Hillestad Textiles Gallery exhibition April 9 through April 27

04 Apr 2012    

Wendy Weiss, director of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery and exhibition curator, announces the First Friday opening of an exhibition titled Imperfect Pattern/Relative Embellishment, which features work by three Nebraska women artists. Pattern resonates across each artist's work with quilted fabric, embroidery, beads, structure and native materials. Artists Rebecca Williams, Phyllis Moore, and Susan Bertino explore family history and personal environment using textile materials in unconventional ways. The show runs until April 27, 2012.

The Friends of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery will host a reception in the Gallery, Friday, April 6 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., commencing a series of First Friday open evenings. The Hillestad Gallery is part of the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design in the UNL College of Education and Human Sciences. 

The gallery is on the second floor of the Human Sciences Building on East Campus, on 35th Street north of East Campus Loop (map at http://go.unl.edu/j5v). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. 

Admission is free. School and community groups are welcome. Guest parking is available near the building and metered stalls are located in the Nebraska East Union lot. 

For more information, call (402) 472-2911 or visit http://textilegallery.unl.edu. Please call in advance to arrange a tour or download the tour request form from the gallery webpage. A limited amount of funding is available for underwriting bus or van expenses to bring student groups to the gallery.