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Exhibitions
Bonnie Peterson: Another Glorious Sierra Day
10/16/2020 to 01/09/2022
Fresno Art Museum
Fresno, California
United States
Another Glorious Sierra Day is an exhibition of narrative art about geography and science in the Sierra Nevada. Artist Bonnie Peterson mixes embroidery with a variety of source materials such as scientific data and early explorers’ journals. Wilderness experiences inform her work. Peterson grew up in the Midwest but has been backpacking in the Sierras …

Other
Slow and Local Clothing Project
01/13/2021 to 12/31/2021
So Cal Fibershed
Los Angeles, California
United States
We invite you to join us in a collaborative, creative, community-oriented practice of slow and local clothing. Slow and Local: A Clothing Project is intended to engage our hands and minds in a discovery of the fiber and people of the Southern California bioregion, while making beautiful and enduring clothing. The project will include virtual …

Exhibitions
TEx@ATA online exhibit “Mariana Ortega: Destiny of a Tapestry Weaver/Destino de una tejedora de tapices
02/15/2021 to 03/01/2022
The American Tapestry Alliance presents the newest installment of its online exhibition series, TEx@ATA, made possible by the Laffer Curatorial Program. “Mariana Ortega: Destiny of a Tapestry Weaver/Destino de una tejedora de tapices” is a bilingual exhibit curated by Barbara Burns. Ortega has studied tapestry and exhibited her work in Mexico and Australia. She works …

Exhibitions
Flora, Fauna and Landscape
03/07/2021 to 06/12/2021
Parkersburg Art Center
Parkersburg, West Virginia
United States
Textile artists and teachers from Chile traveled to the United States in August of 2019 exhibit of ten of their art quilts. The trip was sponsored by Bernina Chile to promote a month-long, side gallery exhibit of their work during Quilt National 2019 at The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio. The same summer, eight …

Exhibitions
ATA Small Tapestry International 7: Elements
03/14/2021 to 06/13/2021
Gallery of Wood Art
St. Paul, Minnesota
United States
The American Tapestry Alliance presents its Small Tapestry International 7: Elements exhibit from March 14 – June 13, 2021. For this year’s biannual event, ATA is partnering with the American Association of Woodturners Gallery of Wood Art in St. Paul, Minnesota. JoAnn Edwards, executive director of the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, is …

Call for Entry
Call for Submissions – book on fiber artists inspired by birds
03/16/2021 to 04/30/2021
Online
I am writing a book about fiber artists who are inspired by birds. I would love to include some of your work! If you are interested in participating, please fill out this submission form: https://gbt.formstack.com/forms/bird_book_artistform Deadline: April 30, 2021 Thank you! —Martha Sielman…

Workshops
Fiber & Form Series
04/13/2021 to 04/22/2021
Paper Rain Studio
Santa Fe, New Mexico
United States
The Resilience Fiber Sculpture Series has a new name but the content is the same with some fine tuning. Within the Zoom container I offer personable and interactive creative-process experiences for students coast to coast. These workshops are live, not a webinar or pre-recorded sessions. This is very exciting because I love sharing creative process …
Workshops
Arashi Shibori aka “Storm Squeeze” Workshop
04/16/2021 to 05/07/2021
Brunswick, Maine
United States
Join me for an exciting look at and exploration of Arashi Shibori Arashi means “storm” which characterizes the patterning on fabric. In Japan they refer to shibori as “squeeze”, hence “Storm Squeeze”. Fabric is wrapped diagonally onto a pole, compressed and dyed. There are many ways of making really interesting patterns on fabric with this …
Regional Meetings
SDA NY/NJ: Presentation “Wild Weaving” by Stacy Bogdonoff & Howard Ptaszek
04/22/2021
Zoom link
Bronxville, New York
United States
Stacy Bogdonoff and Howard Ptaszek have never met and know of each other only through Instagram images. Yet their art shares some similar impulses and both bodies of work relate strongly to the other. They’re both clearly material and process artists. Stacy works with wire, paper, stained warps, lacquer, handwoven hemp, and recently, facemasks. Howard …

Workshops
Shimmer & Shine Online Workshop
04/24/2021
De Pirro Art Workshops
Allyn, Washington
United States
Discover the radiant effects of Golden Iridescent and Interference colors. Explore using them over rich textural surfaces, as a lustrous under painting or simply as a glistening detail. I will share samples & demonstrate these unique paints on their own and investigate what happens when they are mixed with other acrylic paints. If you love …

