Fiber Traditions Talk This Saturday at 10 am And Updates about Other Exhibit Activities

ARKVILLE — The final presentation associated with Catskills Folk Connection’s exhibit, “Indigenous Delaware County: Lenape and Mohawk Fiber Traditions“ will take place on Saturday, November 22, at 10 am in the auditorium at the Catskill Watershed Corporation, 669 County Route 38, Arkville. 

Justin Wexler, noted scholar of Lenape history and traditions, will present an illustrated talk about the cultures of Native peoples in the North East, including their fiber traditions. After the talk, the audience will be invited to visit the exhibit, just up the road in the Erpf Gallery of the Catskill Center, 43355 State Highway 28, Arkville (the house with the bronze cow on the yard!).

Lenape and Mohawk Fiber Exhibit on View 10 More Days

Counting the special viewing on Saturday after Justin Wexler’s talk, the exhibit of intriguing Lenape early fiber techniques  as practiced by Lenape artists, and stunning contemporary art works by Mohawk artists, in beaded-embroidery and fingerwoven sashes, will remain open Wednesdays through Sundays 10 am – 4 pm at the Erpf Gallery. As an  exception, the exhibit will be closed for Thanksgiving Day and the day after, re-opening for Saturday and Sunday of that weekend. Final closing of the exhibit is on Sunday, December 7, with a reception.

Come to the Closing Exhibit Reception Sunday, Dec. 7, 1 pm–4 pm 

Catskills Folk Connection always celebrates the successful conclusion of its exhibits, this time with a festive gathering of all who want one last chance to see the exhibit of Lenape and Mohawk art works and to share their interest with others. We hope that the Mohawk artists, Wilma Cook Zumpano  and Marilyn Isaacs, who live closer by than the Lenape artists, will be able to attend the reception. Ginny Scheer, Executive Director of Catskills Folk Connection will also announce an upcoming event for all fiber afficianados, a Spin-In Plus. 

Upcoming Event: Spin-In Plus

Originally planned to bring together the area’s hand spinners, the call is now for anyone who creates with fiber or just loves fiber.  Date in December and location to be announced.  For more information contact Ginny Scheer, 607-238-9162 or  gscheer.mcs@gmail.com.

These programs are funded in part by the O’Connor Foundation, and by funds from the Delaware County Arts Grants, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered in Delaware County by the Roxbury Arts Group, and by the generous donations of Catskills Folk Connection’s Mailing List Members.