Alter Egos & Magical Creatures

Textile Arts Center (TAC) is a NYC-based resource facility dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of textiles through creative educational programs for children and adults. At TAC, we aspire to unite the textile community and advocate for the handmade by providing accessible, skills-based classes that reinvigorate engagement with traditional crafts.

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Make your own mask with Work-In-Progress artist Matt Johnson!

Masks can hide how we appear in everyday life, but they can also show things about us that others may not easily see. This family-oriented program, led by TAC Work In Progress resident Matt Johnson, invites community members to create masks of their alter egos using reclaimed materials from Brooklyn-based textile recycler FABSCRAP as well as Matt’s personal fabric stash. Thrill to the serendipity of finding that special something and allowing it to show off the magical creature you are on the inside! Matt Johnson is a self-taught textile artist who began a practice in midlife. His installation Blood Music is currently on view at Materials for the Arts in Long Island City, New York. Recent group exhibitions include Parables of the Unknown at the Jamaica Center for Art and Learning, Jamaica, New York, and the 2024 juried show at Prince Street Gallery, New York, New York. Matt’s work and writing is featured in the Winter 2024 issue of Surface Design Journal. In 2025, he will join the summer cohort of the Apprentice Training Program at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Matt lives and works in Rockaway Beach, New York. Matt Johnson is Textile Arts Center's WIP January resident, visit his studio on Sundays 2pm - 5pm.Textile Arts Center’s <a href="https://textileartscenter.com/artist-opportunities/work-in-progress/?mc_cid=9d5e7a141a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID" title="https://textileartscenter.com/artist-opportunities/work-in-progress/?mc_cid=9d5e7a141a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Work in Progress (TAC WIP)</a> is a window into the studio practice of contemporary artists and designers that engages the public in a dialogue with the field of textiles.⁠

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