Title: Soft Associations

An exhibition in Fiber Art curated by artists Meredith Grimsley and Paula Swett curated at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art in Millersburg, PA.   .

February 28- May 20, 2023

Reception April 22, 2023; 2 pm – 5 pm.

This exhibition explores through fiber art the concept of Soft Associations which is defined as the moment of awe in our relationship with nature - The moments that take our breath away.

“It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and, in contemplation of her beauties, to know the sense of wonder and humility… [contemplating these beauties we] find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn come as after night, and spring after winter.” Rachel Carson

Particpating artists include:

Beth Carney, Cathy Stechschulte, Linda Colsh, Rachel Dorr, Sue Reno, Betty Busby, Andrea Finch, Merrill Cormeau, Elena Stokes, Petra Fallaux, Daphne Taylor, Libby Cerullo, Sarah Dugger, Meredith Grimsley, Paula Swett, Arle Sklar-Weinsten and Elizabeth Bennett.