Artists West Association: Looking ahead

As raw space was transformed in October 1980, the first ten artists of the newly developed Artists West Association presented their work to the public during Art Week in Waltham, Massachusetts. After a year of searching for effective working space and community, the second floor of a historic mill building beside the Charles River was given new direction and purpose. Where once workers and machines processed textiles from raw materials, sculptors, fiber artists, painters, printmakers and photographers found space and time to create works of art.

Today, the fifteen studios of Artists West Association continue to be a place for possibilities. Surrounded and part of the artists of the Waltham Mills Artists Association, AWA is a community-- a diverse, creative hive, where long stretches of solitude and focus encounter bursts of inspiration and lively exchange. A sanctuary, with good light and great vibes. The space itself is a historic medium which supports our dreams, our work, and the productive continuum of making in this place.

December 29, 2015

Looking ahead

AWA's own Lyn Christiansen has curated an exhibit for the Wedeman Gallery at the Yamawaki Art and Cultural Center, Lasell College, Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Twisted Again
The New Kumihimo
A Braid Art Show

Running February 2nd through the 20th, 2016.

Work by:
Jacqui Carey, Devon, UK
Lyn Christiansen, MA, US
Hiroko Ojima, Kochi, Japan
Jennie Parry, Leicester, UK
Makiko Tada, Tokyo, Japan
Helen Vonow, Adelaide, Australia