The Collective Mending Sessions is a series of socially engaged workshops centered on collaboratively mending a quilt.
Catherine Reinhart
Creator and Lead Artist for The Collective Mending Sessions. Catherine is a studio artist living and creating in Ames, IA.
Catherine Reinhart is an artist living and creating in Ames, IA. She received her BFA in Integrated Studio Arts – Printmaking and Fiber in 2008 from Iowa State University. In 2012, she completed her MFA in Textiles from the University of Kansas.
Her works have been exhibited locally, nationally and regionally with works in Southern Graphics Council Print Collection and Archives at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi and the Print Department Permanent Collection at Seika University in Kyoto, Japan. Reinhart has been the recipient of several grants and artist residencies.
Follow her work: @catherine_reinhart_studio
Contact: Catherine Reinhart | catherine@catherinereinhart.com
THREADIT: APPAREL ARCHITECT
Monterey Museum of art
The Monterey Museum of Art is a collaborative center where art and community engage. Located in Monterey, CA.
The Collective Mending Sessions is included in the programming for the exhibition Color Duets: Kaffee Fassett and Erin Lee Gafill, May 13 - Oct. 10, 2021.
Virtual sessions will take place on Saturdays, September 4, 11, 18, 25 at 10- 11 am with a in-person session Saturday, October 2 at 10 am.
Registration: TBA.
Website: montereyart.org
threadit: apparel architect
Threadit is a apparel and clothing business focused on sustainable practices and empowering women. Founder, creator and curator is Janae Smith.
The Collective Mending Sessions is partnering with threadit for upcoming in-person mending sessions in 2021.
Workshop supported by the City of Ames Small Art Grant Program.
Follow: @threadit.ames
Kansas City textile arts center (kctac)
KCTAC is an inclusive, communal craft space where all can come to work on fiber-related projects in Kansas City, KS.
The Collective Mending Sessions is partnering with KCTAC for their Spring 2021 workshop schedual.
Virtual sessions will take place in March - June 2021, with a future in-person session Fall 2021.
Follow: @kctextileartscenter
Lockwood Cafe/Reliable Street
Reliable Street is a non-profit arts organization located in Ames, IA seeking to engage community through the arts. Located inside a grain elevator, Reliable street houses Lockwood Cafe and a gallery opening in Fall 2019.
The Collective Mending Sessions is partnering with Lockwood Cafe and Reliable Street for their 2019 - 2020 arts and community programing.
Sessions will take place in September 2019 and March 2020.
Follow: @lockwoodcafe and @reliablestreet
Support & Donors
open house
Open House is an artist-run and community-centered exhibition, programming, educational, and performance space inside of a single-family home in Kansas City, Missouri. We provide space for artists to explore their practice, provide a platform for immersive experiences, encourage collaboration, and help stage communal gatherings.
The Collective Mending Sessions is partnering with Open House.
Session will take place August 2019.
Follow: @openhouse.space
ISU Design on Main Community gallery
The ISU Design on Main Community Gallery mission is to strengthen creative connections between Iowa State University and the Ames community through arts education and artist-led projects.
The Collective Mending Sessions is partnering with the ISU Design on Main Community Gallery.
Session will take place January 18, 2020 from 6-9pm.
In conjunction with presentation of works from 2017 - 2019 Artist-in-Residence, Catherine Reinhart. Exhibition runs January 13 - February 7, 2020.
Follow: @designonmain203
Olson-Larsen Galleries
Olson-Larsen Galleries is a contemporary gallery representing over 60 of the finest artists in the Midwest. Located in Historic Valley Junction in West Des Moines, Iowa, Olson-Larsen fulfills its commitment to original art through exhibitions and support services for clients ranging from individuals to corporations
The Collective Mending Sessions is partnering with Olson-Larsen Galleries.
Session will take place Saturday, October 26 from 1-4pm.
Follow: @olsonlarsengalleries
2019 - 2020 Art project grant
Support for The Collective Mending Sessions provided by the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Follow: @iowaartscouncil and @neaarts
2019 - 2020 Print Sponsor
Alpha Copies & Print Centers, 3615 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA.
2020 community grant recipient
January 2020 Collective Mending Session at ISU Design on Main Gallery supported by the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau Community Grant Program.
March 2020 Sessions - #womenknowstufftoo exhibition
reAct gallery, Iowa state University
The reACT exhibition series is coordinated by University Museums and sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Senior Vice President for the Division of Operations and Finances. #WomenKnowStuffToo programming and events, including The Collective Mending Sessions, are made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship from The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Program in Women’s and Gender Studies, and the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
This program is supported by Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities.