Violet Collective: A Creative Call to CommUnity Celebration

Description

The Driftless Fiber Arts Collective is pleased to present The Violet Collective: A Creative Call to CommUnity, a group exhibition opening with a celebratory event on Friday, June 20th, 2025.

This group exhibition features the creative works of Lanesboro residents and their neighbors. Participants were invited to explore the beauty of crossing divides by creating artwork that combines red and blue, literally and symbolically, to unite in “violet.” This project was inspired by the Violet Protest, a national public art project challenging political polarization. Submissions for The Driftless Fiber Arts Collective’s Violet Collective were open to all creatives working in any medium, with an emphasis on fiber arts. The exhibition will be on view at the collective until September.

The exhibition on June 20th will open with a celebration starting at 6:30 pm. At 7 pm, hear from participating artists and members of the collective. Art activities and light refreshments will be offered, as well. Sales of artwork made during the opening will support the Driftless Fiber Arts Collective’s programs.

About the Driftless Fiber Arts Collective

In January of 2025 several women came together to imagine how to take an already hospitable and functional makers space and expand its reach and mission to a variety of activities around play, craft and words. From what was once a quilt shop, the Driftless Fiber Arts Collective has blossomed into a welcoming space for creative community connection, peer learning and interactive projects to challenge the hand and the mind. Join us at 108 Coffee Street East, Lanesboro, MN for our weeknight gatherings or for a class!

The Driftless Fiber Arts Collective and The Violet Collective A Creative Call to Community is sponsored by Karma Yoga. Interested in sponsoring the collective? Learn more about sponsorship and collective programmings at https://driftlesscollective.org/