Fabrik: Beyond the Threads

• Sat, Nov 23, 2024 - Sat, Feb 8, 2025  9am - 5pm On View

Join us for a rich exploration of fabric in its most expansive form at Fabrik: Beyond the Threads, an exhibition that stretches the boundaries of material, identity, and connection. While fabric often conjures images of textiles, fashion, and adornment, this show invites you to look deeper—at the unseen frameworks that bind us, the stories stitched into our existence, and the delicate threads that weave the fabric of community, memory, and identity.  

Through works from diverse artists across Spring Street Studios, and students from Awty International School, the exhibit unfolds as a tapestry of cultures, personal histories, and artistic expressions. You’ll encounter pieces that range from everyday objects representing the foundations of life, to conceptual works that cloak and shield our most fragile selves. With materials that extend beyond cloth—such as metal, wood, and stone—the artworks in Fabrik challenge traditional definitions, offering new ways to experience what it means to construct, support, and protect.  

This exhibition offers more than visual stimulation; it’s an invitation to reflect. What is the fabric of your own life? How do personal, cultural, and historical threads weave together to shape who you are? Visitors will leave inspired to explore these questions, with new perspectives on what fabric can represent—whether tangible or intangible.  

The opening reception on December 7, 2024, from 6-8pm, promises an evening filled with interactive experiences, surprises, and activations, where fashion meets abstraction and stories come to life through art. Join us for this journey beyond the threads, where material and metaphor intertwine to reveal the structure of our shared human experience!

About the Curator:  Born in Houston and raised in Panama, Krystle Holnes is a visual artist working in watercolor, collage, sculpture, and fiber. Currently the Visual Arts Chair at AWTY International School, her practice blends personal narrative, abstraction, and material exploration. With a background in fashion and merchandising, Holnes finds deep resonance in themes of structure, connection, movement of the figure and identity—core elements of Fabrik: Beyond the Threads. As an educator and experimental curator, she encourages audiences to discover their own stories within art, weaving together diverse perspectives into meaningful, reflective experiences.

Featured Artwork:  Did My Letter Convey My Love?, Eve Leonard, Studio #120