HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-06-06; Arts Commission; ; Upcoming William D Cannon Art Exhibit
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Meeting Date: June 6, 2024
To: Arts Commission
From: Alyson Benford, Curator of Exhibitions
Staff Contact: Alyson Benford, Curator of Exhibitions
alyson.benford@carlsbadca.gov, 442-977-5698
Subject: Upcoming William D. Cannon Art Exhibit
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive a presentation on the planning and preparation for the upcoming exhibit, “Fiber in 3D”.
Executive Summary
The next exhibition in the William D. Cannon Gallery, “Fiber in 3D”, opens on July 20 and will
continue through Nov. 30. The onsite exhibit will feature selections from an online open call
facilitated and juried by Fiber Art Now magazine and explore a variety of contemporary and
enduring themes.
Explanation & Analysis
The “Fiber in 3D” exhibit will feature individual works by over 15 fiber artists including
installations, sculptures, vessels, garments, and accessories which present a variety innovative
techniques and materials. Each of the works and artists has been featured in the Spring issue of
Fiber Art Now.
The Cannon Gallery hosted artwork from Fiber Art Now in 2016. Due to overwhelming positive
response, the city is again collaborating the individual artists through Fiber Art Now to bring
new works together for an onsite exhibit in the William D. Cannon Art Gallery.
Fiscal Analysis
None.
Next Steps
None.
ARTS COMM I SSION
Staff Report
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Environmental Evaluation
This item does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within
the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code
Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the
environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
None.
Alyson Benford, Curator of Exhibitions
Library & Cultural Arts
June 6, 2024
William D. Cannon Art Gallery
Exhibit: Fiber in 3D
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FIBER IN 3D
The exhibit will feature individual and group
works by over 15 national fiber artists
including installations, sculptures, vessels,
garments, and accessories which present a
variety of innovative techniques and
materials.
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ARTISTS
•Emerging and Professional Artists
•Individual and Team Works
•15+ National Artists
• 3 California Artists
•Each Artist in Fiber Art Now Magazine
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THEMES
•Family
•Memories
•Immigration
•Growth
•Nature
•Idioms
•Sustainability
•Love and Grief
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TECHNIQUES
•Weaving
•Knitting
•Knotting
•Crochet
•Installation
•Embroidery
•Assemblage
•Coiling
•Papermaking
•Sewing
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EXHIBIT PREPARATION
April 2024
“Fiber Art Now” Collaboration
April - May 2024
City Attorney ‘s Office
Draft Loan Agreement
July 15 - 18, 2024
Installation
June 20 - July 5, 2024
Artwork Arrival
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May 24 - June 14, 2024
Artist Invitations
and Agreements
July 20, 2024
Exhibit Opens
Aug. 17, 2024
Reception 3-5 pm
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