Studio Program, Small-Great Exercises with Weaving

Hand Loom, Mexico, ca. 1930

Hand Loom, Mexico, ca. 1930. Wood, cotton, and wool. Yale University Art Gallery, The Harriet Engelhardt Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore

Anni Albers was an expert, Bauhaus-educated weaver who established the weaving workshop at Black Mountain College, in North Carolina. Though she was formally trained, she was initially exposed to the traditional practice of weaving with a back-strap loom during her travels in Mexico. In this hands-on workshop—led by Addison Walz, an artist and weaver based in Brooklyn; Fritz Horstman, Artist Residency and Education Coordinator, the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, in Bethany, Connecticut; Caroline Kanner, JE ’18; and Zoe Dobuler, TC ’17—participants explore basic patterns and concepts of weaving, and are also given the opportunity to experiment with a back-strap loom. Presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Small-Great Objects: Anni and Josef Albers in the Americas. Registration is required and space is limited; to register, please call 203.432.9525 and leave your name and contact information.