African American Fiber Art Exhibition
16th Annual Exhibition Sister Girl Friends (and Brothers, Too)

Location
North Charleston City Hall, 1st & 2nd floors
2500 City Hall Lane
North Charleston, SC 29406
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Viewing times:
May 3-June 18, 2023; 8:00am-7:00pm daily
Lecture & Exhibition Tour:
Thursday, May 4, 2023, Noon-2pm
Public Reception:
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 5-7pm
Description
“It means everything to be able to have support and hopefully be open enough to talk about things that another sister has gone through so that she can help me out. I think it’s all about trusting. If you can trust a sister friend to be open and speak your truth, she can possibly come right back to you with something that can help you through the scenario. Sister friends have ‘sweet, crazy conversations full of half sentences, daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be.’” – Toni Morrison
How to Enter
This exhibition opportunity is open to African American artists residing in the United States,ages 18 and older, working in the medium of fiber.The $30 entry fee allows artists to submit up to four entries. Two entries per artist may be selected by the curator. Artwork DOES NOT have to be complete at time of entry. Artists may enter works in progress. Dimensions of hanging piece(s) must be NO LESS than 25” and NO MORE than 40″ wide. Dolls and other works meant to be displayed on a pedestal may not exceed 18”x18”x18”. THE ENTRY PERIOD FOR THIS EXHIBITION IS NOW CLOSED (Deadline: March 13, 2023).
15th Annual Exhibition From Chaos to Beloved Community: Envisioning Social Justice

Location
North Charleston City Hall, 1st & 2nd floors
2500 City Hall Lane
North Charleston, SC 29406
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Viewing times:
May 4-June 17, 2022; 8:00am-7:00pm daily
Lecture & Exhibition Tour:
Thursday, May 5, 2022, Noon-2pm
Public Reception:
Thursday, May 5, 2022, 5-8pm
Description
About the Curator
We are pleased to welcome back Torreah “Cookie” Washington as the curator for this annual exhibition. Cookie is an award-winning master art quilter and curator. She was born in Rabat, Morocco, and has traveled extensively, creating with textiles for more than a quarter of a century. A fourth generation textile artist, Cookie’s mother, grandmother, and great grandmother were all experienced quilters, fashion designers, and master tailors. Cookie has lived in the South Carolina Lowcountry for 30 years and is excited by the now thriving arts community. Her current passion is fiber art muralism that celebrates the Divine Feminine and the contributions of her African ancestral heritage.
2022 Participating Artists
- Alita Aldridge (Los Angeles, CA)
- Linda Asbury (Stone Mountain, GA)
- Carolyn Brackat (Conway, SC)
- Lenora Brown (North Charleston, SC)
- Ora Clay (Oakland, CA)
- Andrea Monilola Curtis-Foster (Columbia, SC)
- Gabrielle Fitzgerald (Savannah, GA)
- Renee Fleuranges-Valdes (North Charleston, SC)
- Teri Green (Fairfield, CA)
- Marilyn Hamilton Jackson (Springfield, NY)
- Janette Holland (Stafford, VA)
- Terri M. Jenkins (Cayce, SC)
- Patricia J. Kelly (Lemon Grove, CA)
- Aisha Lumumba (Atlanta, GA)
- Linda F. Martin (Hartford, CT)
- Veronica Mays (Portsmouth, RI)
- Tanya Montegut (Virginia Beach, VA)
- Joyce Morrow Jones (Cleveland, OH)
- Evelyn Oliver Knight (Waterbury, CT)
- Michelle Sillimon (Richmond, TX)
- Lillie Singleton (Walterboro, SC)
- Gwen Triay Samuels (Albuquerque, NM)
- Rosalind Spann (Waterbury, CT)
- Torreah “Cookie” Washington (Goose Creek, SC)
- Tony Williams (Cleveland, OH)
- Portia York (Charlotte, NC)