Anthem For a New World Order [detail], 2022, Peter T McCarthy

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STAND UP: Democracy in Stitches

Artist Opportunities

STAND UP: Democracy in Stitches

07/16/2025 to 01/20/2029

online

In this uncertain, even frightening time in our country, what is important to you? What will you stand up for? This is a crowd-sourced community art project. Using stitch / fiber / thread / yarn / fabric (but see ***NOTE*** below), you are invited to create small pieces with the unifying theme STAND UP—for truth …

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Small Matter

Exhibitions

Small Matter

12/03/2025 to 11/01/2026

Nancy Nicholas Hall, 1300 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706
Madison, Wisconsin
United States

Soccer is the world’s most popular game, but experiences of the game are remarkably different around the world. When children do not have the luxury of affording a mass-produced soccer ball, they take to the streets to make their own balls from cheap, discarded objects. Small Matter exhibits makeshift rag balls made by children in …

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Wayne Art Center 2026 CraftForms Call for Entry

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Wayne Art Center 2026 CraftForms Call for Entry

03/16/2026 to 09/08/2026

Wayne Art Center
Wayne, Pennsylvania
United States

Wayne Art Center is seeking submissions for CraftForms 2026, the 31st International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Works created utilizing CAD/CAM technologies and 3D printing tools are also eligible….

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Play/Pretend

Exhibitions

Play/Pretend

05/07/2026 to 01/31/2027

Newport Art Museum
Newport, Rhode Island
United States

The Newport Art Museum presents Play/Pretend — a cross-generational exhibition exploring how imagination shapes identity from childhood through adulthood. From building blanket forts to inventing elaborate storylines for dolls and action figures, childhood play allows us to test roles and imagine new possibilities. As adults, that instinct evolves. We continue to construct narratives about who …

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Carletta Carrington Wilson: Object Lessons

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Carletta Carrington Wilson: Object Lessons

07/03/2026 to 09/20/2026

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Bainbridge Island, Washington
United States

Narrative threads of Carletta Carrington Wilson’s (Seattle) literary and visual works merge as poetry, artist books, installations and mixed-media collages mirror the melding of language and form in works described as “decorative with a message.” Encountering cloth as a constellation, as a geographical expanse and translator of time, Wilson explores the potential and possibility of …

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Hand in Hand

Exhibitions

Hand in Hand

07/06/2026 to 10/10/2026

Waterworks Visual Arts Center
Salisbury, North Carolina
United States

Hand in Hand is Holly Guertin’s debut solo art exhibition, showing works in wool felt, embroidery, and crochet. Guertin explores pattern, material, and the dignity of labor through time-intensive processes and detail. Hand in Hand is in partnership with Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 by Craft in America….

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A Conversation with the Artist: Melissa English Campbell

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A Conversation with the Artist: Melissa English Campbell

07/10/2026

Contemporary Craft
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States

Join us for an engaging conversation with artist Melissa English Campbell as she shares the story, ideas, materials and processes behind the work in her exhibition, Bodies In Motion. Gain deeper insight into the artist’s work through an informal interview and audience Q&A Bodies in Motion is Currently on view through through October 31 in …

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Civico Museo Parisi Valle in Maccagno, Italy presents ‘Extinctions’

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Civico Museo Parisi Valle in Maccagno, Italy presents ‘Extinctions’

07/11/2026 to 10/31/2026

Civico Museo Parisi Valle
Maccagno
Italy

This solo exhibition of Deborah Kruger’s environmental artwork is curated by Barbara Pavan and produced for the Civico Museo Parisi Valley by Director Federico Crimi. The museum was designed by Maurizio Sacripanti to perch on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy….

