Textile Design @ Jefferson: December 2011

Friday, December 9, 2011

Thursday, December 15th, 2011. 6-8pm

Join Art in the Age to create one of a kind screenprinted holiday stockings!

Attendees will have the opportunity to screenprint fabric with seasonal archival patterns, selected by Sarah Moore, curator of the Design Center at Philadelphia University’s Historic Textile Collection. The screenprinted fabric will then be sewn into festive holiday stockings, perfect to hang on your tree or over the fireplace!

This is a FREE event, but please RSVP to reserve materials.

Art in the Age Store
116 N 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Friday, December 2, 2011

Celebrating the Heritage of Philadelphia Textile Production

DECEMBER 2nd-31st, 2011

Opening Reception: First Friday, December 2nd, 6-8PM

During the month of December, The Design Center at Philadelphia University’sHistoric Textile Collection, curated by Sarah E Moore, will create a visual history of Philadelphia’s rich textile heritage within the Art in the Age gallery.

The Bachelors of Science in Textile Design and Masters of Science in Textile Design programs provide integration and balance between creative design and technology. In the undergraduate program, students explore weaving, knitting and printing, with the opportunity for advanced course work in the areas of their choice. Students in the graduate program are required to specialize in one area (knit, weave or print), but are encouraged to incorporate the other areas of textile design through their foundation courses, elective or design studio work.

Design research is stressed from the beginning of the programs. Being in the a major city is a great resource as is The Design Center at Jefferson with its textile collection from around the world.