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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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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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

Presentation/Artist Talk

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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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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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

Artist Opportunities

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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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

Workshops

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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Split Shifts

Exhibitions

Split Shifts

09/05/2026 to 09/27/2026

Well Well Projects
Portland, Oregon
United States

Split Shifts is an interdisciplinary exhibition of works honoring grief and labor – manual, artistic, and maternal. This exhibition runs from September 5 – 27, 2026 at Well Well Projects in Portland, OR. Artist Catherine Reinhart encrusts, mends, and adorns abandoned textiles, creating modern relics from work gloves and domestic textiles. Haunting the borderlands of …

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Interlaced Pathways

Exhibitions

Interlaced Pathways

09/05/2026 to 10/17/2026

The ArtCentre of Plano
Plano, Texas
United States

A solo exhibition by Christine K. Miller Reflecting 50 years at the loom, this exhibition features 2D and 3D woven wire sculptures. It explores the beautiful, profound parallel between reshaping rigid metal and rewiring neural pathways to overcome chronic pain….

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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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Exhibitions

Exhibition: The Great Stuff Continuum, 2-person exhibit with Fiber Artist Pat Kroth and Mosaic artist Hilary Christensen

09/08/2026 to 11/29/2026

Overture Center for the Arts, Gallery I, 201 State St
Madison, Wisconsin
United States

Reception: Friday Oct 2,2026 5:30-8:30pm. Artists’ Talks 6pm. The exhibition is a playful and deliberate meditation on the connections between recycling, repurposing, and art making. Gathering like Magpies and playfully painting with their collections of the everyday “stuff of life”. Kroth and Christensen offer an invitation to re-examine and re-value discarded items. Wander amongst these …

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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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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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Making a Mark: The Art of Astrid Hilger Bennett

Exhibitions

Making a Mark: The Art of Astrid Hilger Bennett

09/12/2026 to 01/03/2027

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
United States

The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is hosting a solo exhibit by Iowa City artist Astrid Hilger Bennett. Hilger Bennett has spent a lifetime creating fiber art. Trained as a printmaker, her interest in fiber art and “making things” began in childhood and grew into her passion for creating and fostering creativity in herself and …

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Drawing with Imagination and fun

Workshops

Drawing with Imagination and fun

09/16/2026 to 12/30/2026

Drawing with Imagination & Fun : Free Weekly Online Drawing Session Join a relaxed weekly drawing session focused on imagination, experimentation and the pleasure of drawing together. Each week, we explore a different creative prompt designed to help you look at drawing in a playful and unexpected way. Rather than focusing on technical accuracy, we …

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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

09/18/2026 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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World of Threads Festival

World of Threads Festival

09/23/2026 to 01/17/2027

Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre
Oakville
Canada

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 …

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Material World: Ten Women

Exhibitions

Material World: Ten Women

09/23/2026 to 01/03/2027

The Dennos Museum Center
Traverse City, Michigan
United States

Material World: Ten Women September 24, 2026 — January 3, 2027 2026 Fall Exhibit Reception Wednesday, Sept. 23rd 6-8pm Artist Talks  Friday, Oct. 2nd 4-6pm Material World: Ten Women, an invitational exhibition organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art, features women artists working with non-traditional materials or using traditional materials in non-traditional ways. The exhibition highlights …

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Exhibitions

Salon des Beaux Arts

09/24/2026 to 09/29/2026

Orangerie du Sénat, Jardin du Luxembourg- 75006 Paris, 19 bis rue de Vaugirard
Paris
France

Mon oeuvre sera présentée avec 2 autres pièces au Salon dans la section “naturaliste”….

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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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Sha Sha Higby in FOXES OF THE FLOATING WORLD

Presentation/Artist Talk

Sha Sha Higby in FOXES OF THE FLOATING WORLD

09/26/2026

Sausalito Center for the Arts
Sausalito,Ca, California
United States

The Sausalito Center for the Arts is honored to present a new performance by internationally acclaimed sculptural performance artist Sha Sha Higby, whose intricate, dreamlike creations have captivated audiences worldwide. In this special engagement, Higby invites viewers into a narrative realm shaped by the presence of a singular figure: the fox, a mythic wanderer who …

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Exhibitions

Sharing Spaces

09/29/2026 to 11/09/2026

Gravers Lane Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States

First Friday Receptions October 2nd 5-8pm | Artist Talks 6:30pm November 6th 5-8pm | Artist Talks 6:30pm “Sharing Spaces” suggests the economy of space; the intimacy of both physical and emotional personal space. For makers, the act of sharing one’s creations in a public forum or space is emotionally vulnerable and intentional. Through his process …

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Communal Braiding Workshop with Venezuelan Textile Artist Cassandra Mayela

Workshops

Communal Braiding Workshop with Venezuelan Textile Artist Cassandra Mayela

09/29/2026

NYU Espacio de Culturas, 53 Washington Square South, NYC 10012
New York City, New York
United States

