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Exhibitions
Virtual presentation of Vibrations on Fibers 21 Retrospective, by Paulette-Marie Sauvé
06/01/2022 to 04/30/2025
Museum of Fine Craft of Quebec / Musée des métiers d’art du Québec (MUMAQ)
This virtual presentation of Vibrations on Fibers 21 Retrospective, is a perpetual Virtual 360 degree presentation of a major exhibition of textile art by Paulette-Marie Sauvé, shown from April 15 to June 20, 2021 at the Museum of Fine Craft of Quebec / Musée des métiers d’art du Québec (MUMAQ) in Montreal, Quebec. Françoise Cloutier …
Exhibitions
Here and There Contemporary Tapestries by Linda Giesen
09/04/2022 to 09/25/2022
Unity Church-Unitarian Parish Hall Gallery
St. Paul, Minnesota
United States
Here and There Contemporary Tapestries by Linda Giesen September 4 – September 25, 2022 Unity Church-Unitarian Parish Hall Gallery 733 Portland Avenue St. Paul MN 55104 Opening Reception: Friday, September 9, 2022 5:30 – 7:00 PM Linda Giesen lives in New Mexico and Minnesota. Her art is influenced by the landscapes that surround her: the …
Exhibitions
Call for Entry: Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends 2024
12/20/2023 to 06/29/2024
Online
Students, enter your work in a juried exhibition of textile art at Haywood Community College and contend for the generous cash prizes that will be awarded! All undergraduate/graduate students enrolled in a fiber/textile program or independently pursuing a study of fibers/textiles in the Southeast (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, …
Call for Entry
Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show – Call for Entries
02/09/2024 to 04/27/2024
Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance
Chamblee, Georgia
United States
Time for the annual Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show! You are encouraged to enter this fun, free exhibition of small-format textiles. Entries must be 12″ x 12″ or smaller (or, 12″ x 12″ x 12″ for 3-D entries) and they must include at least one textile technique. Otherwise, the …
Exhibitions
Harvest, Foraged, Found
02/17/2024 to 06/02/2024
Danforth Museum at Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts
United States
A five artist exhibit on the title theme….
Exhibitions
Anna Kristina Goransson: Suspended Animation
02/20/2024 to 04/09/2024
Foster Gallery, Nobles and Greenough
Dedham, Massachusetts
United States
Solo Show by Anna Kristina Goransson at Foster Gallery at Nobles and Greenough School in Dedham, MA. The show features felted works as well as a large woven installation. The opening reception is Thursday, February 29, 5-7pm. The rest of the dates hours are Monday-Friday 9am-6pm and a possible Saturday in late March (check my …
Exhibitions
Women’s Work
02/29/2024 to 05/01/2024
Jamaica Plain Library
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
This exhibition is an Installation of textile panels that illustrate through photographs and textiles the variety of women’s work during the last 150 years. The 17+ panels are displayed on a clothesline with clothespins, further illustrating the concept of women’s work (laundry). The vintage photographs are hand- colored and printed on cotton. Embellishments of vintage …
Exhibitions
Waste Not
03/05/2024 to 04/29/2024
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth, Maine
United States
Kimberley Harding, an innovative Portland, Maine artist who works in natural materials, is exhibiting an eclectic variety of works for a solo show titled “Waste Not,” demonstrating not just a reverence for nature, but artistic techniques based on harmony with the natural world. The “Waste Not” exhibition opens March 6, 2024, and is on view …
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Current Threads 2024
03/09/2024 to 03/28/2024
Victoria Arts Council Pat Martin Bates Gallery
Victoria
Canada
Vancouver Island SDA’s annual exhibition, open to all SDA British Columbia members, will open on Mar 15, 2024, in the Victoria Arts Council’s Pat Martin Bates Gallery. Public outreach events include an artist reception, artist talks, a guest artist, an Artists in Conversation panel, and a SDA Swatch Collection….
