Foreground-Park Bench Quilts, Eliana Babcock, Age 15, Lancaster County; Hand Beaded Blue Gown, Marta Pulfer, Age 18, Wayne County; Background-Plaid Jumper w/Red Wool Top, Karla Herrarte, Age 12; Zig Zag Fall Colors, Sarah Lucht, Age 15, Buffalo County.
Celebration of Youth XXIV
Monday, September 11, 2017 to Saturday, September 30, 2017
The annual exhibition “Celebration of Youth XXIV” continues through September 30th at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery. As with all twenty-three preceding iterations of the exhibition, this one showcases the work of youth from around the state, who competed at the Nebraska State Fair in the 4-H areas of Clothing, Home Environment, and Quilt Quest.
"Girls" and "Geometric C," screenprints by Alexander Girard.
Alexander Girard and Textile Design at Mid-Century
Monday, May 22, 2017 to Friday, September 1, 2017
Hillestad Gallery summer 2017 exhibition opens May 22
The exhibition “Alexander Girard and Textile Design at Mid-Century” opens in the Robert Hillestad Gallery on May 22, 2017 and continues through September 1. The exhibition features Girard’s designs from the department’s historic textiles collection alongside fashion of the period, to examine how trends in textile pattern, color and fiber were connected across multiple design fields and served as expressions of modernity.
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Best of Show, Alison Cloet, Junior, "Stepped Gable Dress."
Biennial Student Juried Exhibition
Monday, April 10, 2017 to Friday, May 5, 2017
Winners of the TMFD Biennial Student Juried Exhibition have been announced. The recipients are as follows: Best of Show, Alison Cloet of Sutton, Nebraska; Award of Distinction, Agustin Torres of Grand Island; Award of Distinction, Sarah Woodman of Nebraska City, Nebraska; Honorable Mention, Olivia Steen of Minden, Nebraska; and Honorable Mention, Samirah Alotaibi of Taif, Saudi Arabia. Each awardee receives a cash prize and will be honored at a free public reception on Friday, May 5th from 5:00pm to 6:30pm, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery.
Nenes & Chumicos are nuts from Costa Rica that were beaded to embellish the Garment “Lo Que Fuimos”, 2017 Katherine Rodriguez Hernandez.
A través de los años: Costa Rican History through Conceptual Apparel Design, Katherine Rodriquez Thesis Exhibition
Monday, March 13, 2017 to Friday, March 24, 2017
“A través de los años: Costa Rican History through Conceptual Apparel Design”, a graduate student thesis exhibition, runs from March 13th through March 24th in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery on UNL’s east campus. The general public and the university community are invited to attend an opening reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13th, 2017.
Gold and green metallic brocade evening suit, 1970s Designer: Arnold Scaasi Departmental purchase from the estate of Mary Wangsness of Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016.001.001
New Acquisitions from the Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design's Historic Costume Collection
Monday, January 30, 2017 to Friday, March 3, 2017
The exhibition NEW ACQUISITIONS FROM TEXTILES, MERCHANDISING & FASHION DESIGN’S HISTORIC COSTUME COLLECTION runs from January 30th through March 3rd , 2017 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery.
Video links: https://youtu.be/RQ-p0lGYCb4 https://youtu.be/A_5IpBxXS2c
Sarah Walcott exhibition image.
Domestic Interiors: Hand Needlework and the Cult of True Womanhood in 19th Century American Quilts
Monday, December 5, 2016 to Friday, January 20, 2017
Note: The exhibition will close at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2016 and reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.
King's Chair Dress Form, introduced in 1980, manufactured by Vlisco, Netherlands; Dutch Wax Block on cotton, 59 x 15 1/2 inches; Courtesy of Beatrice Benson Collection.
Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints
Monday, October 24, 2016 to Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Special events: Reading of selections from “The Fishermen” by Assistant Professor Chigozie Obioma, 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Human Sciences Building Room 11 on East Campus. Reception and book signing follow in the Hillestad Gallery.
Piano Key Spinner by Annika Johanson of Pierce County, age 14.
Celebration of Youth XXIII: A Harvest of Creatives
Monday, September 26, 2016 to Saturday, October 15, 2016
“Celebration of Youth XXIII: A Harvest of Creatives” opens on September 26th and continues on exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery through October 15th. A public reception honoring the artists and their families will take place on Saturday, October 15th in Room 11 of the Human Sciences Building on east campus, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
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Detail of first Vox Stellarum panel, 2007.
Elin Noble: Vox Stellarum
Monday, June 6, 2016 to Friday, September 16, 2016
Vox Stellarum or Voice of the Stars is textile artist Elin Noble’s response to an early eighteenth century copperplate engraving from the 1731 book titled Physica sacra by the Swiss natural scientist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer.
Closed for Renovation - Gallery Gets Major Makeover
Saturday, April 23, 2016 to Tuesday, May 31, 2016
The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus recently unveiled a $35,000 renovation, including changes to the walls, display platforms and storage areas, and the installation of a new projection software system.
The gallery, located on the second floor of the Human Sciences Building at 35th and Holdrege streets, closed at the end of April for a month-long renovation that saw the removal of all of the carpet-like fabric wall covering, which was replaced with Sheetrock. The entire gallery was painted.
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