Event Calendar
Share your event with Surface Design Association’s international community of 3000 artists, designers, and enthusiasts. The Calendar is home to fiber, textile and design related exhibitions, events, workshops, and artist opportunities and open to all.
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World of Threads Festival
Recognized as a leading showcase of contemporary fibre and textile art, the Festival will feature the work of 192 artists from 22 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Curaçao, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States.
The Festival’s major group exhibition, “Water Stories,” will be featured in the Main Gallery and adjoining corridor gallery. Five additional group exhibitions will showcase the many possibilities of fibre and textile art:
“Across Time: Heritage and Tradition” — celebrating cultural practices, craftsmanship, and artistic heritage
“Nature Reclaimed” — exploring connections between textiles, materials, and the environment
“In the Round” — highlighting three-dimensional fibre artworks
“War and Displacement” — examining themes of movement, resilience, and lived experiences
“Cat Walk IV” — featuring fashion, wearable art, clothing, and accessories
The Festival will also include 42 solo exhibitions, 21 installations featuring large-scale three-dimensional and wall-based works, and 48 artists presenting individual pieces, offering visitors an opportunity to discover a wide range of perspectives from established and emerging artists.