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TEx@ATA

Through a generous donation from The Laffer Curatorial Program, we are able to offer TEx@ATA (Tapestry E-xhibit at American Tapestry Alliance.) Several exhibitions are curated each year for this online gallery. Shows vary in content; some are based on a theme, others present the work of a single artist. The curator for each show develops the concept and works closely with the artists who are featured.

With this opportunity, we are able to provide a stipend to outstanding curators interested in designing an exhibition of the highest caliber. Such shows are characterized by a tight cohesive theme and highlight artists who not only exhibit technical and aesthetic excellence in the tapestry medium, but also work in a more conceptual manner, or stretch the definition of tapestry. An essay written by the curator interprets the work within a broad artistic context. For more information about Laffer curatorship, contact Valerie Kirk at newsletter@americantapestryalliance.org.

Links to the current and past exhibits are found below.

Newest Exhibition

Seizing the Moment: Three Emerging Millennial Artists

Curated by Alicia Scardetta

“Seizing the Moment brings together three emerging millennial artists who work with tapestry as their chosen medium during this exciting time for textiles. The exhibition includes Luiza Caldari of Brazil, Kayla Mattes from the U.S., and Spanish artist Mariana Piñar Castellano. Each artist skillfully works with tapestry and is unafraid of color and of manipulating scale. While their works share the same medium and a youthful exuberance, each artist achieves a wildly different outcome with her respective woven works, proving that there continues to be opportunity for innovation and exploration within the medium.”

– Alicia Scardetta

View the show.