Following a New Thread Line – Discussion on Contemporary Lace
Organizers:  Solo(s) Project House
Place:  Solo(s) Project House
972 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Date:  March 28, 2015
Time:  3:00 to 5:00 PM
Website:  http://solosprojecthouse.com/

A new horizon in an old tradition is taking shape. Artists are finding new inspiration in the complicated systems of traditional lace making; working laces in an un-traditional fashion, expanding on its histories, and drawing conceptual conclusions of an age old medium. Solo(s)House Project is pleased to welcome a curated discussion of contemporary lace in and around in New York and New Jersey. “Following a New Thread” is part of current residency program, HERE WHETHER THERE.

Participants Include:
Devon Thein, Lace Historian, Critic, Lacemaker
Manca Ahlin, Architect, Designer, Lacemaker
Kaelyn Garcia, Artist, Designer, Lacemaker
J Carpenter, Artist, Lacemaker
Susie Silbert, Curator, Design Historian
Moderated by Crystal Gregory, Artist in Residence, Solo(s) Project House.

Note from Devon:  Solo Project House is a gallery and studio space in Newark, New Jersey.  Crystal Gregory is an artist who works in  lace (also glass) who is exhibiting in the Here Whether There show which has an exhibit in New York at the J. Rampol Gallery and an exhibit in Newark at the Solo(s) Project House (opening March 20th, exhibit runs February through April 2015). It deals with the connections between the two cities, similar in some ways and different in some ways.
The other participants on the panel represent a new generation of artists who are exploring lace from many different perspectives.