The 50th Annual Textile Exhibit at the Olive Hyde Gallery runs throughout August to mid-September.
San Francisco native Olive Hyde was born in 1886 and was a well-known historian and conservationist. In the 1940s, Hyde built and donated to the city of Fremont several buildings with the request that they remain strictly for recreational and cultural use. The Olive Hyde Gallery opened in one of those building in the 1960s.
Hyde was a textile art admirer and the first textile exhibit took place in 1968 in her honor. The first exhibits focused mostly on quilts, but today, the annual show highlights textile arts of all types and incorporates contemporary artists with those that practice more traditional textile arts. Visit the gallery website for a short bio of all participating artists in the current exhibit.
The event opens this evening with a reception hosted by the Olive Hyde Art Guild. The guild is a nonprofit organization that cares for the gallery and offers art scholarships and educational programs for local schoolchildren.
Business members that join the guild receive many benefits, including an annual profile of their business by the guild and the opportunity to add “supporter of the arts” to their brochure printing. Visit the website to learn more about guild membership.
The reception will run from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM tonight (August 3) and the exhibit continues to September 15th. The Gallery is open Thursday to Sunday from noon to 5:00 PM and can be found at 123 Washington Boulevard in Fremont. Admission is free to the public.
