Lowell Lecture

Artist Demonstration: Tie-Dye Fashion Art

Date & Time

Sept. 6, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Location

Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Driving Directions

Speaker(s)

Charlotte Hamlin is the head of the Textile Design and Fiber Arts Program at UMass Dartmouth. She has received residencies at Ucross in Wyoming and at the Edward Albee Foundation in New York. Her work has appeared in national and regional shows including the Chautauqua International for Fiber Art; “Textiles: Contemplative Language” in Edwardsville, Illinois; and “Contemporary Visions” in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Presenting Organization

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Topics

The Arts

Explore the tie-dye artwork that came into vogue during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Learn about the different styles and innovative techniques popularized during the psychedelic era. Create your own small tie-dye piece to bring home. Afterward, explore “The Summer of Love” in Gallery LG 26 to enjoy more of the popular art from the era.