Amanda Browder—Drop-In Artmaking
Amanda Browder at work at the Sioux City Art Center. Photo: Adam Gonshorowski
The Buffalo AKG is excited to announce the return of fabric artist Amanda Browder to produce her newest installation in conjunction with the Public Art Initiative’s upcoming exhibition, Hi-Vis, opening in February 2025.
Similar to her previous Public Art project in 2016, Spectral Locus, Browder is once again inviting volunteers to help pin and sew large swaths of fabric to create the artwork during upcoming community sewing days. Your assistance will contribute to the concept of the artwork by connecting communities through a shared creative purpose, building on a social textile tradition of togetherness and belonging.
Workshop Schedule
November Events
November 13, 2:30–6 pm, Central Library, West Room
November 14, 10 am–3 pm, Buffalo AKG, North Sculpture Terrace
November 15, 4–7:30 pm, Buffalo AKG, Wilson Town Square
November 16, 10 am–4 pm, Buffalo AKG, North Sculpture Terrace
November 17, 10 am–4 pm, Buffalo AKG, North Sculpture Terrace
November 18, 10 am–5 pm, Stitch Buffalo *Registration required
November 21, 10 am–3 pm, Starlight Studio
November 22, 10 am–3 pm, Starlight Studio
November 23, 12–4 pm, Kenmore Library
November 25, 10 am–5 pm, Stitch Buffalo *Registration required
November 29, 4–7:30 pm, Buffalo AKG, Studio A
November 30, 12–4 pm, Buffalo AKG, Studio A
December Events
December 1, 10 am–3 pm, Buffalo AKG, North Sculpture Terrace
December 2, 10 am–3 pm, Buffalo AKG, North Sculpture Terrace
December 5, 10 am–3 pm, Buffalo AKG, North Sculpture Terrace
December 6, 10 am–4 pm, Buffalo AKG, Wilson Town Square
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About Amanda Browder
Born in Missoula, Montana, in 1976, Amanda Browder received an MFA/MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, producing over 30+ large-scale fabric installations all around the world. She collaborates with local community groups and sources textiles from local donations, amplifying multiple voices.
Exhibitions include: Triennale Brugge, Project 1: ArtPrize; SPRING/BREAK Art Fair; New Museum, Ideas City Festival; Nuit Blanche Public Art Festival/LEITMOTIF Toronto; Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham, AL; ArtsWestchester, Westchester, NY; White Columns, NYC; Nakaochiai Gallery, Tokyo. Published in Unexpected Art: Chronicle Books and Strange Material; Arsenal Pulp Press. She received her first NEA grant in 2016 with the Buffalo Art Museum and later with the St. Charles Art Center and the Sioux City Art Center in 2023. Photos and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Fiber Art Magazine, and Hyperallergic.
Initiative Sponsors
The Public Art Initiative is supported by the County of Erie and the City of Buffalo.
The Public Art Initiative is supported by the County of Erie and the City of Buffalo.