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In The Fold

Exhibitions

In The Fold

07/11/2026 to 09/05/2026

Roxbury Arts Center
Roxbury, New York
United States

This exhibition features paper and paper sculpture works by artists Audineh Asaf, Carole Kunstadt, Heidi Kyle, and Natalia Petkov. With folds, cuts and careful construction, the works included in this show examine paper recontextualized. Artist reception July 11 from 4 – 6 pm…

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Melissa English Campbell Bodies in Motion

Exhibitions

Melissa English Campbell Bodies in Motion

07/16/2026 to 10/31/2026

Contemporary Craft David Zeve Gallery
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States

A solo exhibition about transitions, the strangeness of being a stranger, and the search for belonging. Warp painted woven panels are installed in an immersive environment of suspended paintings, shifting water, and comfort of familiarity of being surrounded by textiles. Hanging from the ceiling and approachable from all sides, they move gently with air currents …

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Fiber Reimagined IV

Exhibitions

Fiber Reimagined IV

07/23/2026 to 09/05/2026

Gravers Lane Gallery
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania
United States

On View, in historic Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, “Fiber Reimagined IV”: An international open-call in-print exhibition conceived of and juried by Fiber Art Now Magazine’s creative team. Fiber Art Now Magazine has been transformed in recent years into an ad-free, visually stunning quarterly publication that focuses on theme-based, in-print juried exhibitions. This is Gravers Lane Gallery’s …

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Held Together

Exhibitions

Held Together

08/07/2026 to 09/19/2026

South Haven Center for the Arts
South Haven, Michigan
United States

A Collective Reflection on Resilience Helen Geglio, Carol L. Myers and Pat DaRif Held Together centers on the labor of care — the unseen networks, steady hands, and rooted systems that sustain us. Whether through plants thriving against stone, gestures of connection, or the effort to make sense of a turbulent world, the work speaks …

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Exhibitions

Aaron Jones: Big MOdels at 108|Contemporary

08/07/2026 to 09/19/2026

108|Contemporary
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States

108|Contemporary is thrilled to present the work of Aaron Jones in Big MOdels, a solo exhibition by the award-winning architect and mixed-media artist based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On view August 7 – September 19, 2026 this exhibition explores linkages between our ecological and architectural legacies through the thematic capacities of experimental printmaking techniques and architectural …

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Current Threads 2026

Exhibitions

Current Threads 2026

08/13/2026 to 10/10/2026

Il Museo at Il Centro
Vancouver
Canada

Our Current Threads 2026 Regional Exhibition continues in Vancouver, BC. Risk taking, pushing boundaries. Current Threads is reshaping the ways we see and think about contemporary art in western Canada: thirty-eight BC textile artists share their stories through creative expressions in new, original 2D and 3D artwork. Small wonders: small textile works created to inspire …

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Exhibitions

RADIANCE

08/14/2026 to 10/01/2026

National Real Estate, 829 National Ave., Ste. 200
Lexington, Kentucky
United States

Reception for my exhibition of the pieces related to the cosmology and spirituality of the body of art quilts titled- Creative Portals and Throne of God….

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Windgate Craft Fellowship Available at Vermont Studio Center

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Windgate Craft Fellowship Available at Vermont Studio Center

08/15/2026 to 09/30/2026

Vermont Studio Center
Johnson, Vermont
United States

Craft artists are invited to apply for a Windgate Craft Fellowship at Vermont Studios for a three or four week residency. Nestled in the Green Mountains, Vermont Studio Center hosts a global community within a historic, pastoral village. The walkable campus provides private studios, a dining hall, and private rooms in shared lodging along the …

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Curious Maximalist: A Solo Exhibition of Fiber Art and Assemblage by Andrea Dupree

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Curious Maximalist: A Solo Exhibition of Fiber Art and Assemblage by Andrea Dupree

08/21/2026 to 09/20/2026

Little Bites Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
United States

Curious Maximalist is a solo exhibition by Andrea Dupree featuring hand-felted sculptural wall pieces alongside textile-based assemblages created from felt, vintage textiles, and thoughtfully gathered objects. Through wet and needle felting, Dupree transforms wool and plant fibers into tactile forms that reflect on transformation, memory, collecting, and our relationships with the natural world. Harvested rainwater …

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Body Matters

Exhibitions

Body Matters

08/22/2026 to 01/03/2027

Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia, South Carolina
United States

