May 30 to August 15, 2026
Schweinfurth Art Center
205 Genesee Street
Auburn, NY 13021

Held in partnership with the Schweinfurth Art Center, T3%+!le$: The Language of Fiber explores language in all its expressive forms: written, spoken, and illustrative. Included works evoke responses, provoke thought, and foster connections between textiles and language.

Important Dates

Juror Statement

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Important Dates

• May 30, 2026: Exhibition opens, opening reception from 4-6pm
• July 8, 2026: Textile Talk Virtual Program – registration coming soon!
• August 15, 2026: Exhibition Closes

Juror Statement

Between fiber and the written or spoken word is a large space. This exhibit fills that space with translations, reconstructions, hidden meanings, common language, materiality, and manifestations of the creative impulse. How do we get from one place to another, through the day to day, during a time of overwhelming stimulation? How do we put our hands on and into our making? Most of all, how can fiber art help us feel?

Diana Weymar

All of the pieces in this exhibit are here today because they speak to me. They elevate our souls by merging thoughts and materials. There is so much that this work has to tell us about where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. This work also places us in this very moment so that we can be in this space with it, with ourselves. Read it, feel it, and explore it. Let the fibers, the threads, and the materials fuse with your imagination and desire. If you want to foster a relationship with language and textile, look no further than this exhibition. Here you will find everything you need – Diana Weymar

Diana Weymar grew up in the wilderness of British Columbia, studied Creative Writing at Princeton University, and worked in film in New York City. For the past decade, she has been threading the needle to create a material record of our times. Both on social media and in person, she has encouraged thousands of people to find their own creative path through personal and political challenges.

She is the creator and curator of the public art projects Interwoven Stories and Tiny Pricks Project. Her collaborations and exhibits bring people together around textile and embroidery to share personal stories and discuss political issues. She has worked or collaborated with many organizations, including Build Peace (Nicosia, Bogotá, Zurich, Belfast, San Diego), Arts Council of Princeton, Nantucket Atheneum, W.E.B. Du Bois Center at UMass Amherst, University of Puget Sound, Zen Hospice Project, Open Arts Space (Damascus Syria), Trans Tipping Point Project, and New York Textile Month.

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