Artist Opportunities
Up and Down, In and Out: Embroidery and its Kin
03/13/2024 to 04/13/2024
Studio Place Arts
Barre, VT, Vermont
United States
Embroidery is an ancient practice, embellishing fabric for ritual and communal purposes. Although for much of the 20th century it was thought of as a pastime for ladies making tea towels or fancy aprons, recently it has appeared frequently in contemporary art. We are seeking outstanding needle-based, original work, hand and/or machine stitched, on familiar …
Exhibitions
Up and Down, In and Out: Embroidery and its Kin
03/13/2024 to 04/20/2024
Studio Place Arts
Barre, Vermont
United States
An exhibition that considers and celebrates embroidery as a strong voice within contemporary art….
Exhibitions
(Re)Collect
03/22/2024 to 05/19/2024
Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
United States
(Re)Collect is a solo exhibition of mixed-media installation art by Minnesota artist and SDA member, Susanna Gaunt: “My artwork is inspired by natural history. I collect natural specimens as objects and observations of nature as memories and use both to explore ideas in the studio. In the past two years, this has expanded to include …
Exhibitions
2nd Edition
03/23/2024 to 04/21/2024
Art Bites Gallery
High Falls, New York
United States
Art Bites Gallery presents 2ND Edition, guest curated by Carole Kunstadt – five unique transmutations – transforming and exploring the malleability of the book form, suggesting new terrain and creating unexpected relevance and meaning. Both the content and the context of the works reshape our relationship with the book and the stories they tell in …
Presentation/Artist Talk
Printing on Textiles: Join us in person or via zoom
04/06/2024
SGCI Conference, Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI, Rhode Island
United States
Susan Clark, SGCI Collaborator member & SDA member, will host “Printing on Textiles” in person at the SGCI Conference on April 6, from 11:30AM to 1PM at the Rhode Island Convention Center room 522A. SDA and SGCI are co-sponsoring this Inkubator and SDA members are welcome to attend this one conference session for free. This …
Artist Opportunities
Morocco Textiles Tour with MARIA SHELL
04/13/2024 to 04/27/2024
Amazigh Cultural Tours Morocco
Marrakech
Morocco
Travel with artist MARIA SHELL and explore the traditional textiles of MOROCCO! The TOUR includes hands-on experiences and demonstrations with local artisans. Maria Shell will share her skills and experience in Art Quilt making as we gather inspiration from the colors, patterns and landscape of Morocco. Create a library of future quilt ideas and develop …
Call for Entry
40TH ANNUAL NEW LEGACIES: CONTEMPORARY ART QUILTS
04/29/2024
The Lincoln Center
Fort Collins, Colorado
United States
This juried exhibition at The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO, features the current work of the finest national and international contemporary quilt artists, June 15 – August 17, 2024. Art quilts accepted for exhibition will exemplify innovation in quilting and surface design techniques as well as excellence in artistic composition and craftsmanship. The goal …
Exhibitions
Discourse: art across generations and continents
05/04/2024 to 05/12/2024
browngrotta arts
Wilton, Connecticut
United States
Coming this May: Discourse: art across generations and continents, at browngrotta arts in Wilton, CT This May, in Discourse: art across generations and continents (May 4 – 12, 2024), browngrotta arts in Wilton, CT, will assemble an eclectic group of artworks that celebrate artists from different countries, who work with varied materials, and represent distinct …
Presentation/Artist Talk
Grounded in Craft: Spring Craft Weekend Symposium
05/04/2024
MCEVOY AUDITORIUM, SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
Washington, District of Columbia
United States
Attend the James Renwick Alliance for Craft’s Spring Craft Weekend Symposium featuring talks with our esteemed honorees Masters of the Medium Marilyn Pappas, Beth Lipman, Steven Young Lee and Distinguished Educator Susie Ganch, followed by a Q&A panel. Casual attire. Limited on-street parking at meters; several paid parking garages are available in the neighborhood. We …
Workshops
Zero Waste Backstrap Weaving with Cynthia Alberto
05/05/2024 to 05/06/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
This workshop will introduce the history of backstrap weaving, an ancient and globally practiced tradition consisting of two sticks with stretched warps in between. Using both traditional and modern backstrap looms to develop woven projects with an emphasis on sustainable, zero-waste weaving, you will observe and study samples of backstrap looms from various cultures – …
Exhibitions
Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show
05/07/2024 to 06/29/2024
Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance
Chamblee, Georgia
United States
Join us for the Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show 2024! This is the 12th-anniversary edition of this fun exhibition which is open to everyone and free to enter. Come marvel at the diversity of the entries and the ample creativity on display and then vote for your three favorite entries. Leave inspired and, …
Workshops
Natural Dyeing with Kate Sarah Mitchell
05/11/2024 to 05/12/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Working with dye plant materials and extracts, we will create lightfast colors on fabric, yarn, and fibers. We will play with blending, resist techniques, overdyeing, and ombres. We will create a set of samples and swatches to take home, as well as design and complete three or more wearable projects….
