A textile exhibition of global proportions is making its United States debut in Chester County near three local communities involved in the movement that inspired it.
The Camphill Foundation’s World Wide Weave has put 75 wall hangings that feature weaving, tapestry, felting and more on display through July 6 in the Lincoln Galleries at Historic Yellow Springs.
It is a “wonderful show and a great story about the power of creativity,” Historic Yellow Springs Executive Director Eileen McMonagle said in a Daily Local News preview of the exhibit by Ginger Dunbar.
From the hands of weavers in 65 workshops throughout 19 countries comes a textile project and exhibition that celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Camphill movement of worldwide lifesharing communities that foster “transformative living experiences for children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities,” according to the foundation’s website.
Locally, the Camphill movement has shaped lives at Kimberton’s Camphill Village Kimberton Hills and Glenmoore’s Camphill Soltane and Camphill Special School.
“The forefront of the Camphill movement is the understanding that people living with developmental disabilities and learning differences have extraordinary creative talents and skills of all kinds, such as practical, social and artistic,” the article explained.
Except for July 4, World Wide Weave at the Lincoln Galleries is open daily for the next week.
Read more about World Wide Weave in the Daily Local News here, and check out more VISTA Today coverage of Camphill’s summer plans here.
