used to identify an important place in your knitting. In the same way, the works in this exhibition mark, record, and tangibilize both the collective and individual memories gathered throughout the installation period, as well as how that data is interpreted and visualized by machines. In this installation, Grip and Jones explore how data is gathered and the invisible traces we leave behind. In these participatory artworks, visitor data is translated into soft, tangible visualizations through machines that knit or unwind stitches in response to visitor interactions. When collaborating with machines they will at times respond in unexpected ways, revealing the ways machines act as their own material.
https://mvtm.ca/mvt2/event-page/lorraine-roy-woven-woods/
April 29 – July 22, 2023
Woven Woods: A Journey through the Forest Floor
Woven Woods: A journey through the Forest Floor is a collection of twelve round fabric wall hangings composed of fabrics of all kinds such as dyed and printed cottons, some silks, a variety of synthetics and sheers, and cotton batting. The work interprets the fascinating system of tree root communication facilitated by forest fungi, with research for the project inspired by the work of Dr. Suzanne Simard of UBC, a leader in the field of forest biology, who generously gave of her time and knowledge.
AUGUST
From Friday, August 11 through to Sunday, August 13th, 2023 participate in Workshops, Activities, and wares for sale. The Twist festival will be hosted in Saint- Andre- Avellin, PQ.
At present the website is under construction
https://mvtm.ca/mvt2/event-page/among-the-garbage-and-the-flowers/
August 5 – October 7, 2023
Among the Garbage and the Flowers
Among the Garbage and the Flowers is a collection of new work by eleven Canadian textile artists, curated by Susan Avishai. These women are refining and redefining fibre techniques using cast-off and reclaimed materials, creating art that combines ingenuity and new purpose with a truly contemporary voice.
SEPTEMBER
https://mvtm.ca/mvt2/event-page/27th-annual-fibrefest/
Almonte's 28th Fibrefest 2023. Wednesday Sept 6- Sunday Sept 10. Once again hosted by the Missisippi Valley Textile Museum
A festival of the fibre arts. Come out to the Friendly Town of Almonte on September 9th and 10th for the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum’s 28th Annual Fibrefest. Hosted at two locations; the Almonte Community Centre and the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. Local guilds will demonstrate spinning, knitting, weaving, rug hooking, lacemaking, smocking and quilting. Vendors include finished fibre goods and other textile related supplies from across the province, as well as quilt shops and alpaca farms.
Workshops from September 6 – 10
Vendors and Demonstrations on the 9th (10 am – 5 pm) and 10th (10 am – 4 pm)