Workshops
Adventures in Paper Marbling with Raechel Bihler
05/18/2024 to 05/19/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Marbling is an ancient and mesmerizing form of printmaking. It’s the art of floating inks on a liquid surface, creating designs with the inks, then capturing the designs on surfaces such as paper. In this workshop you will learn some traditional patterns to apply as well as experiment with your own ideas. While we will …
Workshops
Eco Printing with Oksana Danziger
05/31/2024 to 06/02/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Eco-printing is a technique where plants, leaves, and flowers leave their shapes, color, and marks on fabric. The basic principle of eco-printing is that various leaves and plant materials (fresh or dried) possess tannins that have the innate ability to print permanent color onto fabric fibers when combined with the proper technique and procedure. Eco-printing …
Workshops
Introduction to Wicker Basketry with Angela Eastman
06/07/2024 to 06/11/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
In this introductory workshop, you will learn the basics of working with round and flat reed to create a variety of functional baskets. We will cover several techniques for making bases and weaving patterns, and you will have the opportunity to create unique variations in your vessels. Participants will leave with at least 3 completed …
Exhibitions
40TH ANNUAL NEW LEGACIES: CONTEMPORARY ART QUILTS
06/15/2024 to 08/17/2024
The Lincoln Center Art Gallery
Fort Collins, Colorado
United States
This juried exhibition features the current work of the finest national and international contemporary quilt artists, June 15 – August 17, 2024. The goal of the exhibition is to recognize the world’s finest contemporary quilt artists and to advance the art form. Included work exemplifies innovation in quilting and surface design techniques as well as …
Conferences
15th Biennial Focus on Book Arts Conference
06/18/2024 to 06/22/2024
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon
United States
The 15th Focus on Book Arts conference offers five days of workshops that appeal to beginning and advanced book artists. Workshops are taught by renowned, professional instructors in the fields of bookbinding, printing, decorative papers, paper making, book art, and more. This year’s event will be held at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR. While …
Workshops
Navajo Weaving with Marilou Schultz
06/21/2024 to 06/25/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Come learn how to design and weave a traditional rug using the basic weave, interlocks, and diagonal techniques with aniline and natural dyed yarns. You will work on pre-warped, upright Navajo style looms which you can bring home with you after the workshop. Various Navajo rug styles will be shared along with a brief history …
Workshops
Fibers as Self Expression with Emery Hall
06/28/2024 to 07/02/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Embark on a captivating exploration of fiber and textile arts through an “Exploratory Integration of Textile Arts” workshop. Over the course of these five immersive days, you will delve into a diverse array of timeless techniques including felting, dyeing, embroidery, and basketry. This workshop is crafted for individuals of all skill levels, whether you are …
Workshops
Fabrics Around the World with Kwesi O. Kwarteng
07/06/2024 to 07/07/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
The primary identifiers of people around the globe are name, language, music, food, and clothing. Participants in this workshop will explore and learn about other cultures worldwide through their fabrics and what they wear, focusing also on the techniques and processes used to create them. This will be an interactive class with discussion, lecture and …
Artist Opportunities
Artist Residency in Ghana
07/10/2024 to 07/23/2024
Cross Cultural Collaborative
Accra
Ghana
2 weeks at our cultural center/guest house in an African village immersed in the local culture and hands-on workshops with indigenous artists – adinkra – kente weaving – tie dye – batik with opportunities to visit traditional villages/galleries/museums and sites of historical interest….
