Crossing Lines: The Many Faces of Fiber will be a juried exhibition of works by the artist members of the Textile Study Group of New York. The exhibition will be installed in the Courtyard Gallery of the World Financial Center,  at 200 Vesey Street in lower Manhattan, New York City. The Courtyard Gallery is spacious, handsomely lit, and attracts dozens of viewers every day. Crossing Lines: The Many Faces of Fiber will open December 6, 2011  and close  February 19, 2012. Opening: December 8, 6-8 p.m.

Juror: Rebecca A. T. Stevens, Consulting Curator of Contemporary
Textiles at the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C. Ms. Stevens is the author of numerous articles on contemporary American textiles, exhibition  catalogs, and two books; The Kimono Inspiration: Art and Art-to-Wear in America with Yoshiko Wada and Ed Rossbach; and 40 Years of Innovation and Exploration in Fiber Art with Ann Rowe.

9 x 9 x 3: NEW VISIONS will be an exhibition of textile art created to fit inside wooden boxes with 9” x 9” x 3” exterior dimensions. 9 x 9 x 3: NEW VISIONS will run from January 25 to March 2 in the lobby gallery of 1155 Avenue of the Americas, a Durst Foundation building located in mid-Manhattan, New York City.  The opening will be Thursday, February 2 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The exhibition will travel thereafter for 2—3 years.

Juror: Janet Koplos, who juried TSGNY’s original 9 x 9 x 3 exhibition in 1989, will  be selecting the works for 9 x 9 x 3: NEW VISIONS.  Ms. Koplos is a contributing editor of Art in America, where she was senior editor for 18 years. She has been writing about art since 1976 and has published more than 2,000 articles, reviews and essays. She recently served as guest editor of American Craft magazine.