Randall Darwall Fiber Grant
The Randall Darwall Fiber Grant was created to honor the legacy and memory of weaver and former ACC show artist Randall Darwall by providing financial support and encouragement for emerging fiber artists to exhibit their work.
For more than 30 years, Randall Darwall (1948–2017) and his life partner Brian Murphy spent countless hours doing craft shows, and they loved seeing the exciting work and fresh ideas that came from new artists. Craft in America called beloved ACC show Artist Randall Darwall “one of contemporary craft’s finest weavers,” noting that for him, “dyeing and weaving was a way to set up a conversation between colors; when the cloth is worn, it becomes kinetic sculpture.”
Selected artists receive a complimentary booth at the ACC’s American Craft Made Baltimore marketplace and a financial stipend to assist with show expenses.
Meet the awardees.
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Alison Stewart-Guinee
I create handwoven clothing and home decor items. As a weaver I am inspired by the colors, patterns, and materials found in nature and how those attributes have been interpreted historically through fiber arts. I explore traditional textile techniques within a contemporary context by combining patterns and color stories from a variety of traditions in ways that do not align with any one perspective, but merge into something new. By doing this I strive to create pieces that reach across time conn...