Please join us for a free communal braiding workshop led by Venezuelan textile artist Cassandra Mayela on September 29, from 4:30–5:30 p.m. The workshop is part of What “We Carry, What Is Taken: Venezuela Between Threads,” an exhibition exploring displacement, memory, and collective belonging through contemporary Venezuelan art. Mayela’s participatory textile practice brings people together …

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Austin Navrkal: Earth, Sky, and Water at 108|Contemporary

Exhibitions

Austin Navrkal: Earth, Sky, and Water at 108|Contemporary

10/02/2026 to 11/21/2026

108|Contemporary
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States

108|Contemporary presents the work of Austin Navrkal in “Earth, Sky, and Water” on view October 2 – November 21, 2026. Austin Navrkal’s work is inspired by various natural phenomena, depicting dynamic and tranquil characteristics of color and form found within sunrises and sets, cloud formations, flow of rivers and wave formations. His sculptures express the idea of process …

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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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HGA’s Spinning and Weaving Week

Conferences

HGA’s Spinning and Weaving Week

10/05/2026 to 10/11/2026

Online

HGA’s Spinning & Weaving Week brings together fiber enthusiasts of all experience levels for online learning, inspiration, and connection with Art Sparks classes, Thread Talks, Studio Tours, Panel Discussions, and more! Explore techniques, meet artists and makers, and connect with the international fiber community. Every session is recorded and available for 90 days, so you …

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Exhibition:  Cloth In Context:  Kerri Green, Jean Howard, Chriss Johns

Exhibitions

Exhibition: Cloth In Context: Kerri Green, Jean Howard, Chriss Johns

10/06/2026 to 10/31/2026

Textile Art Gallery NYC, 529 W 20th St NY NY 1001
New York, New York
United States

CLOTH IN CONTEXT: KERRI GREEN, JEAN HOWARD, CHRISS JOHNS October 6-31, 2026 / Artist Talk October 6, 1-3 pm Member artists Kerri Green, Jean Howard, and Chriss Johns will join together to present their work at Textile Art Gallery NYC. Although each artist started her creative journey by sewing traditional quilts, their art has evolved …

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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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Continental Drift: Encounters, North and South

Exhibitions

Continental Drift: Encounters, North and South

10/17/2026 to 10/25/2026

browngrotta arts
Wilton, Connecticut
United States

Continental Drift: Encounters, North and South An exhibition presented by browngrotta arts October 17–25, 2026 | Wilton, Connecticut This October, browngrotta arts presents Continental Drift: Encounters, North and South, an exhibition exploring how artistic tradition migrates, transforms, and takes root across the Americas — and beyond. The show brings together more than 40 leading fiber …

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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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Beginning Off-loom Fiber Techniques with Ferne Jacobs

Workshops

Beginning Off-loom Fiber Techniques with Ferne Jacobs

10/24/2026

Craft in America Center
Los Angeles, California
United States

This one-day workshop will be a quick introduction to three off-loom fiber techniques: knotting, twining and coiling. It will be a time for playfully exploring the basic attributes of each technique. Students will create a sample comprising all three techniques, gaining a beginning knowledge of each one. The sample can then serve as a reference …

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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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Re:Cycle – Exhibition, Workshop by Jane Ingram Allen for Tainan Art Biennial, Tainan, Taiwan

Exhibitions

Re:Cycle – Exhibition, Workshop by Jane Ingram Allen for Tainan Art Biennial, Tainan, Taiwan

10/31/2026 to 03/01/2027

Tainan Art Museum
Tainan
Taiwan

Jane Ingram Allen will travel to Taiwan in October 2026 for the first Tainan Art Biennale that will feature some of the 34 handmade paper artworks she created in Taiwan during her two years as a Fulbright Scholar Award artist (2003-04 and 2004-05) that are now in the collection of the Tainan Art Museum, Tainan, …

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Estelle Center for Creative Arts 2028 Artist in Residency Applications Open November 1

Artist Opportunities

Estelle Center for Creative Arts 2028 Artist in Residency Applications Open November 1

11/01/2026 to 11/25/2026

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

The Program: In 2028, we will host four artists across two three-week winter sessions in January and February. Residents will have dedicated facilities for dry media and portfolio work, along with opportunities for meaningful experiences in town. Our large, sunny studio, with its high ceilings and design walls, gives artists the space and time to …

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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

Workshops

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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ARTDOM 2027: The International Exhibition of Furniture, and Art

Exhibitions

ARTDOM 2027: The International Exhibition of Furniture, and Art

02/18/2027 to 02/20/2027

Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre
Moscow
Russia

ARTDOM 2027: The International Exhibition of Furniture, Interiors & Art Theme of the Year — “In the Spotlight.” February 18–20, Crocus Expo From February 18 to 20, 2027, Crocus Expo will host ARTDOM — the only professional platform in Eastern Europe that shapes trends in the furniture and interior design market. The exhibition spans 45,000 …

