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The Oxford Fiber Festival<\/strong> will be returning January 18\u201322, 2023<\/strong>, to The Powerhouse Community Arts Center<\/strong>. As the oldest, longest running, continual festival in Mississippi, Oxford Fiber Festival is proud to present more than 25 in person vendors. This year\u2019s featured speakers include Scottish tartan historian Peter MacDonald<\/strong> and interactive fiber artist Jane Tardo<\/strong> of New Orleans<\/strong>. With Learning Lunches, in-person markets, classes, workshops, interactive exhibits, and more this year\u2019s Fiber Festival has something for everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opening reception is Friday, January 21<\/strong>, 2023<\/strong>, from 5:30\u20137 pm at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center<\/strong> and will feature interactive fiber artist Jane Tardo of New Orleans. Tardo is a teacher, maker, quilter, and inventor. They were recently featured in The Washington Post<\/em><\/strong> for their mobile art gallery The Haunted Hearse<\/strong>. Jane and the Hearse will both be key features of this year\u2019s festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJane\u2019s work is amazing. But the only way to see it is by cell phone. You insert your phone\u2014on video\u2014into the custom made RC roller coster inside the hearse and less than a minute later out pops a video of their work, \u201d says Program Director Stacey Sanford<\/strong>. \u201cThe second I saw it, I knew the Oxford Fiber Festival needed it. Not only is Jane\u2019s work interactive and inspirational, it\u2019s detailed and beautiful.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the core of the festival is over the weekend, the kick off events will be the Learning Lunch Series starting with the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library<\/strong> on January 18th at noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guests who register will receive lunch and listen to the virtual lecture presented by Mr. Peter MacDonald. Wednesday\u2019s discussion focuses on the history and importance of Scottish tartans. This program is provided and supported by the Friends of the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second Learning Lunch will be hosted on Thursday at noon at the Univeristy Museum<\/strong>. Mr. MacDonald\u2019s second lecture will cover the creation and identification of different tartan patterns. This lecture will feature several of the patterns seen on display inside the Powerhouse Community Arts Center as part of the festival. The Gallery Display will show from January 6\u201323 and is sponsored by Kilts of Atlanta<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Director Stacey Sanford says, \u201cI am very excited about our new hybrid Learning Lunch program. Not only does it expand our speaker line up, but it allows us to thank our Friends of the Festival who directly support our featured speakers. This year each Friend of the Festival will have access to both lectures by Mr. MacDonald and our reception lecture by Jane Tardo. Our goal is to share the fiber arts with anyone, and by recording the lectures and sharing with our Friends, not only does our network grow, but so does our reach.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guests can register for the Learning Lunches at OxfordFiberFestival.com\/tartan<\/a> or become a Friend of the Festival at OxfordFiberFestival.com\/Friends<\/a>. Friends should receive their recorded lectures by late January 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am very proud of Year 13,\u201d says Program Director Stacey Sanford. \u201cWe learned so much during the pandemic and over the last twelve festivals in general. We added more vendors, changed up our scheduling, and curated a whole new list of classes and workshops. This year\u2019s magazine is completely different and we are still growing. People should expect even more as 2023 continues.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Return participants will be happy to see that many vendors from previous years have also returned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe could not do this, year after year, without SPARKLE Studios, Jems Lux Fibers, the Tutwiler Quilters, CWSG-Co Op, DeSoto Arts Council, TranQuill WaterZ, The Foldout Cat, Across Generations, Mawufemor, Holly Dyeworks and more for their continued support. It always feels like a family reunion!\u201d says Sanford. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With so much to see and do, the Oxford Fiber Festival has created a complete magazine with calendars, schedules, and information. These can be picked up at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center, University Museum, Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library, or Visit Oxford<\/strong>. They can be mailed by request by contacting OxfordFiberFestival@gmail.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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