The human body is essential to craft. This genre of art is rooted in physical labor, tactile knowledge, and material intimacy, and the resulting pieces are often intended to protect our bodies or to assist in nourishing them. Building on that foundation, this exhibition presents works made of wood, ceramics, glass, textiles, and sweetgrass, and …

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Lisa Klakulak’s 10 week Online Felt Jewelry Series, Course 2: Applications of Partial Felt

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Lisa Klakulak’s 10 week Online Felt Jewelry Series, Course 2: Applications of Partial Felt

08/23/2026 to 11/08/2026

STRONGFELT works of Lisa Klakulak

Learn a myriad of ways to embed dense shapes of partial felt into your wet felting for innovative effects. Sharpen the definition of solid forms and surface patterns, sculpt hollowed dimensions from both a 2D surface and develop hollow forms using extremes of differential shrinkage. Pre-requisite of Course 1: Foundational Structure. 16hrs video + 78 …

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Woven Together: TOUCH Exhibition

Exhibitions

Woven Together: TOUCH Exhibition

09/01/2026 to 09/30/2026

Positive Exposure Gallery
New York, New York
United States

Join Intertwine Arts for our annual Woven Together Community Exhibition – a celebration of connection, creativity, and the many stories woven through fiber. This year’s theme, Touch, invites you into a world of fiber that is soft, textured, weighty, smooth, and meant to be experienced through touch. Touch is a powerful form of communication, connection, …

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Celebrate French Textiles with Suzette Smart

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Celebrate French Textiles with Suzette Smart

09/02/2026 to 09/08/2026

Celebrate French Textiles
Auty
France

If you love collage, collecting treasures, and adding beautiful hand stitches to your work, join textile artist Suzette Smart for a creative retreat, organized by Sew & Sew Retreats, at the enchanting Château Dumas in the south of France. During this immersive week, you’ll explore the art of fabric collage and hand stitching — creating …

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Meditation on Care

Presentation/Artist Talk

Meditation on Care

09/05/2026

Contemporary Craft
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States

Join Revolutionary Care artists Amber Doe, Bekezela Mguni, and Alisha B Wormsley for a closing ritual at Contemporary Craft, co-hosted by Sibyls Shrine. Rooted in the spirit of Revolutionary Care, this gathering centers Black femme care, sovereignty, and collective healing as both practice and offering. Through guided ritual, participants are invited into a shared space …

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Untethered Works

Exhibitions

Untethered Works

09/08/2026 to 10/03/2026

Textile Art Gallery NYC, 529 W 20th St 6th Floor NYC
New York, New York
United States

September 8 – October 3, 2026 Opening Reception September 10, 3:30 – 6 pm Gallery artists Peggy Black, Julia Graziano, and Sarah Pavlik exhibit their recent and evolving textile art, each artist holding a distinct and innovative voice. Working by instinct and intuition, all three are deeply inspired by abstraction as well as the element …

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Untethered Works:  Peggy Black, Julia Graziano, Sarah Pavlik

Exhibitions

Untethered Works: Peggy Black, Julia Graziano, Sarah Pavlik

09/08/2026 to 10/03/2026

Textile Art Gallery NYC, 529 W 20th Street NY, NY 10011
New York, New York
United States

Untethered Works: Peggy Black, Julia Graziano, Sarah Pavlik September 8-October 3, 2026 Gallery artists Peggy Black, Julia Graziano, and Sarah Pavlik exhibit their recent and evolving textile art, each artist holding a distinct and innovative voice. Working by instinct and intuition, all three are deeply inspired by abstraction as well as the element of surprise …

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First Peoples of the Southeast

Exhibitions

First Peoples of the Southeast

09/09/2026 to 01/30/2027

118 Sauls St.
Lake City, South Carolina
United States

ArtFields is hosting First Peoples of the Southeast, highlighting the rich artistic and cultural traditions of Native Americans in the Southeast, acknowledging the earliest culture of makers to inhabit the land of the Pee Dee region. The event will run from September 9th – January 30th and will feature 9|9: Art of the Native South …

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COMMON CHORDS

Exhibitions

COMMON CHORDS

09/09/2026 to 09/28/2026

The Gallery at Queen's Park
New Westminster, BC
Canada

An exhibition that celebrates music as a universal language of connection, joy and shared humanity….