Workshops
Flower Power Bias-Strip Curves, with Sherri Lynn Wood
07/15/2024 to 07/19/2024
Wells College
Aurora, New York
United States
Get your bias-strip Flower Power curve on! Students at Quilting by the Lake conference will tap into their intuitive sense of color as you learn a variety of grid busting tricks for improvising and piecing large-scale floral and nature inspired compositions with the innovative ruler-free technique of bias-strip piecing on the curve and s-curve. Leave …
Workshops
Natural Dyes: Developing a Personal Language, with Elin Noble
07/15/2024 to 07/19/2024
Wells College
Aurora, New York
United States
This workshop at Quilting by the Lake conference will concentrate on the direct application of mordants and natural dyes using various tools and techniques, including mono printing, stamping, and hand painting on cellulose and silk. Emphasis will be on developing unique color combinations and expressive personal marks. Prior to dyeing, we will apply mordants using …
Workshops
Free Form Ribbed Basketry with Steven R. Carty
07/19/2024 to 07/23/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
In this creative hands-on workshop you will learn how to make ribbed baskets without a basketry pattern. With guidance and support from the instructor, you will be free to experiment with different techniques for setting ribs as you weave. You will also have the opportunity to learn to weave your baskets from handles such as …
Workshops
Big and Bold: A New Comfort Zone, with Joe Cunningham
07/22/2024 to 07/26/2024
Wells College
Aurora, New York
United States
In this five-day workshop, students will learn how to find and use ideas for starting a quilt and the techniques you need for making it. Learn how to balance positive and negative space while letting the quilt-in-process guide where to go. The instructor will lead a special session on quilting designs and how to use …
Workshops
Which Way Is Up? online workshop with Rosalie Dace
07/22/2024 to 07/26/2024
Wells College
Aurora, New York
United States
Discover the importance of abstracting, editing, and simplifying ideas to make a good visual composition. Learn how to bring your great ideas to life and translate them into fabric and thread with meaningful shapes and lines, creating rhythm and movement. As students look at a variety of images and discuss the elements of design, they …
Workshops
The Slow Stitched and Eco Printed Journal with Bukola Koiki
07/26/2024 to 07/30/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Consider the gentle intention of stitched cloth and paper as an antidote against the pervasiveness of digital screens and social media. In this workshop, we will use natural plants and dyes available in your kitchens to print on paper and cloth. Finally, using needle, thread, and a variety of simple stitch methods, we will embellish …
Workshops
Say It Softly
07/28/2024 to 08/02/2024
Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft
Columbia, North Carolina
United States
During this workshop students will speak loudly, but through the softness of textiles. Using language as a starting point, such as phrases, mottoes, slogans, and singular powerful words, you will make your ideas tangible. Participants will explore a range of textile processes including applique, reverse-applique, trapunto, soft sculpture, and embellishment to translate words to physical …
Workshops
Sculptural Wire Weaving with Hanna Vogel
08/02/2024 to 08/06/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Explore the possibilities of woven wire for sculpture. Using variations on traditional wire basketry techniques, you will learn multiple weaving techniques to make everything from small baskets to large scale installations. Particular attention will be paid to pattern and line quality in 3D work. Possibilities for including found objects and mixed media will be covered, …
Workshops
Beginning Bobbin Lace with Elena Kanagy-Loux
08/09/2024 to 08/13/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
In this introductory workshop, we will take a deep dive into the 500-year-old craft of bobbin lace, covering not only the technique but also looking at the history, identification, and contemporary practice of lace. We will start by building skills through making samplers of the basic stitches used in bobbin lace, while comparing regional variations …
Workshops
All About Doubleweave with Lars Shimabukuro
08/16/2024 to 08/20/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
This workshop will introduce you to doubleweave, or weaving two layers of cloth on the loom at the same time. You will begin by designing and winding the warp. We will then cover dressing the loom, threading, and the treadle tie-ups. Participants will start with samples to see the different ways the doublecloth can interact; …
Workshops
Intro to Creative Darning with Hannah Oatman
08/23/2024 to 08/27/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
This workshop will teach you how to repair worn and damaged clothing, fabrics, and textiles using basic and intermediate darning techniques. Darning is a simple mending method that can fix holes of any size or shape in virtually any kind of fabric–it can be subtle or bold and artfully visible and uses very simple tools. …
