The Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association, a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts community partner, will sponsor the program “World of Weaving” at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Arts on Main in Gloucester. It is free and open to the public.
The speaker is Dr. Kathryn Swanson, executive director of Arts on Main. Herself an avid weaver, she will share a brief overview of the ancient history of weaving, the variety of woven fabrics, and the mechanics of handweaving on a modern loom.
Those who would like to join association members at dinner at 5:45 p.m. should email tishgrant1@gmail.com no later than Sunday, Jan. 12. The cost is $23.
About the art
For over 25,000 years, people around the world have created woven fabrics from plant and animal fibers, making complex and colorful works of art that reflect the cultural and artistic diversity of their creators, said a press release.
While only fragments of these earliest textiles have been found in archaeological contexts, the legacy of these an...