ANWG is pleased to announce seven grants have been awarded for the timeframe prior to the next ANWG Conference, which will be held in Yakima, Washington.
- Billings Weaving Guild – “Life Rings Workshop” with Georgia Rowswell; in conjunction with Yellowstone Art Museum. One of their goals is to bring in more people interested in the fiber arts.
- Columbia Fibres Guild – “Creating Regional County Fair Displays.” The displays will teach the community about fiber arts processing. Their goal is to “draw interest through education.”
- Eugene Weavers’ Guild – “Flowing Colors Project” – yarn and warp dyeing, with a goal of weaving these into dyed fabrics.
- Rogue Valley Handweavers – “One Warp, Many Structures: Explorations in Extended Parallel Threading” workshop by Denise Kovnat.
- Salem Fiberarts Guild – “Extreme Warp Makeover” Workshop by Robyn Spady
- Threadbenders Weaving Guild – “Weaving for All: 3 Workshops.” 1 – Beginning Weaving, byVila Cox; 2 – 8/2 Cotton, by Mary Berent; 3 – Krokbragd for the Rigid Heddle or 4-Harness Loom, by Patty Huffer.
- Umpqua Weavers & Spinners – “Advancing Your Weaving Skills,” – Two workshops aimed toward new members and weavers, called “Designing From the Loom Room,” by Patty Huffer. One workshop is for shaft weavers, and one for rigid heddle weavers.
The grant recipients have until the end of May, 2025 to complete their projects or events. You can find progress updates from the recipients here: https://northwestweavers.org/2023-2025-challenge-grant-updates/
Congratulations to all of the Recipients.