Welcome to the Fiber Arts Network (FAN)
The Fiber Arts Network of Michigan (FAN) is a group of people interested in the fiber arts in its multitude of forms: baskets, beads, clothing, dolls, felting, hand-dyeing, knitting/crochet, paper, quilting, spinning, stitchery, surface design, weaving and 3D mixed media.
FAN sponsors a biennial juried exhibition of contemporary fiber art. The fifth biennial exhibit New Fibers 2012 will show in the fall of 2012 at the University Art Gallery of Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. For more information about previous biennial exhibits click on “New Fibers” to the left. The prospectus (PDF format) for New
Fibers 2012 can be downloaded HERE.
FAN facilitates networking among fiber art supporters and artists by sponsoring an annual fall luncheon with a featured speaker. Past speakers have included Arturo Sandoval, Joan Livingstone, Susie Brandt, Mark Newport, Michele Fricke, Ilze Aviks and Tracy Krumm. Information about the 2011 Annual Meeting can be found in
FAN publishes a quarterly newsletter to facilitate communication among fiber arts people and groups. It includes information about exhibits, speakers, and workshops in the area and lists exhibition opportunities that the membership might be interested in. FAN
Board of Directors
Michele Montour, President Barbara Bushey and Sue Holdaway-Heys, Co-Vice Presidents Carol Wineman, Secretary Gretchen Jackson, Treasurer Marla Smith, Membership Michele Montour, Newsletter Brooks Harris Stevens, Exhibit Chair Cathryn Amidei, Publicity Jill Ault, Past President, Board Member Deborah Campbell, Board Member Anne Percy-Knott, Board Member Sue Moran, Board Member Sally Rose, Board Member Sherri Smith, Board Member
EVENTS.