Elizabethtown College alumna Kate Leibrand ’11 was recently awarded the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) Craft Show’s Levitties Family Prize for Excellence in Design award.
A Fine Arts major during her time at Etown, Leibrand exhibited her award-winning work at the 46th annual craft Show, which took place from Nov. 11 to 13 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Craft Show Committee selected winners in 13 categories, which were chosen from over 195 artists across 31 states.
Leibrand creates textile-based artwork with large-scale repetitious patterning. Using mostly felt, her labor-intensive process includes cutting, painting, folding, stitching, gluing, and pinning thousands of fabric elements onto a substrate.
About the PMA Craft Show
Now in its 46th year, the PMA Craft Show has raised over $14 million dollars over its long history. As the largest single fundraiser for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, funds raised from the PMA Craft Show support museum initiatives, including art and fine craft acquisitions, special exhibitions, educational programs, and state-of-the-art equipment.