CO-CURATOR along with Julia Cronin and Amanda Kramp. Joined staff curatorial team to develop, research, write, edit and install the exhibiton viewOctober 21, 2017-January 7, 2018. Utilized expertise in fashion and textile history community building and networking skills, brainstorming and time management skills.
From everyday things like your backpack or your bath towel to specialty items such as parachutes or fiberglass, textiles are everywhere. Explore the stuff we wear, sleep under, sit on, and use to insulate our homes. How can cloth stop a bullet? Can you tell synthetics from natural fibers? What’s the difference in how a Persian rug and a Navajo rug are made? Pound for pound, which is warmer wool or polyester fleece? Focusing on Turtle Bay’s rich collection of textiles, this touchy-feely exhibition goes back into pre-history takes a journey down the Silk Road examines the roots of the Industrial Revolution looks at the concept of fashion and takes a peek at the future of fabric.