Piece by Piece: Recent Work from Regional Fiber Artists The Stamelos Gallery Center is proud to share Piece by Piece: Recent Work from Regional Fiber Artists with the campus and greater community. Fiber lends itself to an exploration of the potency of being human. The familiarity of a frayed edge, a softness to comfort us, or a thickness to protect us; fabric reminds us of how we need to be held. It takes us back to the ways we care for each other, the ways our ancestors have blended need and beauty by weaving, knotting, spinning, dyeing, and making for centuries.
Divine Wisdom: Femme Alchemy Through Contemporary Art and Performance Divine Wisdom: Femme Alchemy through Contemporary Art and Performance is an exhibition about the cultivation of feminine knowledge and power through the exploration of identity, meditation and art. Samara Furlong brings together five artists to create a celebration of feminine knowledge and occult practices with an expansive conception of femme energy: Shaina Kasztelan, Sara Nickleson, Olivia Guterson, Dawn Marie Smith, and Sedona Cohen. Partnering with women led enterprises from the Detroit area including performance artists, Supernatural Lingerie, and floral art by Four Leaf Clover Studios, this exhibition honors women claiming space for themselves and each other. Each of the artists in this exhibition explores the role of woman as creator, her unique capacity for sharing personal stories, and her ability to explore the mystical and reveal feminine knowledge hiding in plain sight. Shaina Kasztelan’s work migh