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Coral Gables, FL 33134
TRANSCENDING THE INDUSTRY
Statement on Non-discrimination
It is the Fiber Artists Miami Association goal to provide an environment free from harassment or discrimination in treating individuals concerning activities or opportunities, or access to its facilities, open calls, programs, activities, or how they are provided. Consistent with this principle of inclusivity and applicable laws, FAMA does not permit harassment or discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship status, military service or discharge status, arrest record, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. FAMA is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment, or bias based upon these grounds
Mission: FAMA is committed to advancing contemporary textile art year-round. We promote and encourage excellence in the creation, experience, exhibition, and support of the arts for the enrichment of our total community through exhibitions, education, and programming.
About
The Red String of Japan is a myth that explains human relations and how people are all predestined to meet by a red string that the gods tie to the pinky fingers of those who find each other in life. The myth states that a string will lead them to other persons with whom they will make history. Fiber artists Aurora Molina, Evelyn Politzer, and Alina Rodriguez-Rojo are kin spirits in textiles whose paths have become entangled in this conductive red string.
The COVID-19 paradoxes at play brought the three artists together in organizing socially engaged virtual workshops that united people using the healing power of thread-based work. During the months of confinement, quarantine, and the time our city was closed, several artists gathered online to console each other and reconnect. The group formed a link through daily embroidery, weaving, and recyclable materials workshops. This daily communion was the impetus or the ultimate trigger for Molina, Politzer, and Rojo to mobilize and create FAMA.
The idea for FAMA was an intuit conception when Rojo and Politzer simultaneously reached out to Molina with the same concept for an artist initiative. In three months, FAMA held its first exhibition at The CAMP in Miami with 40 artists, most of whom are women and ranging from eleven different nationalities. "40 Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse" was curated by The CAMP Gallery owner Melanie Prapopoulos and staff. Fama surpassed the 100 member mark by its first anniversary in July 2021.
FAMA was founded with the vision of fostering community through the education and promotion of fiber arts. In just a few years, the organization has grown significantly, propelled by high-profile museum exhibitions—including the Four Arts Museum in Palm Beach (2021), the Thousand Island Center and Weaving Museum, the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee, and MOCA (2022), as well as shows in Clayton, NY and Westport (2023), and most recently at the Coral Springs Museum (2025). With sixteen gallery exhibitions, participation in the Doral International Art Fair, and numerous workshops, FAMA has expanded its membership to over 300 fiber artists.
The organization has received support from several major funders, including two grants from Oolite Arts through Aurora and Evelyn, a National Endowment for the Humanities grant in partnership with Aluna Art Foundation, a Community Arts Project Grant, Developing Arts in the Neighborhood funding, a Tourism Grant from the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, and a Florida Arts and Culture Grant. We are still awaiting the stipend from our 2021 artist residency awarded by the Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Office.
FAMA currently holds its workshops in a spacious venue within Red Thread Art Studio in Coral Gables, where it offers innovative and experimental programs in textile art free of charge to its members and low cost for non-members.
