Saturday 13 April 2019

Deeper Than Indigo: Southeast Textile Symposium



Printable map available on website. 
flagler.edu/textilesymposium


Thursday, February 21, 2019
Self-Guided Field Trip Day

Explore textile history and culture in the local community and regional institutions.
All local institutions are within walking distance of one another.
Regional institutions are within a two-hour drive of St. Augustine. 
View the documentary, Blue Alchemy: Stories of Indigo, at the local cinema.
Check out Random Acts of Fiber Kindness, a community public art project.


Local Institutions:
All local sites are within walking distance of Flagler College.

ALUMNI HOUSE
Local Origins: Textiles and Textile Related Objects from St. Augustine
Hours: 12:00 – 2:00 (a one-day event, Thursday, February 21, 2019)
Admission: Free
Location: Flagler College Campus, next door to the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum

MINORCAN CULTURAL SOCIETY OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Demonstration of Minorcan fish net weaving by Mike Usina.
Hours: 10:00 – 2:00 (a one-day event, Thursday, February 21, 2019)
Admission: Free
Location: Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College Campus

LIGHTNER MUSEUM
Textile artifacts amongst a collection of oddities.
Hours: Saturday – Sunday, 9:00 – 5:00
Admission: Adults $15, Active Military $12, Seniors $12, College Students $12.
Location: 75 King Street

TEXTILE ARTS GUILD OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Stop by the guild to visit with members and view their work.
Spinning and weaving demonstrations.
Hours: 10:00 – 1:00 (a one-day event, Thursday, February 21, 2019)
Location: First floor Lightner Museum Complex, Suite 143.
Facebook Page: St. Augustine Textile Arts Guild

ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION
Pop-Up Textile Show. Textile related work from permanent collection as well as guest artists. One-day event Friday, February 21, 2019. Hours for Pop-Up TBA.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12:00 – 4:00. Sunday 2:00 – 5:00.
Admission: Free
Location: 22 Marine Street

LINCOLNVILLE MUSEUM
The museum will have a selection of textiles from the collection on view during Field Trip Day.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 – 3:00
Admission: Adults $10, Youth and Students with ID $5
Location: 102 Martin Luther King Ave.

FATHER O’REILLY HOUSE MUSEUM, DIOCESE OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH
Lace Collection and other textiles.
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 10:00 - 3:00
Admission: Free. Donations Accepted.
Location: 32 Aviles Street

FIRST CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL
Textiles from the archives will be on display.
Hours: 10:00 – 3:00 Thursday and 12:00 – 4:00 Friday
Admission: Free. Donations accepted.
Location: 161 Cordova Street

THE WOMAN’S EXCHANGE OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Historic house museum, circa 1750, with focus on garments and domestic textiles.
Tour Hours: Sunday – Friday, 12:30 – 4:00. Saturday 10:30 – 4:00.
Admission: No fee for walk-in docent-led tours. Donations are gratefully accepted. Group tours are charged a fee and arranged in advance.
Location: Peña-Peck House, 143 Saint George Street

VILLA ZORAYDA MUSEUM
Egyptian Sacred Cat Rug, Oriental Rugs, 200-year old Prayer Rug, Dutch and Middle Eastern Tapestries.
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10:00 – 5:00. Sunday, 11:00 – 4:00.
Admission: $10. Discounts Available. Includes audio guided tour in English, Spanish and French.
Location: 83 King Street

SAINT PHOTIOS GREEK ORTHODOX NATIONAL SHRINE
Vestments, textile tools and various textiles from Greece.
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9:00 – 5:00. Sunday, 12:00 – 6:00.
Admission: No fee. Donations accepted.
Location: 41 St. George Street

XIMENEZ-FATIO HOUSE MUSEUM
Indigo and ivory coverlets (1840’s), Silk taffeta dress (1857), Various textiles from Victorian Era
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 – 4:00
Admission: $10 Adults  $8 Military/Students/Seniors. $5 St. Johns County Residents
Location: 20 Aviles Street

CORAZON CINEMA AND CAFÉ
Blue Alchemy: Stories of Indigo, A Documentary Film by Mary Lance
Three show times scheduled during the symposium.
Thursday, February 21, 6:00 pm. Friday, February 22, 11:00 am. Saturday, February 23, 4:00 pm
Free Admission courtesy of Corazon Cinema and Cafe
Location: 36 Granada Street (Two blocks south of Flagler College)

RANDOM ACTS OF FIBER KINDNESS
A community yarn bomb project. Participants include Callie Christensen and members  of the Textile Arts Guild of St. Augustine, Laura Mongiovi, Associate Professor, Fine Art, Flagler College and Ilyssa Harrington, Fine Art Major, Flagler College.
Hours: Wednesday, February 20 to Sunday, February 24
Admission: Free
Location: West Lawn, Flagler College Campus, between King St. and Valencia St.


Regional Institutions:
Not included on map.

KINGSLEY PLANTATION
Historical site of indigo production.
Hours: Saturday – Sunday, 9:00 – 5:00
Admission: Free
Location: 11676 Palmetto Ave., Jacksonville
Approximately one-hour north of St. Augustine.
The weekend of the symposium, Kingsley celebrating Heritage Day. See link below for details of event.

ORMOND MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM AND GARDENS
Women of the Uncommon Cloth II: June Lee, Laura Mongiovi and Soo-Z
January 25 – March 2, 2019
Hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00 – 4:00. Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 – 4:00. Gardens open daily, sunrise to sunset.
Admission: Free. $2 Donation Requested.
Location: 78 East Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach
Approximately 45 minutes south of St. Augustine.

THE RUTH FUNK CENTER FOR TEXTILE ARTS
Designed to Mobilize: Propaganda Kimono 1920-1945
January 26 – May 4, 2019
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 – 4:00
Admission: Free
Location: Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W. University Blvd, Melbourne
Approximately two hours south of St. Augustine.
textiles.fit.edu

THE MAITLAND ART CENTER
Indigo Waves
March 1, 2018 – March 21, 2019
Visit the installation and add to the weaving at any time.
Located in the field between the Maitland Art Center and Lake Sybella
Approximately an hour and a half south of St. Augustine.

JACKSONVILLE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
The Ladder Is Always There
Irish performance-based artist Amanda Coogan becomes partially enveloped by a large, sweeping piece of colored fabric. November 26, 2018 – February 24, 2019.
Hours: Monday Closed, Tuesday – Saturday 11:00 – 5:00 (extended hours to 9:00 pm on Thursday), Sunday Noon – 5:00.
Admission: Adults $8. Seniors, Military, Students with ID $5.
Location: 333 North Laura Street, Jacksonville 32202

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