Workshops
Tactile Sensibility: Weaving Compositions with Brittany Wittman
08/30/2024 to 09/01/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
This workshop is designed to motivate and inspire you to focus on weaving as a creative process and increase your sensitivity to the perception of touch – our tactile sense – through experimentation with structure and surface. Inspired by the work and writings of the iconic artist and designer Anni Albers, this workshop experience will …
Workshops
Introduction to Overshot Weaving with Samantha Bittman
09/06/2024 to 09/08/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
This workshop will begin with the basics of weaving and drafting the Overshot weave structure. As the class progresses, you will be introduced to more advanced techniques such as inlay, to manipulate and personalize the original woven pattern. You will have access to 4 and 8 harness floor looms as well as a selection of …
Workshops
Exploring Woven Bands with Frances Collier Singh
09/13/2024 to 09/15/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Participants will explore the basics of band weaving in this beginner’s workshop. Over the three days, we will delve into different tools and methods to create colorful woven bands. We will cover project planning, warping, set-up, and weaving with or without a loom. You will leave this class with a weaving kit with a shuttle, …
Conferences
Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024
09/19/2024 to 09/23/2024
Rocky Harbour
Canada
The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador has the pleasure to announce the Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024, taking place from September 19 to 23 in Gros Morne National Park. The conference will feature discussions and hands-on workshops on sustainable processing and crafting practices including weaving, papermaking, felting, and mordant dying. Early …
Workshops
Material Matters: Contemporary Fiber Sculpture Workshop Retreat with Jacqueline Mallegni
09/22/2024 to 09/28/2024
Be-Artz
Sauveterre de Bearn
France
Location: Be-Artz, Artists Retreats and Workshops in Sauveterre de Béarn in the Pyrenees Atlantique region of South West France. Bring your creative ideas and immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of an ancient French village for “Material Matters, a SIX-DAY FIBER SCULPTURE Residential Workshop Retreat. Listen to the natural beauty around you. Let it guide …
Workshops
Introduction to Welt Felting with Erika Hewston
09/28/2024 to 09/29/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Looking for a new textile technique that can be done almost anywhere? This workshop will show you how to create wet felted pieces with nothing more than hot water, a pool noodle, and bubble wrap! You will learn multiple techniques to create imagery and texture using 2-dimensional wet felting. At the end of the weekend, …
Workshops
Learn to Spin with Kate Sarah Mitchell
10/05/2024 to 10/06/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
What weaver, knitter or crocheter hasn’t fantasized about making their own yarn!? Explore the interaction of color and fiber at the most fundamental level in textile arts. Learn to spin wool and blend it with other fibers like silk and cotton, making yarns to weave, knit or sculpt. You will learn how to use a …
Workshops
Functional & Useful Basketry with Pamela Wilson
10/12/2024 to 10/13/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
This workshop is for both beginner and intermediate basketmakers, where you will learn or review basic basket weaving techniques such as twining, over/under and chase weaving on the first day to create a market basket. On the second day, participants will start with a basic rectangular base and then choose how you wish to weave …
Workshops
The Humble Art of (Dyed) Handbrooms with Erin Rouse
10/19/2024 to 10/20/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Part household essential, part woven sculpture, brooms have a rich history and are fun to make. Come learn to weave a variety of classic American sorghum hand brooms and branch out into experimental shapes and bindings. We will dip into natural dyeing with a demonstration of techniques and considerations for dyeing raw fiber. Some natural …
Artist Opportunities
Funded Artist Residencies
11/01/2024 to 11/30/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
Through the incredible generosity of the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, Peters Valley School of Craft is excited to offer fully funded guest artist residencies for November of 2024! A limited number of artists will be selected to spend either two weeks or one month each in our fully equipped surface design and/or weaving studio immersing themselves in …
Workshops
Quilting for the Home with Caroline Silverman
11/02/2024 to 11/03/2024
Peters Valley School of Craft
Layton, New Jersey
United States
This workshop will be the perfect opportunity to bring your quilting plans to life! Have you been wanting to add a beautiful quilted throw pillow to your living room, or bring a quilted tote bag with you to the market? Maybe you have been thinking about some quilted stockings, or a quilted table runner to …