Fiber Artists Miami Association Inc

FIBER ARTISTS MIAMI ASSOCIATION (FAMA) WAS FOUNDED IN 2020 TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN THE CREATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SUPPORT OF CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART. FAMA IS A MEMBERSHIP AND ARTIST-RUN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, HISTORIANS, AND TEXTILE ENTHUSIASTS. FAMA FORMED THE FIBER ARTIST GROUP INTENDING TO BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE FIBER ARTS MEDIUM. IN JUST SIX YEARS, IT BOASTS OVER 350 ARTISTS, LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS, HIGHLY PUBLICIZED MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AT VENUES SUCH AS THE FOUR ARTS MUSEUM IN PALM BEACH, THOUSAND ISLAND CENTER IN CLAYTON, NY, THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF MILWAUKEE, MOCA WESTPORT, CORAL REEF MUSEUM, HOLLYWOOD ART & CULTURE CENTER, CORNELL MUSEUM, THE MIAMI FIBER TRIENNIAL AT MIFA, AND OVER 20 GALLERY GROUP SHOWS, FURTHER SOLIDIFYING ITS PRESENCE IN THE ART WORLD. FAMA'S ACHIEVEMENTS ARE ALSO MARKED BY THE RECEIPT OF SIGNIFICANT GRANTS, INCLUDING 2 GRANTS FROM OOLITE ARTS, A NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALUNA FOUNDATION, A COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT GRANT, A TOURISM GRANT, KNIGHT TECH GRANT, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, AND DAN GRANTS FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS. OUR YEAR-ROUND OPENINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FAMA SERVES AS A PLATFORM TO UNITE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE ARTISTS, CURATORS, INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATORS, AND ART COMMUNITIES IN DIALOGUE TO DEMYSTIFY THE WORLD OF CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART.

FAMA, WITH ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS, RED THREAD IN CORAL GABLES, HOST EXPERIMENTAL TEXTILE ART WORKSHOPS AND OPEN STUDIOS. FAMA CONTINUES TO BUILD A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES THE FIBER ARTS AND FOSTERS CONNECTIONS ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS.