About Us
About Us
CONNECTING FIBER ARTISTS ACROSS INTERIOR ALASKA
CONNECTING FIBER ARTISTS ACROSS INTERIOR ALASKA
Our Mission
To connect fiber artists across Interior Alaska and build community through practice, teaching and learning in the arts of weaving, hand spinning, and related textile arts.
Guild History
The Fairbanks Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild was founded by 11 weavers in 1952 and received 501-c-3 status in 1985. In 1991 the guild rented studio space in the Lathrop Building, an old building in downtown Fairbanks. The Guild secured the UAF looms which had been in storage since 1987 and began the UAF Weaving program again in the fall of 1991. Weaving has been part of the UAF curriculum since 1927, in Home Economics and cross referenced with the Art Department.
Purpose
The Fairbanks Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild (FWSG) is a nonprofit educational organization formed to:
- Act as a conduit for information that contributes to the growth of knowledge in our heritage of weaving, spinning, textiles and fiber arts through meetings, fellowship and related activities.
- Sponsor and support educational events such as workshops, lectures, exhibits, demonstrations and the like that promote weaving, spinning, and fiber arts.
- Encourage improvement of our work through comparison and sharing of techniques.
- Promote interest in our weaving and spinning heritage among members of the community.
Meet the Board
The FWSG board is elected in the general membership meeting, on an annual basis. The current board members are:
President
Elizabeth Eero Irving
Vice President
Kate Hedstrom
Secretary
Kim Kortenhof
Treasurer
CLAIRE SPANN
Members at Large
Helen Howard
Clara Noomah
Alicia Andrus
Kristi Hurd
Becky Hammond
Board meetings are taking place monthly, either on Zoom or in person at Davis Hall. For any questions or matter to be brought to the attention of the FWSG board, please email board@fairbanksweavers.org.