Softer Lands:

Side Rail Collective is proud to announce Softer Lands, an exhibition that re-envisions our relationship with the environment through the lens of fiber arts. Featuring fibrous landscapes—ranging from abstract to representational—the show challenges the objectifying view of land as a resource, proposing instead a view of the land as kin.

In response to the realities of climate change and fast consumption, Softer Lands highlights the power of slow craft. Artists utilize techniques such as mending, dyeing, and repurposing to explore ecological memory and environmental repair. The title suggests a softening of our own perspective and ultimately, it asks if we can weave a more sustainable future for the rough and beautiful world we inhabit.

Curator and Gallery Manager: Essa Baird
Participating Artists: Sarah Hopkins, Gwen Lennox, Anna Sparks, Megan Roseman, Paige Anderez, Cora May Armstrong, Samantha Bates, Jasper Daly, Willa Goettling, Beverley Hill, Kelli Kirk, Ansel LeTourneau, Kristi Nakata, M. Randall, Wynonna Susilo, Suze Woolf