Textile & Fibre Circle:
Workshop: Installation Connection: Transforming Textiles
Instructed by Alexa Hainsworth
March 30, 2025 | 1-3 PM
Anyone with any level of expertise in textile is welcome to participate, no prior knowledge is required!
Join us on Sunday, March 30th, for an immersive textile sculpture workshop led by artist Alexa Hainsworth. Participants will explore the interplay of space, color, texture, and lighting through hands-on experience. The workshop begins with Alexa setting up armatures in the gallery, followed by opportunities to engage with various textiles unique shapes for a collaborative installation.
Using materials like plastics, ropes, and fabrics, attendees will cut, layer, sew, or glue to develop elements that contribute to a stunning collective artwork. This transformative experience fosters creativity and connection among artists, providing participants with new skills, a chance to play and a compelling final installation.
Alexa Hainsworth has a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Saskatchewan. She produces fiber sculpture and installation environments that offer unique experiences and surprises. Hainsworth enjoys playing with materials, finding ways to manipulate and stretch them to behave in new and unexpected ways. Her works have animated qualities that give the sensation that they are living creatures.
She has shown her works in Nuit Blanche Toronto and in Saskatoon. She has won multiple prizes in the Saskatoon Wearable Art Gala for the Jack Millikin Center. She has also shown work at the Anna Leonowen’s Gallery in Nova Scotia, the Mendel Art Gallery and participated in numerous residencies locally and abroad.
Alexa Hainsworth works for the Saskatchewan Craft Council. She is a member of Bridges Art Movement and is a board member of AKA Artist Run Centre. Alexa Hainsworth brings a wild energy to everything she does, dressing in colourful clothing to stay connected to her art practice on the daily.
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