Living Lineage Gallery Exhibition & Symposium

A one-day symposium centering linen and exploring how material heritage plays a significant part in art, craft, and local fiber industry.
About this Event

Living Lineage Gallery Exhibition & Symposium

December 12, 2026 starting at 10 AM

Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

Gallery exhibition opening begins at 5 PM in the gallery on the second floor next to Loft Literary Center.

Programming will include local makers market, demonstrations, panel discussions, and opportunities to connect with linen focused organizations such as North American Linen Association (NALA) and Midwest Linen Revival (Madison, WI) as well as the comissioned artists of Living Lineage: Egle Vanaigate, Robbie LaFleur, Paige Carlson, Emma Wunrow, Joy T. Byrum, and Josie Cooke. The day will culminate in the exhibition grand opening and reception for Living Lineage: Linen in Scandinavian Folk Art and Modern Innovation, a partner project between TRF and WGM generously funded by the American Scandinavian Foundation.

Agenda

🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Panel - History in the Making: Ancestral Connection Through Textiles
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Panel - Why Linen Now?
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Meet the Artists of Living Lineage
🕑: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Living Lineage: Linen in Scandinavian Folk Art and Modern Innovation Opening
🕑: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Makers Market & Community Org Tabling
🕑: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Fiber and Friends

Info: Craving community? Looking to reconnect with your craft? Grab a project and head to the Guild for Fiber & Friends, the Guild's monthly craft gathering!

Casual and inclusive, Fiber & Friends celebrates fiber arts and creating connections in a shared creative space. Whether you choose to knit, spin, weave, stitch, felt, sew, crochet, quilt or something else, you're welcome to join us!

Feeling shy? Bring a friend! Need equipment? We have plenty to share! Fiber & Friends is held monthly on second Saturdays from 1pm-3pm.

🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Flax to Linen Demonstrations at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota

Info: Head to the Weavers Guild space on the 3rd floor for demonstrations by local artists and community members processing fiber, spinning yarn, and weaving fabric with flax (linen)!