As educators in the textile arts, the members of the Southeast Fibers Educators Association (SEFEA) are dedicated to the continuing interchange of knowledge, the exchange of ideas, and the joy of creating unlimited possibilities within textile medium. SEFEA is committed to maintaining textile traditions while opening pathways for crossing new boundaries.
Southeast Fibers Educators Association’s (SEFEA) annual meeting. Fall 2024.
We invite you to participate as a subject matter expert during the upcoming Southeast Fibers
Educators Association’s (SEFEA) annual meeting. Your expertise as an educator in the textile
arts is essential to the overall success of the program. This continuing education activity,
intended for SEFEA members, is scheduled for Oct. 5th – 6th, 2024 at Penland
School of Craft. Our group will meet in Northlight Hall, which has tables, chairs, pin-up walls,
and an AV system. We will have access to this space throughout Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
SCHEDULE:
SEFEA 2024 will be at Penland School of Craft on October 5 and 6, with a slightly different schedule structure than past years.
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Friday, October 4 pm: earliest possible arrival for anyone who wants a little extra time at Penland.
Saturday, October 5 am: free time for early arrivals to visit the gallery, etc. I imagine most people will arrive late morning, in time for lunch.
Saturday, October 5 after lunch: official SEFEA meeting, specific topics TBA (curricular discussion, challenges, exhibitions, future meetings, etc). As we get closer to the dates, I’ll solicit feedback on topics to begin the conversations.
Saturday, October 5 after dinner: the usual porch visits and continued conversations.
Sunday, October 6 after breakfast: work share (continuing into early afternoon if needed).
Sunday, October 6 early-to-mid-afternoon: departure.
In Flux: Southeast Fiber Art Educators Touring Exhibition/ 2019-2020/ Catalog issuu.com
Throughout human history people have moved – migrating, immigrating, emigrating, relocating, and resettling. With the language of the mark, we examine this process, this sense of self in flux. We develop autobiographies of heritage—a process rather than a static state, where we imagine ourselves through traditions, stories, and collective memory. The processes, rhythms, and actions of our making bears witness to our physical and mental movements. As personal histories and identities interconnect, converge, and diverge we reinvent and re-narrate imagined stories and hidden histories, and speculate on the possibilities of the past and of our future.
“This research was supported by a Craft Research Fund grant from the Center for Craft”
Exhibition 1: September 30 – October 25th, 2019: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City,TN
Exhibition 2: January 3 – February 7, 2020: Marshall University, Huntington,WV
Exhibition 3: February 24 – March 20, 2020: Berea College, Berea, KY
Exhibition 4: May 20– June 20, 2020: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2014 Exhibition “Continuing Conversations”
