Fall Textile SLAM! Sunday, October 13, 2024
2:00 - 5:00 PM

We hope you can join us!

Textile Slam! is our semi-regular opportunity for friendly conversation and networking, featuring a rotating slate of presenters, each of whom will deliver an informal six-minute informal presentation.

We invite you to enjoy the February 2023 recorded presentation given by the Boston Fine Arts Museum’s Textile Curator Jennifer Swope on the exhibition Fabric of a Nation, American Quilt Stories.

Artist Talk: Ben Cuevas on a Deep Dive into His Body of Work and Artistic Practice

Leigh Wishner is a design historian specializing in modern textiles and fashion. Come celebrate Dorothy Liebes’ birthday on October 14 as Wishner will wax poetic about Liebes’ Hollywood connection and Fashion.

Please join juror Cameron Taylor-Brown for a special in-person walkthrough of the exhibit Small Expressions 2022 Saturday, May 20, at 2 pm.

Molly Haynes is a Los Angeles-based weaver working at the intersection of art, craft, and design.

In an interview with TextileArtist.org, English artist Amanda Cobbett talks about her process of transforming 2D embroidery into hyper realistic 3D nature sculptures, capturing the quiet beauty in decay.

Our board member Cameron Taylor-Brown was featured on the GIST Yarn & Fiber WEAVE podcast this week!

Dress historian Amber Butchart interviews leading contemporary artists in “In Stitches: Pursuit of Beauty” podcast from BBC Radio.

Artist Christy Matson gave TA | LA members an engaging talk about her weaving practice and inspiration.