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Mon, Jan 26
  • The Circle that Unites Us

    Mon, Jan 26  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Frederick Layton Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    Nature’s patterns – from honeycombs to spirals  – reveal the harmony underlying our world. Rooted in mathematical principles of symmetry, proportion and tessellation, geometric designs bridge the natural and the cosmic. Originating from a single circle that multiplies and expands, these forms have long served as both decoration and contemplation, adorning architecture and inspiring spiritual reflection.

    This exhibition brings together artists who reinterpret these timeless patterns through diverse materials and scales. Their works celebrate geometry as a universal language  – one that connects science, art and the meditative act of creation across centuries and cultures.

    Participating artists:

    Sarah Ahmad, Shafaq Ahmad, Tony Conrad, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Nosheen Iqbal, David Najib Kasir, Melanie Pankau, Sharmistha Ray, Farah Salem, Paula Schulze, Edra Soto

    Curated by Nina Ghanbarzadeh.

  • We May Be Soft

    Mon, Jan 26  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Brooks Stevens Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    We May Be Soft is a showcase of regional and national fiber artists. The work within the exhibit creates a spiralic spectrum of processes and disciplines that utilize fiber – from utilitarian applications to conceptual gestures that consider the qualities and culture of “fiber art.” The exhibition raises questions around the distinctions of “craft” versus “art” versus “design” that are placed upon fiber artists and their work. It asks what softness may imply about an object or feeling, and how community is built in spaces of making, ritual and tradition.

    Curated by Kayle Karbowski ’15, Sarah Eichhorn and Grace Rother.

Tue, Jan 27
  • The Circle that Unites Us

    Tue, Jan 27  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Frederick Layton Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    Nature’s patterns – from honeycombs to spirals  – reveal the harmony underlying our world. Rooted in mathematical principles of symmetry, proportion and tessellation, geometric designs bridge the natural and the cosmic. Originating from a single circle that multiplies and expands, these forms have long served as both decoration and contemplation, adorning architecture and inspiring spiritual reflection.

    This exhibition brings together artists who reinterpret these timeless patterns through diverse materials and scales. Their works celebrate geometry as a universal language  – one that connects science, art and the meditative act of creation across centuries and cultures.

    Participating artists:

    Sarah Ahmad, Shafaq Ahmad, Tony Conrad, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Nosheen Iqbal, David Najib Kasir, Melanie Pankau, Sharmistha Ray, Farah Salem, Paula Schulze, Edra Soto

    Curated by Nina Ghanbarzadeh.

  • We May Be Soft

    Tue, Jan 27  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Brooks Stevens Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    We May Be Soft is a showcase of regional and national fiber artists. The work within the exhibit creates a spiralic spectrum of processes and disciplines that utilize fiber – from utilitarian applications to conceptual gestures that consider the qualities and culture of “fiber art.” The exhibition raises questions around the distinctions of “craft” versus “art” versus “design” that are placed upon fiber artists and their work. It asks what softness may imply about an object or feeling, and how community is built in spaces of making, ritual and tradition.

    Curated by Kayle Karbowski ’15, Sarah Eichhorn and Grace Rother.

Wed, Jan 28
  • The Circle that Unites Us

    Wed, Jan 28  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Frederick Layton Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    Nature’s patterns – from honeycombs to spirals  – reveal the harmony underlying our world. Rooted in mathematical principles of symmetry, proportion and tessellation, geometric designs bridge the natural and the cosmic. Originating from a single circle that multiplies and expands, these forms have long served as both decoration and contemplation, adorning architecture and inspiring spiritual reflection.

    This exhibition brings together artists who reinterpret these timeless patterns through diverse materials and scales. Their works celebrate geometry as a universal language  – one that connects science, art and the meditative act of creation across centuries and cultures.

    Participating artists:

    Sarah Ahmad, Shafaq Ahmad, Tony Conrad, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Nosheen Iqbal, David Najib Kasir, Melanie Pankau, Sharmistha Ray, Farah Salem, Paula Schulze, Edra Soto

    Curated by Nina Ghanbarzadeh.

  • We May Be Soft

    Wed, Jan 28  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Brooks Stevens Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    We May Be Soft is a showcase of regional and national fiber artists. The work within the exhibit creates a spiralic spectrum of processes and disciplines that utilize fiber – from utilitarian applications to conceptual gestures that consider the qualities and culture of “fiber art.” The exhibition raises questions around the distinctions of “craft” versus “art” versus “design” that are placed upon fiber artists and their work. It asks what softness may imply about an object or feeling, and how community is built in spaces of making, ritual and tradition.

    Curated by Kayle Karbowski ’15, Sarah Eichhorn and Grace Rother.

  • Student Workshop: Fiber Arts in the Gallery

    Wed, Jan 28  11:15 am - 12:15 pm

    "We May Be Soft," Brooks Stevens Gallery

    Bring a project and work on it in the community during Common Hour! Meet the curators of We May Be Soft and your MIAD fiber artist peers and get inspired by the contemporary fiber art on display in the gallery. This will include an informal Q&A about the show. Open to MIAD students, staff and faculty.

