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- EIN 41-1790700
- (612) 436-0464
- 3000 University Ave Se Ste 100 Minneapolis MN 55414-3357 USA
- textilecentermn.org
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Causes: Education
Mission: Textile center of minnesota (the organization) is dedicated to honoring textile traditions, promoting excellence and innovation, and inspiring widespread participation in fiber art. The organization is a regionally-based national center for fiber art and its facility serves as a central place for artists, guilds, enthusiasts, makers, youth and adults to gather, study and participate in fiber art exhibition and education programs. It is the only facility in the midwest that represents all fiber art forms, broadly defined to include weaving, quilting, knitting, sewing, dyeing, felting, needlework, lacemaking, basketry and beading. The organization receives a majority of its revenue through program services and contributions from individuals and foundations. The organization's programs advance the development of fiber artists, support a vibrant fiber art community, and provide public access to excellent fiber art programs.
Programs: More than 2,300 adults participated in fiber art workshops and classes both onsite and off during the year. The textile center pat o'connor library, one of the largest of its kind in the country, holds nearly 30,000 books, periodicals, and media materials, and was utilized by more than 4,500 patrons. The textile center ellen erede wells dye lab provides artists and students a safe and professionally equipped resource for undertaking amibitious dye projects. Exhibitions in textile center's galleries and offsite present exceptional work by fiber artists from the region and around the world, and showcase both mastery in technique and cutting-edge innovations in fiber art. The joan mondale gallery and studio gallery display juried, invitational, and member exhibitions. The community and library galleries often feature the work of individual members, and affiliated textile guilds. Offsite exhibitions are also presented by textile center each year, including the minnesota state fair. Textile center presented 26 exhibitions of fiber artwork by nearly 400 artists. From the annual "a common thread", displaying all varieties of techniques and materials by textile center members, to "memory works", an exhibition by south africa based rosalie dace, these exhibitions exposed the general public to excellence in fiber art. Specializing in extraordinary fiber art, the textile center shop is the only retail store of its kind in the region. Artists receive 60% of consigned sales. The shop presented and sold fiber artwork created by 115 artists. The shop and exhibitions generated $91,000 in payments to artists. Textile center is developing the next generation of fiber artists through its summer camps, field trips, youth fiber art guilds, and other outreach services to youth. Fiber art workshops were conducted in partnership with schools, libraries, social service, and cultural organizations across the region. Textile center served more than 1,500 youth through these programs. With over 3,000 participants, the annual textile garage sale, a zero waste event held at the university of minnesota's reuse program warehouse, offers artists and students from across the region the opportunity to purchase affordable raw materials and tools, reducing the financial barrier otherwise posed by the frequently high costs of fiber materials. Fiber art demonstrations, exhibits, and other hands-on activities served thousands of minnesotans attending regional art fairs, the minnesota state fair, and other large public events.