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Design from Photos to Imagination with Vicky Conley

Workshops

Design from Photos to Imagination with Vicky Conley

09/10/2026 to 09/12/2026

Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N W Birch St Coupeville, WA
Coupeville, Washington
United States

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner to Advanced In this class Vicki will show how she uses multiple photos to design a bold, graphic landscape. She will demonstrate simplifying the images using a tracing technique with clear sheet protectors or tracing paper as well as the drawing app Procreate on the iPad. Then you will design your …

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Barbara Bitondo: Luminous Horizons

Exhibitions

Barbara Bitondo: Luminous Horizons

09/10/2026 to 12/01/2026

Woman's National Democratic Club
Washington, District of Columbia
United States

The Woman’s National Democratic Club is pleased to present Luminous Horizons, an exhibition of recent work by Washington-based artist Barbara Bitondo. Bringing together fibre constructions, botanical monoprints, stitched compositions, watercolors, and sculptural works on paper, the selection explores landscape as a place shaped by seasonal change, memory, and the passage of time. Highlights include Excavation …

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La resistenza pacifica delle stelle – A solo exhibition by Stefania Ruggieri

Exhibitions

La resistenza pacifica delle stelle – A solo exhibition by Stefania Ruggieri

09/11/2026 to 09/24/2026

Santa Teresa dei Maschi
Bari
Italy

ITSLIQUID Group is delighted to invite you to the opening of “La resistenza pacifica delle stelle”, a solo exhibition by Stefania Ruggieri. The event will open on September 11, 2026, at 06:00 PM at the historic Santa Teresa dei Maschi in Bari, running until September 24, curated by Luca Curci and co-curated by Giulia Tassi. …

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Celebrate French Textiles with Nichole Vogelsinger of wildboho

Presentation/Artist Talk

Celebrate French Textiles with Nichole Vogelsinger of wildboho

09/13/2026 to 09/19/2026

Chateau Dumas
Auty
France

Join Nichole Vogelsinger, of wildboho, for an immersive exploration of color and texture through embroidery. Designed especially for this intimate retreat in France, and blending two of her most beloved workshops, this class invites you to explore both the structured beauty of botanical embroidery and the freedom of designing textured art. Each day will unfold …

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Atsushi Futatsuya  Five-Day Sashiko Stitching Retreat

Workshops

Atsushi Futatsuya Five-Day Sashiko Stitching Retreat

09/14/2026 to 09/18/2026

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

This five-day Sashiko stitching retreat will teach you the ideas, patterns, and core and essence of Japanese Sashiko stitching through hands-on practice. During this week, you’ll learn beautiful stitching techniques and discover the history of Sashiko, which emphasizes care, connection, and self-expression through traditional craftsmanship. Through each daily lesson, you will learn the basics of …

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Color Mixing for Dyers with Carol Soderlund

Workshops

Color Mixing for Dyers with Carol Soderlund

09/14/2026 to 09/18/2026

Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N W Birch St Coupeville WA
Coupeville, Washington
United States

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Dye the color you choose, not the color that chooses you! Explore the unlimited number of hues possible by mixing only pure reds, yellows, and blues of Procion MX fiber-reactive dye. Teams of students will use different sets of primaries that when mixed will yield hundreds of colors in …

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Interwoven

Exhibitions

Interwoven

09/16/2026 to 10/31/2026

Triangle Gallery
Rockland, Maine
United States

A group exhibit of six fiber artists; two weavers, a paper maker, a quilt maker, a felt maker and a basket maker. The opening will be on October 2nd, Rockland’s Friday Artwalk….

