Campus Life | Chapel House, Meditation Space
Please join us for morning guided meditation from 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Monday to Friday.No experience required.

Campus Life | Chapel House, Meditation Space
Please join us for guided meditation from 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. No experience required.

Campus Life | Chapel House, Meditation Space
Please join us for morning guided meditation from 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Monday to Friday.No experience required.

Campus Life | Chapel House, Meditation Space
Please join us for guided meditation from 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. No experience required.

Campus Life | Alumni Hall, Longyear Museum of Anthropology, 2nd floor
MUSE 300 Student-Curated Weaving ExhibitionThis exhibition, curated by 10 students in the Fall 2024 semester of MUSE 300: Museum Curating, features the themes of textiles and weaving. Showcasing works from the Longyear Museum of Anthropology’s basket and world textile collections, this exhibition explores the incredible amount of labor and skill that goes into creating woven art. It takes a comparative view of textiles from around the world, introducing the community significance of different designs and individual stylistic choices. The exhibition discusses how fiber art forms have changed as local and global markets develop, as well as the role that clothing can play in displays of nationalism and politics. Ultimately, this exhibition aims to inspire viewers to consider the benefits of hand-crafted works and foster an appreciation for the people behind the woven things we use and love each and every day.The exhibition features several new acquisitions, including three new works acquired from the Jalabil Maya women’s weaving collective during their artist residency last fall.

Campus Life | Picker Art Gallery, Dana Arts Center, 2nd floor
A Thought Is A Thread: Contemporary Artists Reworking Textile TraditionsMetaphors using the language of textiles are part of everyday idiomatic English: we follow threads on social media; storytellers weave tales or spin fantastic yarns; friend groups might be close-knit and and we might tie ourselves in knots trying to navigate complex situations. The history of textiles is intimately tied to the development of human societies. Weaving is at the same time one of the earliest human technological advancements, the foundation upon which modern industrial nations were built, and the basis for the computing revolution.A Thought Is A Thread brings together works by leading artists who investigate what textiles can still reveal about people and their relationships to each other, to themselves, and to language, land, and the future. Artworks by Faig Ahmed, Sanford Biggers, Diedrick Brackens, Melissa Cody, Suzanne Husky, Joy Ray, and Jordan Nassar present intertwining narratives that both cherish and complicate the web of meanings that emerge when traditional textile arts are given contemporary expression.