New Hours Posted for Florida Tech African Art Gallery Show

MELBOURNE, FLA. — New hours are posted for Florida Tech’s Beadwork and Fiber Arts from Cameroon and South Africa in the Crawford Textile Gallery. The exhibit
will be open Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed noon-
1:30 p.m.); Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.); and Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed noon-1:30 p.m.) or special tours by
appointment.

The display, made possible through recent gifts from William D. and Norma Canelas Roth, continues through Jan. 25.

The gallery, the campus showcase for the Ruth Funk Textiles Collection, is located in Room 405 of the Crawford Building. Admission is free.
Objects on display include colorful beaded wedding capes, bags, woven skirts, belts and a headdress. Items come from the Ndebele, Thembu and Zulu tribes of
South Africa and from Cameroon.

For more information, call Carla Funk at (321) 674-6129.