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VENICE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – 25TH EDITION 2026

Exhibitions

VENICE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – 25TH EDITION 2026

09/17/2026 to 09/24/2026

Palazzo Pisani-Revedin, Venice, S. Marco, 4013A, Venice
Venice
Italy

ITSLIQUID Group is pleased to announce the 25th edition of VENICE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2026, an international showcase taking place in Venice during the 61st Venice Biennale of Art. The event brings together contemporary artists working across photography, painting, video art, sculpture and mixed media, investigating the relationship between body, identity and space. The program …

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Workshops

Inspirational Landscape Quilting with Sharon Bottle Souva

09/18/2026 to 09/20/2026

Schweinfurth Art Center
Auburn, New York
United States

Participants in this workshop will work with their own inspirational photo, painting or imagination to create a unique wall quilt. By breaking down their inspirational photo or picture to its basic design elements students will use fused appliqué and free motion quilting to realize their vision. Quilts are made in a collage method on a …

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VENICE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – 25TH EDITION 2026

Exhibitions

VENICE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – 25TH EDITION 2026

09/18/2026 to 10/02/2026

Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Associazione Culturale Italo-Tedesca (ACIT), Cannaregio 4118, Venice
Venice
Italy

ITSLIQUID Group is pleased to announce the 25th edition of VENICE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2026, an international showcase taking place in Venice during the 61st Venice Biennale of Art. The event brings together contemporary artists working across photography, painting, video art, sculpture and mixed media, investigating the relationship between body, identity and space. The program …

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Silk Painters International presents:Woven The 2026 Festival of Silk

Conferences

Silk Painters International presents:Woven The 2026 Festival of Silk

09/20/2026 to 09/26/2026

Arrowmont School of Fineand Crafts
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
United States

Join artists from around the world for the 2026 SPIN Festival, September 20–26 at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This week-long creative gathering welcomes surface designers, textile artists, fiber artists, mixed-media artists, wearable art makers, and silk painters for an inspiring week of workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions, and networking. Learn new techniques …

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Quilt and Textile Workshops and Artist Exhibition: Celebrating the Legacy of Heirlooms and Contemporary Works

Exhibitions

Quilt and Textile Workshops and Artist Exhibition: Celebrating the Legacy of Heirlooms and Contemporary Works

09/26/2026 to 09/27/2026

Orange County Regional History Center
Orlando, Florida
United States

Quilts and Textile Art are embedded in history and culture. They comfort, they conform, they reveal, and they challenge. Today, we are defined by technology, but our identities, as individuals and as communities, were once shaped by hands. We are proud to present seven internationally recognized textile and quilt artists who share a commitment to …

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Hawaiian Knotting Workshop with Marques Hanalei Marzan

Workshops

Hawaiian Knotting Workshop with Marques Hanalei Marzan

09/26/2026

Craft in America Center
Los Angeles, California
United States

Learn the methods of traditional Hawaiian net-making techniques, known as hana pu‘upu‘u and use them to make a bracelet and other items. This type of knotting has traditionally been used to make functional bags and nets in Hawaiian culture. The technique you learn can be used to create larger, more ambitious works in the future. …

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Textile Art Retreat in Portugal with Marta Afonso

Workshops

Textile Art Retreat in Portugal with Marta Afonso

10/05/2026 to 10/12/2026

Lisbon - Cerdeira
Lisbon
Portugal

Join us for Ateliê da Luz, an intimate 8-day textile art retreat in Portugal led by textile artist Marta Afonso. Beginning in Lisbon and continuing in the mountain village of Cerdeira, this immersive experience invites participants to slow down, reconnect with their creativity, and explore the art of traditional textile printing. Through hands-on workshops, participants …

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Textile Society of America Colloquium: (re)Generation: Fibers of Resilience & Renewal

Conferences

Textile Society of America Colloquium: (re)Generation: Fibers of Resilience & Renewal