Workshops
Studio Schweinfurth Online: Making Modern Medallions
05/01/2021 to 05/02/2021
Schweinfurth Art Center
Auburn, New York
United States
Sarah Bond will present basic technique and tips for success, along with ideas for using color, pattern, and value in conjunction with lines, angles, and curves to the best effect. Students will explore how to connect these forms, and the movement that can be created as the forms link together around a central focus. They …

Call for Entry
Call for Submissions: Tension:Process in the Making
05/01/2021
Twiggs Gallery
Boscawen, New Hampshire
United States
The Surface Design Association’s (SDA) New Hampshire Group invites NH fiber artists to enter Tension: Process in the Making featuring fiber art and textiles by New Hampshire artists. The artists will explore tension – the act of expanding or widening. In a world that has become overstimulated and intense, the process of making slows us …

Workshops
Mixed Media Paint Pours Online Workshop
05/02/2021
De Pirro Art Workshops
Allyn, Washington
United States
Discover how to create luminous pours, streams and marble effects using acrylic. These techniques can be incorporated into collage, as a background for painting, drawing, image transfers or even as an abstract painting. We will explore Golden Fluid & High Flow Paints combined with various gels, mediums & pastes. Each has their own distinctive characteristics, …

Lectures
Contemporary Voices: Ai Kijima
05/04/2021
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Rockville, District of Columbia
United States
Ai Kijima is an artist born in Tokyo and currently living in Brooklyn. Her distinctive works are chaotic collages, amalgamations of found material painstakingly stitched into evocative cross-cultural patchworks. In this talk, Kijima will discuss her artistic practice over the last 30 years, as she has developed her expertise in textiles as an immigrant in …

Workshops
Crocheting Corals: Workshop for the Saratoga Springs Satellite Reef
05/04/2021
Tang Teaching Museum
Saratoga Springs, New York
United States
Join us Tuesday, May 4, at 7:00 PM, for a workshop and craft circle to crochet hyperbolic corals for the Saratoga Springs Satellite Reef, part of the worldwide Crochet Coral Reef project by Christine and Margaret Wertheim and the Institute For Figuring. Your corals will be assembled together to form the Saratoga Springs Satellite Reef, …

Exhibitions
browngrotta arts presents Adaptation: Artists Respond to Change
05/08/2021 to 05/16/2021
browngrotta arts
Wilton, Connecticut
United States
browngrotta arts is pleased to announce their Spring 2021 “Art in the Barn” exhibition, “Adaptation: Artists Respond to Change”. The exhibition looks at the myriad ways artists change direction or their practice in response to changed circumstances like a move, a health issue, a shift in personal circumstances, or, more recently, a global pandemic. “Over …

Workshops
Environmental Sculptures Online Workshop
05/15/2021
Schack Art Center
Everett, Washington
United States
Discover how De Pirro creates environmental sculptural forms and installations using both reclaimed & organic materials. She will share a range of techniques that transform these found materials into a ‘fiber’ that can be manipulated into dimensional structures. Learn how to translate methods traditionally found in the textile, jewelry, basketry & industrial arts using unconventional …

Workshops
Basketry into Woodturning Workshop with Janine Wang
05/22/2021 to 05/23/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Explore experimental basketwork woven on turned or found wooden bowls. We will first focus on foundational twining and random weave basketry techniques by creating a small, round basket/bowl together. Then we’ll apply that to design our own unique bowls. You will leave class with both a craft technique and an understanding of the design sensibilities …

Workshops
Stencils & Stamps Online Workshop
05/23/2021
De Pirro Art Workshops
Allyn, Washington
United States
Come see what happens when Mixed Media & Fine Art intermingle! Ah yes, we’re all very familiar with both but have you ‘really’ explored them as a Mixed Media, Fine Art tool? I’ll be sharing samples & demonstrating both, in combination with several Golden Acrylic products. So many variations to choose from, thick, thin, transparent, …

