BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Indianapolis Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Indianapolis Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8bc232d8-094d-4bb1-8c00-8961c6b20e14 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260916T183514Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261005T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261005T193000 SUMMARY:The Village LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Library;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Central Library:geo:39.7793029,-86.1568697 GEO:39.7793029;-86.1568697 DESCRIPTION:This exhibit will be displayed in the Yellow Gallery and Simon Reading Room from October 2- November 30 at Central Library. During the o pening reception on Monday\, October 5\, join others to create yarn pompom s that become part of a large-scale fiber art piece called The Village fro m 5:30-7:30 p.m..\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/17440127 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

You're invited to come and view the exhibi t of The Village at Central Library during October and November!

D uring the opening reception\, on Monday\, October 5\, joi n others to create yarn pompoms that become part of a large-scale fiber ar t piece called The Village from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This artwork will eventuall y be 24 feet wide and 8 feet high\, and represents the best of Indianapoli s Arts. It can't be made without assistance from each other. \;

\n< p>You may have seen \;The Village \;at SPARK on the Circle from August through the Taylor Swift Eras Tour (here's an IndyStar article about it). The Village is a large-scale fiber piece made of pompoms and latch hook sections put together by partic ipants. Whether it&rsquo\;s two people making pompoms together\, helping e ach other attach pompoms to the canvas\, or afterward sharing this simple hand skill with friends and family\, The Village encourages a sense of bel onging.

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Social Practice Art focuses on the interaction between participant s. What is made is a souvenir. The activity has a long cultural history wi thin the fiber arts&mdash\;quilting bees\, sewing circles\, knitting group s\, and any club over the centuries where women of all ages and cultural b ackgrounds gathered together to create. \;

The Village is comp osed of 13 individual panels that fit together to make one 24-foot by 8-fo ot composition. Mary Jo Bayliss takes individual panels into the community and pompoms are attached to the panel. These pompoms create texture and r elief amid latch hook to create a design of heart hands\, butterflies\, sn akes\, guitars\, and circles. \;After the piece is complete\, it will be displayed at Tube Factory Artspace. \;Big Car Collaborative \;has sponsored this work\, under the d irection of Mary Jo Bayliss\, with support from The Indianapolis Public Li brary\, Ivy Tech Community College\, and other community locations for soc ial creation.

Visit the exhibit to learn about the process of crea ting The Village and to see the progress of how the piece has grown over t ime. Plan to attend the opening reception on Monday\, October 5\, to contribute to the project yourself!

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Made possible by Danny &\; Debbie Dean and the Danny R. Dean Fund.
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