Face Of Fiber In The Rockies Is Celebrating 10 Years!

The annual FACE of Fiber in the Rockies Exhibit is celebrating its 10th national fiber exhibit. This exhibit and sale have become a destination show because of the diversity of textiles that are displayed. This year is no exception!

The Art Center of Estes Park will host the 2023 FACE of Fiber in the Rockies exhibit from June 9July 15, 2023. The opening reception will be June 9th from 5-7 p.m. with award presentations around 6:00 p.m. The Fiber Arts Council of Estes (FACE) is excited to exhibit 73 fiber pieces from 28 fiber artists from twelve states and three fiber pieces from our Winners Circle, award winners from our 2022 show. The artwork in the FACE 2023 exhibit and Award Winners can be found on Facebook and Youtube after the opening. The FACE of Fiber exhibit will share the exhibit space and opening reception with the Art Center’s featured artist Chris Switzer and her guest Robin Wilton, both fiber artists.

This show is an Invitational-Juried show. The artists displaying their work in this exhibit were peer nominated. These nominees were asked to submit examples of their work which were juried. Twenty-eight artists were selected for the FACE of Fiber in the Rockies 2023 exhibit.

They were selected for the qual ity of their work, their originality, and variety of methods.

Awards will be given for Best of Show, three Excellence Awards, three Judges Awards, and three specialty Awards sponsored by three national organizations – Complex Weavers, Surface Design As- sociation, and the Handweavers Guild of America. A special award, Patty Volker Award, sponsored by the Estes Valley Area Weavers Guild, will be given for Excellence in Weaving, in memory of the beloved Estes weaver and founding member of FACE, Patty Volker.

The FACE committee, Lis Lord, Pauline Bustamante, Deb Coombs, Kathy Snyders, Barb Richards, Sue Doylen, Anne Sneary, Deb Lane and Chris Switzer want to extend a hand of gratitude to the Wool Market, Town of Estes Park and the Art Center of Estes Park for the networking opportunities you have provided us to help make Estes a fiber destination. We also want to thank the Town of Estes Park for their support of the yarn bombing on Elkhorn. It has turned into a fun tradition! And to the Art Center, thank you for providing a home for this exhibit, we are very proud to have the exhibit at the gallery.

Closing June 5: “Visions In Oil” featuring artist members Bruce Boynton and Andrea Gabel

New exhibit opening: FACE of Fiber Show and Weaving – 2 Friends” featuring artist member Chris Switzer and friend Robin Wilton June 9 – July 17. Opening reception: June 9 from 5-7 p.m.

The Fiber Arts Council of Estes (FACE) is proud to present the 2023 FACE of Fiber in the Rockies show held at the Art Center of Estes Park from June 9-July 15, 2023. FACE is excited to exhibit 73 fiber pieces from 28 fiber artists and three pieces from our Winners Circle, award winners from our 2022 show. The FACE artists are from Colorado, as well as across the United States. This show is an Invitational-Juried show. The artists displaying their work in this exhibit were peer nominated. These nominees were asked to submit examples of their work which were juried. Twenty-eeight artists were selected for the FACE of Fiber in the Rockies 2023 exhibit. They were selected for the