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 facilitates networking among fiber art supporters and artists by sponsoring an annual fall members luncheon with a featured speaker. Past speakers have included Arturo Sandoval, Joan Livingstone, Susie Brandt, Mark Newport and Michele Fricke. The 2009 Annual Members Luncheon is scheduled for October 10, 2009 in Ann Arbor. Ilze Aviks will be the featured speaker.
FAN sponsors a biennial juried exhibition of contemporary fiber art. The fourth biennial exhibit New Fibers 2010 will open in the fall of 2010 at the University Art Gallery of Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, and travel to another site in Michigan. Participation is open to all fiber artists, 18 years and older, living in the United States. Tracy Krumm of the Kansas City Art Institute will jury the exhibit and select the award winners. A prospectus is tentatively scheduled to be available on this website by January 2010.
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 might be of interest to the membership.
Jill Ault, President
Barbara Bushey and Sue Holdaway-Heys, Vice-Presidents
Pat Williams, Secretary
Anne Percy Knott, Treasurer
Marla Smith, Membership
Gretchen Jackson, Newsletter
Brooks Harris Stevens, Exhibit Chair
Cathryn Amidei, Web Design
Sue Moran, Board Member
Trish Ritchie, Board Member
Sally Rose, Board Member
Sherri Smith, Board Member