Presenting Sponsors: Western States Arts Federation, The Ford Family Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts

Portland-based Designer-craftsman Laurie Herrick created widely recognized weavings from the 1940s until her death in 1995. This retrospective exhibition explores weaving as a living craft. Selected patterns by Herrick will be available on the web for weavers worldwide to interpret and share via Flickr. Five contemporary artists will participate in Museum residencies, creating personal responses to Herrick's patterns and adding to this traveling exhibition.

Additional exhibition support:



Sue Horn-Caskey & Rick Caskey and The Standard

EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS:

PNCA+FIVE Ford Institute for Visual Education
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation · The Collins Foundation · John Gray Charitable Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · MJ Murdock Charitable Trust · National Endowment for the Arts · Oregon Arts Commission · PGE Foundation · Regional Arts & Culture Council · Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation · The Standard · Mary Hoyt Stevenson Foundation · Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust · Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt · The Western States Art Federation · Whiteman Foundation · ziba · Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP

With special thanks to: Gerding Edlen Development and their support of the Cyan PDX Cultural Residency Program, The Heathman Hotel, The Nines Hotel, Twenty Four Seven and NWC Nick Weitzer Contracting.

IMAGES:

Laurie Herrick, Green Op (detail), c. 1970; wool; 4 x 7 feet; Collection of Ann and John Sinclair.