In 2016, textile artist Browder’s Spectral Locus project took Buffalo by storm, wrapping three local buildings in vibrant swaths of fabric. At locations around the city, over 700 volunteers helped sew this massive installation using donated fabric!

And now she’s back! In partnership with Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Amanda Browder will be returning to Buffalo this month for another big textile project—and YOU CAN GET IN ON IT!

Working directly with Amanda, volunteers will be cutting, pinning, and sewing donated fabric to help create a new work of art. This month-long project promises to be another exciting chapter in Buffalo’s creative history. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it!

Registration is required. It is FREE. You will need to provide your contact information when checking out, but no credit card info will be collected. Amanda needs LOTS of help on this project. Please consider your registration a commitment to attend.

SKILLS REQUIRED
No special skills are required, but sewing machine experience is helpful.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Born in Missoula, MT in 1976, Amanda Browder received an MFA/MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Brooklyn, producing over 30+ large-scale fabric installations all around the world. Amplifying multiple voices, she collaborates with local community groups and sources her textiles from local donations. Exhibitions include: Triennale Brugge, Project 1: ArtPrize; SPRING/BREAK Art Fair; New Museum, Ideas City Festival; Nuit Blanche Public Art Festival/LEITMOTIF Toronto; Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham, AL; ArtsWestchester, Westchester, NY; White Columns, NYC; Nakaochiai Gallery, Tokyo. Published in Unexpected Art: Chronicle Books and Strange Material; Arsenal Pulp Press. She received her first NEA grant in 2016 with the Buffalo Art Museum and later with the St. Charles Art Center and the Sioux City Art Center in 2023. Photos and reviews have appeared in New York Times to Fiber Art Magazine to Hyperallergic. 

INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY:
Stitch Buffalo is an ADA compliant facility, with accessible entrances, tables, restrooms, and drinking fountains. Please contact us if you require any accommodations to make your visit safe and comfortable. We are happy to work with you!