Workshops
Sampling Weave Structures with a Frame Loom
05/28/2021 to 05/30/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Working with a variety of yarns, come learn how to sample weave structures with a small frame loom. The possibilities are endless! We will explore mixing color, texture and yarn weight to create pieces of woven fabric that can be used as a starter for future projects or for smaller, finished pieces. Topics such as …

Exhibitions
Textiles in Translation, Presented by Studio Art Quilt Associates of Pennsylvania
06/01/2021 to 07/22/2021
The Gallery at Penn College
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
United States
Textiles in Translation is a collection of fiber-based artwork by Pennsylvania regional members of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). The juried exhibit will showcase a wide range of 2D and 3D fiber art and highlight a diverse range of styles and techniques. The artists with work included in the exhibition are members of SAQA, an …

Workshops
Plants to Prints: Eco Printing on Fabric & Paper
06/04/2021 to 06/06/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Kathleen Lang Metaxas Eco-Printing or Direct Contact Printing is the process of embedding botanical “stamps” directly from plant material. Working with natural elements such as leaves, blossoms, berries and metal, you will learn how to prepare fabric for natural dyes, which fabrics accept dye well, botanical dye plants, and how to extract the dye …

Workshops
Encaustic & Resin Effects using Acrylic
06/05/2021
Schack Art Center
Everett, Washington
United States
Create a mysterious & luminous depth, enriching your artwork! Discover how to create the luscious effect of wax encaustic & resin pours using GOLDEN Acrylic products. This online class includes demonstrations of how to achieve this effect using various acrylic mediums & gels; transparent & translucent, tinted & un-tinted, smooth & textured. In the process …

Call for Entry
Uncommon Threads 2021
06/07/2021
Q Center
St. Charles, Illinois
United States
This year, Uncommon Threads will be an even bigger event. Held over three days, the event will begin with a Friday Night Cocktail evening that includes our ever-popular runway show, boutique area, and surprises galore. Live-streamed for paid attendees who cannot be at the Q. Center in St. Charles, Illinois, it is going to be …

Workshops
Intro to Weaving on a Four Shaft Loom
06/11/2021 to 06/13/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructors: Daryl & Brianna Lancaster Explore this time-honored craft, on a 4 shaft loom that allows patterning and play. Designed for beginners, and using a pre-wound 5/2 cotton warp, this workshop will take you through threading the loom and beaming the warp and teach you to understand patterning, reading a draft, color interaction, and how …

Conferences
Doily Free Zone Symposium & Lace Camp
06/12/2021 to 06/13/2021
Hosted by TextileSupport
WOLLONGONG
Australia
Doily Free Zone is an international symposium about handmade lace in art and design. The 2021 edition will be held online the weekend of the 12-13 June and will include two days of global discussion about the future of lacemaking as a form of artistic expression led by some of the most talented lace artists …

Workshops
Block Carving & Printing on Fabric
06/25/2021 to 06/29/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Jeanne Brady This workshop is an introduction to the art of relief block carving and printing on fabric; perfect for quilters or painters wanting to expand their creative options! Demonstrations & specific exercises teach skills in designing, cutting blocks, and printing using transparent pigments with infinite color mixing options. Printing will be explored on …

Exhibitions
American Tapestry Alliance Small Tapestry International 7: Elements
07/02/2021 to 08/27/2021
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Lincoln City, Oregon
United States
The American Tapestry Alliance’s Small Tapestry International 7: Elements exhibit will travel from its initial location in Minneapolis (Gallery of Wood Art, March 14 – June 13) to Lincoln City, Oregon. The group of 15 juried works will be on view at the Lincoln City Cultural Center from July 2 – August 27, 2021. Credit: …

Workshops
Weaving, Computer Drafting & Pattern Design
07/09/2021 to 07/13/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Jovencio de la Paz Weaving is a pattern language. Starting with the simple over-and-under structure of plain weave, a nearly infinite world of patterns emerges, from dazzling twills to the dizzying undulations of Overshot. Learn how to think through patterns with computer aided drafting, using simple and free software to understand structures. You will …

Workshops
Deconstructing Nature with Kerr Grabowski
07/16/2021 to 07/20/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Let Nature be your muse as you explore a different facet of screen printing on fabric via fiber reactive dyes and basic screen stencils such as wax and paper, deconstructed screen-printing, polychromatic printing, direct dye application and more. In this workshop, we will use the screen in an intuitive, experimental way as well as in …