Thu, Jan 29
  • The Circle that Unites Us

    Thu, Jan 29  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Frederick Layton Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    Nature’s patterns – from honeycombs to spirals  – reveal the harmony underlying our world. Rooted in mathematical principles of symmetry, proportion and tessellation, geometric designs bridge the natural and the cosmic. Originating from a single circle that multiplies and expands, these forms have long served as both decoration and contemplation, adorning architecture and inspiring spiritual reflection.

    This exhibition brings together artists who reinterpret these timeless patterns through diverse materials and scales. Their works celebrate geometry as a universal language  – one that connects science, art and the meditative act of creation across centuries and cultures.

    Participating artists:

    Sarah Ahmad, Shafaq Ahmad, Tony Conrad, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Nosheen Iqbal, David Najib Kasir, Melanie Pankau, Sharmistha Ray, Farah Salem, Paula Schulze, Edra Soto

    Curated by Nina Ghanbarzadeh.

  • We May Be Soft

    Thu, Jan 29  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Brooks Stevens Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    We May Be Soft is a showcase of regional and national fiber artists. The work within the exhibit creates a spiralic spectrum of processes and disciplines that utilize fiber – from utilitarian applications to conceptual gestures that consider the qualities and culture of “fiber art.” The exhibition raises questions around the distinctions of “craft” versus “art” versus “design” that are placed upon fiber artists and their work. It asks what softness may imply about an object or feeling, and how community is built in spaces of making, ritual and tradition.

    Curated by Kayle Karbowski ’15, Sarah Eichhorn and Grace Rother.

Fri, Jan 30
  • The Circle that Unites Us

    Fri, Jan 30  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Frederick Layton Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    Nature’s patterns – from honeycombs to spirals  – reveal the harmony underlying our world. Rooted in mathematical principles of symmetry, proportion and tessellation, geometric designs bridge the natural and the cosmic. Originating from a single circle that multiplies and expands, these forms have long served as both decoration and contemplation, adorning architecture and inspiring spiritual reflection.

    This exhibition brings together artists who reinterpret these timeless patterns through diverse materials and scales. Their works celebrate geometry as a universal language  – one that connects science, art and the meditative act of creation across centuries and cultures.

    Participating artists:

    Sarah Ahmad, Shafaq Ahmad, Tony Conrad, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Nosheen Iqbal, David Najib Kasir, Melanie Pankau, Sharmistha Ray, Farah Salem, Paula Schulze, Edra Soto

    Curated by Nina Ghanbarzadeh.

  • We May Be Soft

    Fri, Jan 30  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Brooks Stevens Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    We May Be Soft is a showcase of regional and national fiber artists. The work within the exhibit creates a spiralic spectrum of processes and disciplines that utilize fiber – from utilitarian applications to conceptual gestures that consider the qualities and culture of “fiber art.” The exhibition raises questions around the distinctions of “craft” versus “art” versus “design” that are placed upon fiber artists and their work. It asks what softness may imply about an object or feeling, and how community is built in spaces of making, ritual and tradition.

    Curated by Kayle Karbowski ’15, Sarah Eichhorn and Grace Rother.

Sat, Jan 31
  • The Circle that Unites Us

    Sat, Jan 31  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Frederick Layton Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    Nature’s patterns – from honeycombs to spirals  – reveal the harmony underlying our world. Rooted in mathematical principles of symmetry, proportion and tessellation, geometric designs bridge the natural and the cosmic. Originating from a single circle that multiplies and expands, these forms have long served as both decoration and contemplation, adorning architecture and inspiring spiritual reflection.

    This exhibition brings together artists who reinterpret these timeless patterns through diverse materials and scales. Their works celebrate geometry as a universal language  – one that connects science, art and the meditative act of creation across centuries and cultures.

    Participating artists:

    Sarah Ahmad, Shafaq Ahmad, Tony Conrad, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Nosheen Iqbal, David Najib Kasir, Melanie Pankau, Sharmistha Ray, Farah Salem, Paula Schulze, Edra Soto

    Curated by Nina Ghanbarzadeh.

  • We May Be Soft

    Sat, Jan 31  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Brooks Stevens Gallery, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI

    We May Be Soft is a showcase of regional and national fiber artists. The work within the exhibit creates a spiralic spectrum of processes and disciplines that utilize fiber – from utilitarian applications to conceptual gestures that consider the qualities and culture of “fiber art.” The exhibition raises questions around the distinctions of “craft” versus “art” versus “design” that are placed upon fiber artists and their work. It asks what softness may imply about an object or feeling, and how community is built in spaces of making, ritual and tradition.

    Curated by Kayle Karbowski ’15, Sarah Eichhorn and Grace Rother.