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Fiber works 鈥� from embroidery, stitching and sewing, to weaving and felting鈥� have, throughout history, been relegated to the genre of craft and to 鈥榳omen鈥檚 work.鈥� Since the late sixties and early seventies, however, the women鈥檚 movement has broken through that pigeonhole, as many talented artists turned to Fiber as a form of expression that extended way beyond Craft. ARC鈥檚 exhibition views fiber as a seminal aspect of expression鈥搘e look to further 鈥渇ray鈥� the boundaries of this evocative medium.

 Fiber art now goes beyond the worn-out craft vs. art debate and is a lot more integrated into modes of making work. The potential of using techniques that we habitually encounter on our daily lives primarily through touch then highlighting that fundamental affect into transformative work is robust and boundless.

Subsequently, fiber art is a conduit that is adapted to grasp evolving implications able to tackle subjects including but not limited to personal narratives, formal abstractions, body works, and political underpinnings. Its conceptual weight is the ability to upend ubiquitous techniques and materials to craft different perspectives and/or break its expectations.