Exhibitions
ATA American Tapestry Biennial 13
07/18/2021 to 10/03/2021
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
San Jose, California
United States
The American Tapestry Alliance’s American Tapestry Biennial 13 will be exhibited at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, California from July 18 through October 3, 2021. This juried exhibition showcases the best in contemporary hand-woven tapestry and is the only ATA series that includes large format work. The exhibit will …

Workshops
Tactile Sensibility: A Weaving Workshop
07/23/2021 to 07/25/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Brittany Wittman McLaughlin Get motivated and inspired to focus on weaving as a creative process by exploring a variety of materials. Inspired by the iconic artist and designer Anni Albers, this workshop will expand your vocabulary in the tactile language of weaving. You will create your own woven pieces on pre-warped looms, using a …

Workshops
Felting Design & Construction
07/30/2021 to 08/03/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Shannah Warwick Dive deep into the felting world. Working with high quality fibers and textiles, you will explore traditional wool-on-wool felting and Nuno felting, giving you a solid understanding of the medium. You will create a Nuno felted scarf while focusing on color theory, texture, and design. You will then move into 3D felting …

Workshops
Designing & Weaving Handwoven Yardage
08/06/2021 to 08/10/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Daryl Lancaster Improve your basic weaving skills and learn to work with the loom to create beautiful flawless yardage suitable for garments or household textiles. This workshop will give participants a chance to design, warp, and weave 4-5 yards of plain weave fabric using mixed yarns of various colors and textures. Repeats will be …

Workshops
Workshop: Skins, Skeletons, Nets and Knots: 3D Textiles
08/08/2021 to 08/12/2021
Pacific NorthWest Art School
Coupeville (Whidbey Island), Washington
United States
In this experimental workshop, students will learn methods for building skeletal structures with rigid and semi-rigid materials like rattan, bamboo, wood, wire and found materials. Techniques will include lashing, chaotic plaiting and wire construction. To build skins onto these structures, we will work with gut, rice papers, knotted and knotless netting. Coatings like paintable graphite …

Workshops
A Garden of Color: Weaving Wool in Naturally Dyed Hues
08/13/2021 to 08/17/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Wendy Weiss Discover how to use plant dye on wool, exploring how to maximize color from a limited palette gathered from nature, while you play with a multi-shaft loom. Achieve a sumptuous array of hues on naturally colored wool, developing rich tones to combine in warp and weft. Explore weave structures on a four …

Workshops
Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire Eleko & Tie-dye with Indigo
08/20/2021 to 08/24/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Gasali Adeyemo Learn the traditional Nigerian dyeing and printing techniques of Batik, Adire Eleko and Tie-Dye. Batik is the process of creating designs using wax. The wax can be applied to the fabric using wood stamps, stencils, or foam rubber. Discover the history and use of Indigo dye to create stunning pieces with practices …

Workshops
Natural Dye, Ink & Pigment Intensive
08/27/2021 to 08/31/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Natalie Stopka This intensive course will delve into the world of beautiful, accessible, and sustainable color. Come learn the basics of choosing and preparing fibers, and extracting color from a variety of dye plants. Special attention will be paid to the selection of mordants for lasting color in both textiles and works on paper. …

Workshops
Zero Waste & Tapestry Weaving on a Clay Loom
09/04/2021 to 09/06/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Cynthia Alberto September 4-8 This workshop will focus on introductory weaving techniques and stylistic considerations when working on tapestries. Not only will you learn how to dress a loom and weave on one, you will use handbuilding techniques to create your own unique ceramic looms! The main overarching theme is about the ways in …

Workshops
Baskets from Nature: Barks & Vines
09/04/2021 to 09/08/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Steven R. Carty This workshop is a hands-on opportunity to create a variety of baskets from wild gathered materials. Come learn to craft baskets from native, naturalized, and invasive plants. We will be primarily working with barks and vines found in New Jersey; gathered and prepared by the instructor. There will be plenty of …

Workshops
Zori Slippers Workshop
09/11/2021 to 09/12/2021
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Instructor: Sana Musasama Zori slippers are made in many parts of the world and were probably the first shoes worn by people – made of grass, fiber, animal hide or just rags, resembling our modern day rubber flip flops. Join Sana, who studied this craft in Africa, India and Japan, and make your own! See …