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Making and Moving: A Tulum Yoga + Botanical Dye Retreat

Conferences

Making and Moving: A Tulum Yoga + Botanical Dye Retreat

03/10/2027 to 03/14/2027

Najil Chak
Tulum, Quintana Roo
Mexico

A small-group retreat exploring botanical color on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Textile designer Erica Kowalsky of Down To Earth Goods leads two botanical dye workshops, where participants learn what grows in the local landscape and use those plants, along with food waste and organic extracts, to dye their own textiles. Artist Karen Gutiérrez, co-founder of the …

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Priscilla Bianchi Ethnic Waves: Intuitive and Spontaneous Improv Curves and Circles

Workshops

Priscilla Bianchi Ethnic Waves: Intuitive and Spontaneous Improv Curves and Circles

04/05/2027 to 04/09/2027

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

In this five-day quilting retreat, you will learn liberating art quilting techniques that will enrich your quilting repertoire and provide the flexibility you need to create original work. We will cover both foundational design elements and principles, as well as easy ways to create curves, waves, and circles. You will be encouraged to work spontaneously …

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Bianca Springer and Stephanie Ruyle-Creating Your Stylish Wardrobe – Elevated

Workshops

Bianca Springer and Stephanie Ruyle-Creating Your Stylish Wardrobe – Elevated

04/19/2027 to 04/23/2027

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

In this retreat, you will create wearable art, learn sewing techniques, and develop your own signature style. Over five immersive days, you will upcycle pieced textiles to construct new pieces, and learn leatherwork through three coordinated projects. Bianca and Stephanie guide students through quilt-top preparation and layout planning, garment fitting, pattern adaptation, and finishing techniques …

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Natalya Khorover Plastic Play Date: A Stitching Retreat

Workshops

Natalya Khorover Plastic Play Date: A Stitching Retreat

05/17/2027 to 05/21/2027

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

Give yourself a week to play with fabric, plastic, thread, and more. In this five-day retreat, we’ll dig into your supply stash and turn the week into one long, unhurried playdate. You’ll move into a meditative rhythm by hand-stitching with like-minded souls and rediscover your love of play. Natalya, your instructor, will set up various …

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Jane Sassaman Leaves in a Breeze Five-Day Quilting Retreat

Workshops

Jane Sassaman Leaves in a Breeze Five-Day Quilting Retreat

06/07/2027 to 06/11/2027

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

Capture the beauty of the changing seasons in this five-day Leaves in the Breeze: Applique Patterns retreat with Jane Sassaman. Learn new quilting methods and make a stunning, personalized quilt top with this in-depth experience. You will discover the innovative Sassaman applique style, which treats fabric like paper. And you’ll learn how to create stable, …

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Karen Bolan Journey Into Quilt Design Five-Day Quilting Retreat

Workshops

Karen Bolan Journey Into Quilt Design Five-Day Quilting Retreat

07/26/2027 to 07/30/2027

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

The design process in class is a form of structured improvisation. You may not know what your quilt will look like in the end. This may feel uncomfortable at first, but the guided process will feel intentional and controlled throughout. Your process will evolve as you create your plan, pivot to add more feeling into …

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Dani Ives Painting with Wool: Color, Texture, and Creative Voice in Fiber 5 Day Retreat

Workshops

Dani Ives Painting with Wool: Color, Texture, and Creative Voice in Fiber 5 Day Retreat

08/23/2027 to 08/27/2027

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

This five-day fiber arts retreat will show you how to make textured wool paintings from beginning to end, with artist Dani Ives. You will learn fiber blending for artistic results, layering for depth, and practical color theory for realism or abstraction. The heart of the week is a sustained project of your own composition focusing …

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Deborah Boschert Small Stories in Fabric Five-Day Quilting Retreat

Workshops

Deborah Boschert Small Stories in Fabric Five-Day Quilting Retreat

09/13/2027 to 09/17/2027

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

Creating original art is a powerful way to celebrate life’s meaningful moments. In this five-day retreat, you’ll explore what inspires you, uncover its deeper meaning, and learn to express it creatively. You will create a series of small fabric collages inspired by photos, memories, or experiences. You’ll explore unique colors, shapes, lines, patterns, and compositions …

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Carolina Oneto Improvisational Gardens Five-Day Quilting Retreat

Workshops

Carolina Oneto Improvisational Gardens Five-Day Quilting Retreat

09/27/2027 to 10/01/2027

Estelle Center for Creative Arts
La Veta, Colorado
United States

During this five-day retreat, you will master intentional color usage. You’ll explore the relationships between hue, value, and saturation to craft fabric strips that blend seamlessly through the color spectrum. You’ll use your color-changing fabrics as parts to create unique, expressive flowers constructed through curved piecing and improvisational techniques. From there, students will learn composition. …

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