Studio Saturday with Aliana Grace Bailey
Art-Play-Practice Workshop & Open Play
Join us for Studio Saturdays for artist-led workshops inspired by Art-Play-Practice! This fall, interdisciplinary fiber artist Aliana Grace Bailey leads a hands-on art-making experience connecting her practice with different fabric mediums to Sam Gilliam’s unique use of fabric and canvas through a three-part workshop series. While connected by a shared exploration of fiber and fabric, each workshop is designed as a stand-alone experience, allowing participants to join the series at any point throughout the fall. All levels welcome, all materials provided.
Saturday September 5th 2026
Workshop: 1-2 pm
Art-Play-Practice Open Play: 2-3 pm
Saturday October 10th 2026
Workshop: 1-2 pm
Art-Play-Practice Open Play: 2-3 pm
Saturday November 7th 2026
Workshop: 1-2 pm
Art-Play-Practice Open Play: 2-3 pm
About Aliana Grace Bailey
Aliana Grace Bailey is an interdisciplinary fiber artist, designer, and care worker. A native of Washington, DC, she is based between DC and Baltimore. She advocates for radical self-love, wellness, and healing. Her large-scale weavings, collages, and installations explore ancestral healing, memory, and collective care. Bailey’s work is featured in Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise: The Phillips Collection Juried Exhibition.
Aliana is an alumna of NC A&T State University, where she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Social Work and Visual Arts Media Design. She has worked as a socially-engaged teaching artist since 2017, after completing a fellowship at The Sanctuaries. In 2020, she earned her MFA in Community Arts and a Certificate in College Teaching of Art from MICA. Aliana is a 2026 Center for Craft Teaching Artist Cohort grantee and 2025 Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize finalist. She has completed art residencies in Ghana, the Mid-Atlantic, MASS MoCA, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, alongside an apprenticeship at The Fabric Workshop and Museum.
