Award-winning bead exhibition at Hillestad Textiles Gallery

The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery will host an exhibit of award- winning beaded artworks now through Sept. 28. The beaded works on display are selections from the Bead International 2006 juried exhibition held annually at the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. Selections from the 85 works juried for display in Athens are circulating as a touring exhibit from October 2006 through December 2008.

The Bead International 2006 is the fifth biennial, international juried exhibition of contemporary artwork in which beads are a primary element. The entry form defines beads as any pierced object, and the work in the show includes everything from jewelry, small sculptures, wall hangings, and two-dimensional artwork. The exhibit is in the Hillestad Textiles Gallery.

The Hillestad Gallery is on the second floor of the Home Economics Building on 35th Street north of East Campus Loop. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.

Two bead workshops will take place on Sept. 15. Participants will learn to make a Right Angle Weave Beaded Bracelet and a Swirly Beaded Bead. Call (402) 472-2911 for registration forms and (402) 890-5779 for workshop information.

This exhibit is produced and circulated by the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. Funding is provided by Nebraska Bead Society and the Friends of the Hillestad Textiles Gallery, Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design, and College of Education and Human Sciences.

Contact: Wendy Weiss, (402) 472-6370