10/08/2026

Virtual
United States

Join the Textile Society of America for (re)Generation, the Fall 2026 Colloquium exploring how textile communities can create more equitable, sustainable, and regenerative futures. As the capstone of TSA’s multi-year (re) series, this event examines the intersections of environmental stewardship, social equity, cultural continuity, and community care through keynote and featured presentations, an exclusive film …

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Lisa Klakulak’s 10 week Online Felt Jewelry Series, Course 1: Foundational Structure

Workshops

Lisa Klakulak’s 10 week Online Felt Jewelry Series, Course 1: Foundational Structure

10/11/2026 to 12/20/2026

STRONGFELT works of Lisa Klakulak

Explore wet felting techniques of solid form, 2D plane and hollow form for encasing objects through 6 Modules with 10 hrs of video + 40 pages of printable PDFs. Studies culminate in two projects with instructor supported zoom design reviews….

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Lisa Klakulak’s 10 week Online Felt Jewelry Series, Course 1: Foundational Structure

Workshops

Lisa Klakulak’s 10 week Online Felt Jewelry Series, Course 1: Foundational Structure

10/11/2026 to 12/20/2026

STRONGFELT works & workshops of Lisa Klakulak
Asheville, North Carolina
United States

Develop an in-depth understanding of foundational structure for refinement, strength and flexibility in wet felting based on the concept of space for the wool filaments to move and the direction of encouragement by the maker. Multi-dimensional form will be constructed through connecting solid forms, 2D planes and a variety of felt encased objects within one …

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Great Northern Contemporary Craft fair

Great Northern Contemporary Craft fair

10/15/2026 to 10/18/2026

Victoria Baths, M13 0FE
Manchester
United Kingdom

Discover one of the UK’s leading contemporary craft fairs as the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair returns to the spectacular Victoria Baths, Manchester, from 15–18 October 2026. Now in its 19th year, this much-loved event brings together more than 200 specially selected makers from across the UK, showcasing outstanding contemporary ceramics, jewellery, textiles, furniture, glass, …

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Carolina Oneto Imaginary Places Five-Day Quilting Retreat

Workshops

Carolina Oneto Imaginary Places Five-Day Quilting Retreat

10/19/2026 to 10/23/2026

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

Come to a five-day quilting retreat to learn how to harness color to create different feelings in your landscape quilts. In the first two days, participants will explore color theory in depth and learn how to harness color to convey distinct moods. They will also examine the use of transparency effects in quilt creations for …

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Add Another Layer: Stitching on Paper

Workshops

Add Another Layer: Stitching on Paper

10/21/2026 to 10/25/2026

Pacific Northwest Art School
Coupeville, Washington
United States

Join Heather Hietala in learning how to bring new dimensions and unique tactile embellishments to your collages, watercolors, photos, or prints. Explore stitching on paper and learn how a variety of embroidery stitches can add a new tactile dimension to an artwork on paper. Stitching adds texture, mark making, pattern, delineation, a sense of embellishment, …

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At Patterns, Skins and Stitch: Three Days of Free-Motion Fun with Paula Kovarik

Workshops

At Patterns, Skins and Stitch: Three Days of Free-Motion Fun with Paula Kovarik

10/28/2026 to 10/30/2026

Schweinfurth Art Center
Auburn, New York
United States

Want to escape from those ho-hum stitch patterns you always use? We’re going to spend three days stitching for fun. The end result? A beast to join a parade. Imagination, clairvoyance and experimentation are all in the mix. We’ll play with patterns and scribble new textures. Our focus will be on loosening up, finding our …

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Escape to the Safe Zone

Exhibitions

Escape to the Safe Zone

10/30/2026 to 11/22/2026

The Tett Centre
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Canada

Leisa Rich is pleased to present her solo exhibition, Escape to the Safe Zone, a wondrous storybook come to life, made up of wall hangings, sculptures, and installations that will delight all ages. Fantastical creatures transform the Tett Centre Gallery space into a story that addresses the tenuous fate of our world of flora and …

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Weaving with Wire: Creating Woven Metal Fabric with Christine K. Miller

