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The ACAD Fibre Department is pleased to present the closing reception for the Fibre Fort-Night Exhibition and Miniature Silent Auction, tomorrow April 2 from 5 to 9 pm in the main mall at the Alberta College of Art + Design. The exhibition features printed and woven textiles, basketry, sculpture, embroidery, installation, video and more by ACAD’s talented Fibre students.

Joanna Staniszkis, image from The Linen Project

At 7 pm, prominent Canadian textile artist Joanna Staniszkis will be speaking about her recent work themed around linen and silk in the Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre. The talk is free and all are welcome!

Mackenzie Frere, Ceci n’est pas un noeud. (This is not a knot.), handwoven, wool, linen

The Miniature Silent Auction includes work by Fibre students, faculty, alumni and others. All funds raised benefit the Fibre Department Visiting Artist Program, student initiatives and the graduating class. Bidding closes at 830pm so get those bids in early!

Hope to see you there…

Prominent Canadian textile artist Joanna Staniszkis will be speaking about her recent work themed around linen and silk at the Alberta College of Art + Design April 2 at 7 pm in the Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre. All are welcome!

(The artist talk coincides with the closing of Fibre Fort-Night Exhibition and the Miniature Silent Auction proudly presented by ACAD’s Fibre Department.)

This year’s theme is Movie Posters! 38 artists were given complete freedom to create a poster for an existing or fictitious movie. All proceeds are going to the Calgary Cinematheque. Don’t miss out! The show is only up for 1 night! Bird Dog Video would like to thank their friends at CJSW and Steam Whistle for helping make this a sure to be fun night!

About Bird Dog: Established in 2003, by owners/ artists Jolie Bird and Greg Krausnick, Bird Dog is a locally owned DVD rental shop, specializing in independent and rare film. With a staff largely made up of musicians, filmmakers and artists, Bird Dog serves up a wide breadth of titles as well as a strong sense of community. Open from noon to eleven everyday. www.birddogvideo.ca