This page tells you HOW to:
Join, renew or re-join Friends of Fiber Art International
Click here to join or renew online, or here to download an application form to mail in.
Enter information about exhibition or program of at least one-week duration if you're a current member
Members click here to log in to submit information.
Buy this fine book as a non-member visitor
A copy of Material Difference: Soft Sculpture and Wall Works may be ordered here for $24.95 plus $5.05 U.S. postage and handling, total $30 from non-members. Outside USA request price from karen@friendsoffiberart.org
Collecting reveals its public spirit in this beautifully illustrated book: It’s not just about acquiring but about sharing the satisfactions of hand-made objects. While Polly Ullrich’s essay maps out some of the riches of meaning that can be found in these exemplary works from Midwest collections, photographs taken in collectors’ homes make clear the personal pleasures of such material environments.
Janet Koplos, Senior Editor, Art in America
Download Friends' Grant Guidelines and Application
Friends of Fiber Art International gives support to projects that serve our mission -- especially programs and shows that impact a large art-appreciative audience -- thereby raising the public's awareness of fiber art as the collectible of the 21st century. The Board has favored exhibitions of contemporary fiber art that were chosen by professional curators, documented by catalogs, and travelled to at least two cities
Click here to download the grant application form as a PDF (730k).