The Season of Weaving, at Praxis

It is not too often that we have a weaving-focused exhibition in our gallery, despite being a textile organization with a focus in weaving. We showcase a diverse range of processes within our medium across our four to six exhibitions per year. Visitors experience works in sculpture, fashion and installation that all have a tie to the field of contemporary […]

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One Fibershed Revolution Begins, at Praxis

  I never really thought much about the origins of my clothes or the materials with which they were made. I’ve usually reserved that kind of awareness for food. I pick locally-grown, ideally organic produce at Heinen’s or Whole Foods. I like knowing I’m supporting a local farmer who is trying to do the right thing environmentally. I appreciate restaurants […]

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Sweet to One Another: Abby Cipar at Praxis

  Abby Cipar’s art has a way of calling to you from afar. It was a cold, dark evening in Akron and I was driving home from class. As I prepared to turn left from Broadway onto Market Street, I looked over my shoulder at the ornate façade of Summit Artspace. It’s a habit—I work there, after all. Cipar’s wonderfully […]

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Praxis Fiber Workshop: One Year, One Outfit

  The opening night energy at the One Year, One Outfit exhibit, now on view at Praxis Fiber Workshop, seemed especially buoyant as I stepped into the gallery space. Yes, we’re still delighting in getting together in person as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on. Yes, it’s autumn, with all the creative energy that the cooling weather and flame-colored trees unleash. […]

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IndiGO: Community Natural Dye Garden in the Wake of a Global Pandemic

In 2018 Praxis Fiber Workshop leased two parcels from the City Land Bank and turned abandoned soil in North Collinwood into a quarter acre of thriving indigo and marigold plants. In 2019 we doubled the scale and added a second location in South Collinwood, adjacent to the administrative offices of Hospice and CMSD Hannah Gibbons School. The goals: Grow 400 […]

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Artist in Residence at Praxis Fiber Workshop

Each year, an artist is invited to create a body of work at Praxis Fiber Workshop and to exhibit that work in our gallery. We often invite artists whose primary focus is not textiles—to experiment, learn and engage with our community. Past artists in residence have included Royden Watson and Justin Woody. This spring, we are excited to host out-of-state […]

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Conjunctions: Petra Soesemann at Praxis

The subtle patterns and collage-like layers of Petra Soesemann’s textile-based works are like core samples, skimmed or extracted from a not-quite-physical dimension found near the frontiers of memory and human understanding. At the same time, they read as desirable, touchable, and the tension between these qualities lends them a lapidary oscillation – like precious stones seen in a shallow lake. […]

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Sustainable Textiles in Urban Cleveland

What is the responsibility of Praxis Fiber Workshop, a fine art textile center, towards the reversal of harmful textile and fashion industry practices? We believe it is of upmost priority and that education is a first step towards change. It is the hope of Praxis to educate our community about where fabric is sourced, exactly what is entailed in the […]

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