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Welcome to the Handweaving Museum & Arts Center's Web-site. Thank you for visiting us!
The Handweaving Museum & Arts Center is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional arts and handcrafts through educational programs, classes, lectures, exhibits and by maintaining a library and a permanent textile collection.

The Arts Center offers a wide variety of art and handcraft classes for adults, young adults and children. All levels of students, from the beginner to the professional artist, are welcome. Classes are small and enrollment is limited to allow for ample guidance. Our purpose is to encourage the art of handcrafts and to pass on this tradition. Additional educational programs include annual weaving conferences, an after school arts program for children in the spring and fall, elderhostel programs and variety of demonstrations from skilled artisans.

The Handweaving Museum specializes in 20th-century hand-woven fabrics, coverlets, study notebooks, old tools, implements and looms. We encourage weavers to use the extensive resources we have available from lifelong collections of well-known weavers such as Berta Frey, Theo Moorman, Mary Snyder, and many others. The library includes books on weaving, spinning, dyeing, surface designing and textile history. The many study notebooks offer original manuscript drafts, patterns, tie-ups, treadling guides and color studies.

The Catherine C. Johnson Gallery hosts a variety of scheduled art shows and exhibits open to the public April through December.

The Museum Gift Shop sells original art works, prints, jewelry, fiber art, pottery and carefully selected items from regional artists.

Along the River's Edge Art Show & Sale
July 10 through September 2, 2008 Monday - Friday, 9-4 and Saturday 10-4. Artwork by more than 60 artists, inspired by River life, is available for viewing and purchase. Ruth Uhlig of Cape Vincent, NY and St. SImons Island, GA is this year's featured artist. Special thanks to this year’s sponsors: A.T. Matthews & Dier Insurance Christensen Realty USA Davidson Auto Group New York Air Brake Corporation RBC Wealth Management Wellesley Island Building Supply and to the families of Catherine C. Johnson and James Kincaid for award.

Second Hand Looms for Sale
The Handweaving Museum & Arts Center has two looms available for purchase. They are counterbalance looms that have served well in our weaving studio. Due to limited space we must find a new home for them. For more information, please call Wendy Cooper at (315) 686-4123 or email wendy@hm-ac.org.