Workshops

Weaving with Wire: Creating Woven Metal Fabric with Christine K. Miller

11/06/2026 to 11/08/2026

Fiber Arts on 4th
Los Ranchos, New Mexico
United States

During this workshop, you will learn how to: Prepare a 3 yard warp out of wire, 3/8” to 1” wide Beam the wire warp onto a 4-8 harness small floor or table loom Weave the 3 yard woven metal warp to be used for jewelry or small sculpture Sculpt with woven metal fabric and various …

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Irene Roderick Improvisational Quilting Quick Step 2 Day Online Workshop

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Irene Roderick Improvisational Quilting Quick Step 2 Day Online Workshop

11/07/2026 to 11/08/2026

Irene Roderick will guide you through improvisational quilting, where you will learn how to let go of your expectations and allow your sub-conscience to move your work forward. This freeing process reveals your unique aesthetic. You relax, play, let it happen, and see what comes….

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Repeat Pattern Play

Workshops

Repeat Pattern Play

11/08/2026 to 11/12/2026

Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance
Chamblee, Georgia
United States

Explore the art of linoleum block carving and repeat pattern printing on fabric in this hands-on workshop. Learn how to design original motifs, transfer them onto carving blocks, and safely carve your designs using simple tools that can be used for years to come. You’ll experiment with mixing transparent pigments and printing repeat patterns across …

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Fall 2026 Fiber Retreat

Workshops

Fall 2026 Fiber Retreat

11/13/2026 to 11/15/2026

Schweinfurth Art Center
Auburn, New York
United States

Fiber artists of all kinds are invited to join us for a weekend of creativity at our biannual retreat. You will have full access to both of our spacious studios: our sewing studio and our dye/wet studio. Lunch is complementary. Just bring yourself and your work! WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 13-15, 2026 …

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Celebrate a Heartfelt Christmas in Copenhagen

Celebrate a Heartfelt Christmas in Copenhagen

12/05/2026 to 12/14/2026

Celebrate Christmas in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Denmark

Join Sew & Sew Retreats in Copenhagen to Celebrate a Heartfelt Christmas December 5 – 14, 2026! Jessie Chorley, known for creating whimsical scenes and stories, is the featured artist who will teach a two-day Christmas themed workshop. We each have our own stories and memories of the holiday and Jessie’s embroidery artworks remind us …

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Private Danish Paper Heart Experience in Copenhagen

Presentation/Artist Talk

Private Danish Paper Heart Experience in Copenhagen

12/15/2026

Ugly Duckli
Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Denmark

A private two-hour cultural craft experience in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. Guests learn to weave traditional Danish paper hearts by hand while hearing the story behind one of Denmark’s most loved traditions, including the connection to Hans Christian Andersen. For Danes, the woven paper heart is closely connected to Christmas. For many international guests, it is also …

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Fiber Unbound

Exhibitions

Fiber Unbound

02/10/2027 to 05/15/2027

Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum
La Conner, Washington
United States

SDA members are among those exhibiting in “Fiber Unbound,” a Peninsula Fiber Artists show at the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner WA, www.qfamuseum.org (http://www.qfamuseum.org) , Wednesdays-Sundays. Showcases art quilts, fabric sculpture, embroidery, felting and other textile arts from Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. For more information, PFA website: sda-np.com ….

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ARTDOM 2027: The International Exhibition of Furniture, Interiors and Art Theme of the Year — “In the Spotlight.” February 18–20, Crocus Expo

Exhibitions

ARTDOM 2027: The International Exhibition of Furniture, Interiors and Art Theme of the Year — “In the Spotlight.” February 18–20, Crocus Expo

02/18/2027 to 02/20/2027

Crocus Expo, Pavilion 2, Moscow
Moscow
Russia

From February 18–20, 2027, Crocus Expo will host the sixth edition of ARTDOM, the largest and most influential international exhibition of furniture, interior solutions, and art in Eastern Europe. Covering 45,000 m² of exhibition space, the event is expected to welcome over 50,000 professional visitors and feature more than 500 companies from 25 countries…

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