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

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Virtual presentation of Vibrations on Fibers 21 Retrospective, by Paulette-Marie Sauvé

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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 …

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Here and There Contemporary Tapestries by Linda Giesen

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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 …

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Beyond: Tapestry Expanded

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Beyond: Tapestry Expanded

08/26/2024 to 12/08/2024

Peeler Art Center, DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana
United States

BEYOND: TAPESTRY EXPANDED EXHIBITION The Richard E. Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, 10 W. Hanna St., Greencastle, IN, August 26th through December 8th, 2024. The American Tapestry Alliance presents Beyond: Tapestry Expanded, an exhibition of national and international contemporary artists exploring the language of textiles within their work. Beyond: Tapestry Expanded is curated by Erica …

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Stephanie Metz: In the Glow

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Stephanie Metz: In the Glow

09/14/2024 to 12/29/2024

Triton Museum of Art
Santa Clara, California
United States

Stephanie Metz: In the Glow September 14 – December 29, 2024 Santa Clara, 8/26/24– The Triton Museum of Art presents Stephanie Metz: In the Glow, an exhibition debuting a series of evocative fiber sculptures. Wool felt and body-like forms combined with reflected color explore themes of soft power, aesthetic perception, and the paradoxes of female …

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Dakota Transit: Sonic Couture by Andrea Aranow

Exhibitions

Dakota Transit: Sonic Couture by Andrea Aranow

10/01/2024 to 11/17/2024

Origins and Legacies Gallery, 516 NW 14th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
Portland, Oregon
United States

Located in New York’s legendary East Village neighborhood, Dakota Transit was Andrea Aranow’s statement on what high fashion ought to be: fun, expressive, and bold. The store opened at the peak of the “Youthquake” of the 1960’s and fused elements of psychedelia and funk with a burgeoning proto-punk sensibility. Aranow became renowned for her use …

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Threads of Time: Textile Legacies from Junín, Peru

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Threads of Time: Textile Legacies from Junín, Peru

10/10/2024 to 11/17/2024

Origins and Legacies Gallery, 516 NW 14th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
Portland, Oregon
United States

While traveling in Peru, Andrea Aranow was drawn in by the stunning beauty of the landscape, the rich culture, and the continued use of handwoven clothing around her. After six months serving as the regional textile researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Aranow saw examples of textiles from the Central Highlands in the Andes …

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Passing

Exhibitions

Passing

11/08/2024 to 12/31/2024

Ploch Gallery, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
Brookfield, Wisconsin
United States

This exhibit examines all the ways we experience the journey that is passing and how those memories are often kept in the materials of the clothes we wear. Kyoung Ae explores ways to preserve the moments of our loved ones passing, the celebrations of birthdays, and the vibrancy of youth by weaving those fabrics into …

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OPENING: VISIONS – CANVAS ART FAIR 2024

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OPENING: VISIONS – CANVAS ART FAIR 2024

11/08/2024 to 11/22/2024

Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello
Venice
Italy

ITSLIQUID Group, in collaboration with ACIT Venice – Italian-German Cultural Association, is pleased to announce the opening of VISIONS, the third appointment of CANVAS INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2024, that will take place in Venice at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello on November 08 2024, during the 60th Venice Biennale of Art. The exhibition will run until November 22, …

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Painting and Sculpting with Wool

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Painting and Sculpting with Wool

11/09/2024 to 11/10/2024

Schweinfurth Art Center
Auburn, New York
United States

Learn the art of wet felting and needle felting over this 2-day course, taught by Mallory Zondag. Students will explore wool’s versatility as an artistic medium, using pre-felt, mosaic, and needle felting techniques to create realistic paintings and 3-dimensional sculptures….

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Freehand Gallery Fall Fiber Show: Material World

Exhibitions

Freehand Gallery Fall Fiber Show: Material World

11/09/2024 to 12/07/2024

Freehand Gallery
Los, California
United States

Material World is an exhibition and sale of exciting new work by established and emerging fiber artists from around the country. The show focuses on possibilities inherent in the making of fiber art and the worlds that can be crafted from thread! While much of the work is wearable, the show will also highlight sculptural …

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2024 TSA Symposium- Shifts and Strands: Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials of Textiles

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2024 TSA Symposium- Shifts and Strands: Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials of Textiles

11/12/2024 to 11/17/2024

Online via Zoom

The 2024 Textile Society of America Symposium, Shifts and Strands: Rethinking the Possibilities and Potentials of Textiles, will take place online November 12-17. The program will include: – Over 100 individual papers grouped into sessions. – Over 20 organized sessions, panel discussions, roundtable discussions, and “warp speed” presentations. – Keynote lectures and panel discussions featuring …

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Fall Fiber Retreat 2024

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Fall Fiber Retreat 2024

11/15/2024 to 11/17/2024

Schweinfurth Art Center
Auburn, New York
United States

Fiber artists of all kinds are invited to meet at the Schweinfurth Art Center for a weekend of creativity at our biannual retreat. Participants will have full access to the Art Center’s spacious sewing and dye/wet studios. Lunch is provided. Just bring yourself and your work!…

