Gallery – Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati

Fibercations That Sing

Feb 6, 2024NancyGallery, Photos

Fibercations That Sing, an exhibition by renowned art-quilter Cynthia Lockhart, is on display through April 14, 2024, in the gallery of the Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati (4870 Gray Road, 45232). The show is open to the public on Feb. 10 (11 a.m.-3 p.m.), Feb. 17 (noon-3 p.m.), Mar. 9 (noon-3 p.m.), and Mar. 16…

Ethnic Threads #1: Collected objects from Africa, Asia, and Australia

Sep 21, 2021Web Master1 CommentGalleryasia, australia, basketry, dyeing, exhibit, gallery, sewing, travel

The members of the Weavers Guild exhibitions committee are lovers of fiber art. This show incorporates objects from Africa, Asia, and Australia from our personal collections. A second version of this exhibit will feature pieces from the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East.This approach–drawing from an easily accessible source of artworks–has allowed us to continue…

The Mandala: Fiber Interpretations of the Form and the Symbol

Apr 26, 2020Karen AndersonGalleryAbby Schnure, art, Cynthia Malora-Sturdevant, Deborah Brod, fiber art, Jonpaul Smith, mandala, Naomi Clements-Brod

The Mandala: Fiber Interpretations of the Form and the Symbol features five artists: Deborah Brod, Naomi Clements-Brod, Cynthia Malora-Sturdevant, Abby Schnure, and Jonpaul Smith. Please enjoy the artworks and think about what a mandala is—or could be—and how personal well-being can be enhanced by circular designs with radial symmetry and perhaps without! This work was in our gallery at…

Family Conversations: A Retrospective Exhibit of Artworks by Grace and Barbara Sferra (and other family members)

Apr 21, 2020Karen Anderson4 CommentsGalleryBarbara Sferra, ceramics, crochet, exhibit, family, Grace Sferra, krokbragd, mixed media, quilting, Sferra, weaving

The impressive exhibit which opened our guild year (October 2019) was a collaboration by mother and daughter artists Grace and Barbara Sferra. There are artworks that each woman created on her own; pieces developed through a mutual inspiration process; and objects where both women responded to an existing work from another family member.We celebrated Barbara…

Boundaries & Possibilities – McCrystle Wood and Melissa Lusk

Jan 8, 2020Karen Anderson2 CommentsGallery, Uncategorizedfiber art, gallery, rugs, weaving

We have been treated to a body of artwork from the combined effort of two talented members. Boundaries and Possibilities showcases recent creations by McCrystle Wood and Melissa Lusk. These women have been exploring their shared passion for weaving by examining what can—and cannot—be done within the limitations of their equipment, their materials and color…

Fiber Arts Sale 2018

Oct 22, 2019NancyGallery, Notices

Here is a photo gallery of items that were available at the 2018 Fiber Arts Sale here at the WGGC. This is representative of the items you might find at this year’s sale on November 8-10, 2019. All the items were handmade by the artisans of the Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati.

Name That Tune! WGGC Members’ Challenge 2019

May 6, 2019Karen Anderson1 CommentGallery, Members

NAME THAT TUNE! Our members’ challenge is always interesting. Not only is it an open “call” allowing all of us to participate, it also displays many of the fiber techniques and styles that our guild encourages. Individual cleverness is apparent in the diverse areas of technical proficiency, color and media choices, and interpretation of the…

Gallery Exhibit: Kymberly Henson

Feb 22, 2019Karen AndersonGallery

“Messages in Mixed Media is an assembly of some of the many ways that Kymberly Henson makes art . . . and makes art that serves a purpose: meeting either her need to communicate about current events and cultural conditions or her need to express her personal emotions. Though you will note that Kymberly favors…

Fledglings Exhibit

Jan 7, 2019Karen Anderson1 CommentGallery, Study Group

The guild has an amazing study group called Fledglings that was initiated to provide mentoring for new weavers, many of whom had taken or were taking classes with our expert teachers. For our current exhibit, the study-group members have contributed an array of weavings that indicate how they have pursued this craft recently. Some of…

Family Ties – Lindsay Mauger

Nov 14, 2018Karen Anderson1 CommentGallery

We just closed the most recent exhibit in our gallery. Though young, Lindsay Mauger has accumulated a formidable and diverse body of work in fiber art. Her back story is interesting: she holds a marketing degree from Xavier and another bachelor’s from Indiana University, the latter in art. Lindsay works for Cincinnati Art Museum in…

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