Embark on a curator-led tour of High Pile: Concepts in Tufting in an exclusive Cocktails & Conversation with Bedford curators Emilee Enders and Erica Schulz! Explore the exhibition through a curator's lens with a behind-the-scenes look at the stories and ideas that shaped it, and discover what makes tufting such a dynamic medium—all while sipping refreshing drinks and savoring delicious bites from Montesacro.

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About High Pile: Concepts in Tufting

High Pile: Concepts in Tufting explores tufting beyond its traditional associations with domestic and commercial craft, highlighting the medium’s role within contemporary fine art as a site of experimentation and conceptual inquiry. This exhibition examines tufting as a practice where color is built through fiber density, form emerges through pile structure, and materiality plays a central role in how the work is experienced. 

High Pile brings together 20 artists whose work engages tufting as both a physical and expressive language. The works emphasize process while incorporating elements like abstraction and pattern to convey narratives and cultural meaning. Collectively, the exhibition positions tufting as a vital contemporary medium that is tactile, yet conceptually expansive.

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