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Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial

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Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial

11/16/2024

Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center
New Albany, Indiana
United States

Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial is a biennial juried exhibit of contemporary quilt art held at the Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center in New Albany, Indiana. All works must be quilted (two or more distinct layers held together with stitches). The layers may include fiber and textile materials, but this is not …

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Beadwoven Ropes with Mara Colecchia

Workshops

Beadwoven Ropes with Mara Colecchia

11/16/2024

Craft in America
Los Angeles, California
United States

This workshop teaches the creation of playful beaded ropes that can be worn like lariat necklaces, knotted on one’s décolleté. Colecchia will demonstrate three specific tubular weaving techniques: Chenille, Peyote and Cubic Right Angle, as well as how to transition from one to another. Colecchia will discuss her beading style, showcasing different types of lariats, …

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Mo Kelman exhibits “Water Ways” at Chazan Gallery, Providence

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Mo Kelman exhibits “Water Ways” at Chazan Gallery, Providence

11/21/2024 to 12/17/2024

Chazan Gallery
Providence, Rhode Island
United States

Mo Kelman’s solo exhibition Water Ways will appear at the Chazan Gallery, exhibiting sculptures that merge abstracted images of water in its various forms — rivers, lakes, clouds and ice— with industrial and architectural structures. Opening Reception: Thursday, November 21, 5 – 8pm (Providence Gallery Night). Nov 21 – Dec. 17, 2024. The Chazan Gallery, …

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“Ethos of Transfiguration” by artist Francisco Guevara, Arquetopia

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“Ethos of Transfiguration” by artist Francisco Guevara, Arquetopia

11/28/2024

Arquetopia
Puebla
Mexico

Museo Universitario Casa de los Muñecos, BUAP and Arquetopia Foundation, in celebration of its 15th anniversary, invite you to the opening reception of “”Ethos of Transfiguration”. The contemporary art and Spanish colonial art exhibition “Ethos of Transfiguration” by artist Francisco Guevara, curated by art historian Dr. Alejandro Julián Andrade, at the Museo Universitario Casa de los Muñecos BUAP, presents …

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Mind Your Mending Online Workshop

Workshops

Mind Your Mending Online Workshop

12/02/2024 to 12/06/2024

Maria Welych
Auburn, New York
United States

Get ahead of the fashion scene and restore your soul as you take time to mend, meditate, stitch, and recycle in this 5-day online workshop with artist Rosalie Dace. Take an old torn jacket, jeans with a gaping hole, or a favorite worn-out shirt and turn them into something unexpected and updated with simple appliqué …

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Carnival of Color

Presentation/Artist Talk

Carnival of Color

12/14/2024

Textile Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States

Carnival of Color Textile Center, 3000 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 Saturday, December 14, 10 am – 4 pm Join us for a day-long, family-friendly exploration of fiber art techniques! From felting to dyeing, weaving to stitching, explore the many ways color can transform and enrich textiles. All ages and ability levels are welcome! …

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Celebrate Hawaiian Textiles

Artist Opportunities

Celebrate Hawaiian Textiles

03/04/2025 to 03/16/2025

Celebrate Hawaiian Textiles
Kona, Hawaii
United States

This isn’t your ordinary textile retreat! Celebrate Hawaiian Textiles, held by Sew & Sew Retreats, March 4 – 16, 2025, will explore two islands by experiencing the culture, taking time to relax and enjoy sun-filled moments, AND participating in multiple textile workshops! We start in Honolulu, Oahu where we will learn a bit about the …

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Materiality: The Art of Making Retreat

Artist Opportunities

Materiality: The Art of Making Retreat

03/16/2025 to 03/21/2025

Mabel Dodge Luhan House
Taos, New Mexico
United States

Experience spring renewal and sense of place beneath your feet with Jacqueline Mallegni. Be enticed by the natural beauty surrounding you at the historic Mabel Dodge Luhan House in Taos, New Mexico. Take a deep dive into fiber sculpture during this 5-day all-inclusive workshop retreat with time to develop projects and ideas through materiality. Explore …

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Materiality: The Art of Making

Workshops

Materiality: The Art of Making

03/16/2025 to 03/21/2025

Mabel Dodge Luhan House
Taos, New Mexico
United States

A 5-day all-inclusive fiber art retreat workshop with Jacqueline Mallegni, exploring contemporary papermaking, sculpture and surface design at the historic Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos, New Mexico. For more details and to register visit, www.mallegni.com. Deadline: December 1. Secure your favorite room named after one of Mabel’s friends with your deposit. Enjoy delicious meals prepared …

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Metamorphosis, Arquetopia Summer Program

Artist Opportunities

Metamorphosis, Arquetopia Summer Program

07/14/2025 to 08/11/2025

Arquetopia
Puebla
Mexico

ArquetopiaSUMMER is back!, our flagship residency, is an intensive international critical program aimed at expanding artistic practices through the application of new methodologies and innovative approaches. The goal is to recenter ethics in the process of creating images while rethinking creative practices through Arquetopia’s methodology and program framework, by intersecting academic knowledge, scholarly discourse, and …

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