Demo + Workshop

Tufting Circle with Bailey Roper

August 29, 2024
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Bailey Roper works on a project for Jessica Campbell: Heterodoxy at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño.

Join this hands-on introduction to rug tufting with seasoned tufting artist Bailey Roper, who produced the impressive centerpiece rug that welcomes all into the Green Room. Following a demo from the artist, try your hand at a collaborative artwork using our Studio’s tufting guns.

Co-presented with The Bearded Ladies Cabaret in conjunction with John Jarboe: The Rose Garden.

Event Information

August 29, 2024
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

The Green Room, Second Floor Gallery

 

Free (suggested $5 donation) | Advance registration required

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Museum Hours

Please note that the rest of the museum, including The Rose Garden exhibition, will close at 6:00 pm. To plan your visit to the gallery, please reserve timed tickets during our regular museum hours.

About the Participants

An artist, Bailey Roper, works with their hands on the back-side of a rug. They have short green hair and are wearing a red flannel shirt.Bailey Roper (they/he) is Texas-born artist, organizer, and educator. Their work centers around queer archives, silliness, liberation movements, and transsexualism. As an educator they’ve taught in numerous creative spaces in Philadelphia, including Fleisher Art Memorial, Mural Arts, and Theatre Horizon. Their fiber and performance works have been seen in The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Trixie Motel (Discovery +), Vox Populi, and the Da Vinci Art Alliance. They are a member of the experimental performance company, Ninth Planet, where they are currently making and touring performance installations for infants and their caregivers. They live in Philadelphia where they’ve resided for the past 12 years.

Follow their work on Instagram @i_look_great_with_rugs

Support

Major support for John Jarboe: The Rose Garden has been generously provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Major support of FWM is provided by the Marion Boulton “Kippy” Stroud Foundation. FWM receives state art funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional support is provided by Agnes Gund and the Board of Directors and Members of The Fabric Workshop and Museum.