BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.somersethistoricalcenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreat or 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:60522b90-0481-478f-854c-df9da4830e23 X-WR-CALDESC:Common Threads\n\nLaurel Arts and the S omerset Historical Center are partnering to present the 4th Annual Common Threads Fiber Arts Symposium. This one-day event will take place on Saturd ay\, April 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. inside the unique museum space at the Somerset Historical Center (10649 Somerset Pike\, Somerset\, PA 155 01). \n\nCommon Threads is a celebration of all things Fiber Art including basketry\, weaving\, tapestry\, coiling\, knitting\, crochet\, embroidery \, lacemaking\, rug braiding\, rug hooking\, macramé\, textile arts\, silk painting\, sewing\, quilting\, spinning\, felting\, papermaking\, bookbin ding\, and many creative combinations of those skills. This event offers a n opportunity for regional fiber artists to make meaningful connections an d share their skills and knowledge with each other as well as the public. Throughout the day\, roughly 15 fiber artists will be set up throughout th e museum\, demonstrating specific techniques\, providing hands-on activiti es to participants\, and the artists will be educating visitors when selli ng or talking about their hand-made products. \n\nFor a $5 admission\, vis itors who attend Common Threads get to meander through the winding museum space to visit each fiber artist’s table/booth. The F at Squirrel will be onsite outside to provide lunch options throughout the afternoon. Every year\, two guest presenters are featured as keynote speakers the day of the event. In the past\, presentations have been given on a variety of very interesting fiber arts topics\, techniques\, fiber a rtists’ careers\, published work\, and displays including fashion shows. \n\nGuest speaker is Katy DeMent. Her artwork features handmade paper\, collage\, cast and environmental sculptural constructions\, skinne d with handmade papers and vintage ephemera. \n\nCommon Threads attracts f iber artists and fiber arts enthusiasts of all ages\, skills\, and interes t levels\, and both local and out-of-state visitors. The event is also pro moted by the Pennsylvania Arts Education Association (PAEA) as a way for t eachers to earn Act 48 credits through participation in this all day Sympo sium. Teachers who attend are presented with a variety of project ideas\, specific techniques\, historical information\, and new materials which the y can take back to their classrooms for the benefit of their students. PAE A has an Eventbrite link set up for teachers to conveniently pre-register for the event: \n\nPAEA Teacher Pre-Register\n\nBoth historical and contemporary fiber arts are represented at Common Threads\, providing a link from past to present\, making this event a relevant and successful collaboration be tween Laurel Arts and the Somerset Historical Center. One unique quality a bout fiber arts is that many of the techniques and materials have remained the same for hundreds of years\, and most fiber artists have an understan ding of traditional methods of creating their artwork. Many fiber artists often choose to branch out creatively\, experimenting with ways to move th e art form forward\, pushing the boundaries by combining techniques\, medi a\, and implementing non-traditional materials within their work. \n\n2022 Participants\n• Diane Kelly of Fireso ng Studio\n• Carolyn Groves\n• Joanna Stanek\n• Und erhill Farm\n• Loretta Radeschi\n• Julie Follansbee\n• Erin Mayak\n• K athy Trexel Reed\n• Becky Edwards\n• Kelly Hanson of Backyard Fiber Company X-WR-RELCALID:a200408f45241c0d33a74bb44d3fe01d X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20221106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20230312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fb7dce05-a8aa-43ee-8873-624a64081608 DTSTAMP:20260420T043937Z DESCRIPTION:Common Threads\n\nLaurel Arts and the So merset Historical Center are partnering to present the 4th Annual Common T hreads Fiber Arts Symposium. This one-day event will take place on Saturda y\, April 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. inside the unique museum space a t the Somerset Historical Center (10649 Somerset Pike\, Somerset\, PA 1550 1). \n\nCommon Threads is a celebration of all things Fiber Art including basketry\, weaving\, tapestry\, coiling\, knitting\, crochet\, embroidery\ , lacemaking\, rug braiding\, rug hooking\, macramé\, textile arts\, silk painting\, sewing\, quilting\, spinning\, felting\, papermaking\, bookbind ing\, and many creative combinations of those skills. This event offers an opportunity for regional fiber artists to make meaningful connections and share their skills and knowledge with each other as well as the public. T hroughout the day\, roughly 15 fiber artists will be set up throughout the museum\, demonstrating specific techniques\, providing hands-on activitie s to participants\, and the artists will be educating visitors when sellin g or talking about their hand-made products. \n\nFor a $5 admission\, visi tors who attend Common Threads get to meander through the winding museum s pace to visit each fiber artist’s table/booth. The Fa t Squirrel will be onsite outside to provide lunch options throughout the afternoon. Every year\, two guest presenters are featured as keynote s peakers the day of the event. In the past\, presentations have been given on a variety of very interesting fiber arts topics\, techniques\, fiber ar tists’ careers\, published work\, and displays including fashion shows. \n \nGuest speaker is Katy DeMent. Her artwork features handmade pa per\, collage\, cast and environmental sculptural constructions\, skinned with handmade papers and vintage ephemera. \n\nCommon Threads attracts fib er artists and fiber arts enthusiasts of all ages\, skills\, and interest levels\, and both local and out-of-state visitors. The event is also promo ted by the Pennsylvania Arts Education Association (PAEA) as a way for tea chers to earn Act 48 credits through participation in this all day Symposi um. Teachers who attend are presented with a variety of project ideas\, sp ecific techniques\, historical information\, and new materials which they can take back to their classrooms for the benefit of their students. PAEA has an Eventbrite link set up for teachers to conveniently pre-register fo r the event: \n\nPAEA Teacher Pre-Register\n\nBoth historical and contemporary f iber arts are represented at Common Threads\, providing a link from past t o present\, making this event a relevant and successful collaboration betw een Laurel Arts and the Somerset Historical Center. One unique quality abo ut fiber arts is that many of the techniques and materials have remained t he same for hundreds of years\, and most fiber artists have an understandi ng of traditional methods of creating their artwork. Many fiber artists of ten choose to branch out creatively\, experimenting with ways to move the art form forward\, pushing the boundaries by combining techniques\, media\ , and implementing non-traditional materials within their work. \n\n2022 Participants\n• Diane Kelly of Firesong Studio\n• Carolyn Groves\n• Joanna Stanek\n• Under hill Farm\n• Loretta Radeschi\n• Julie Follansbee\n• Erin Mayak\n• Kat hy Trexel Reed\n• Becky Edwards\n• Kelly Hanson of Ba ckyard Fiber Company DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220409T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220409T160000 LOCATION:Somerset Historical Center SUMMARY:Common Threads Fiber Symposium END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR