STEVENSON —The Columbia Gorge Museum is excited to announce its partnership with Australian lace artist, Maggie Hensel-Brown in creating a large-scale, international community event through the heritage art form of needle lace.
Lacing Communities Together asked our worldwide community to make lace triangles with a PNW theme through online instructional videos. Throughout the summer, we have received over 500 lace pieces (and counting) from new and experienced lacemakers; we received lace from 11 countries and 18 states. They will be sewn together in a large-scale lace art installation that will be on view at the Columbia Gorge Museum and partner locations.
The installation will be unveiled at an opening event that will showcase Radiance, Hensel-Brown’s original community lace project from 2024, and “Fragility,” an exhibition featuring a series of lace landscapes by photomontage artist, Friderike Heuer.
We invite the press, museum members, and invited guests to attend an exclusive reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on September 11 with the artists.
This exciting installation is open to the public on September 11 through January 30. The public opening is from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on September 11. On September 12, Hensel-Brown will be available to meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Columbia Gorge Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Stevenson, WA. It is home to compelling exhibits that reflect the history, culture, and ecological richness of the Columbia River Gorge through its art and historical objects. Supported in part by Skamania County, the City of Stevenson, Skamania Lodge, ArtsFund, WA, Surface Design Association, and Fiber Art Now.
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