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Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures
Nov
9
to Sep 13

Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures explores the world's oldest and most versatile method of making multiple images. More than 150 works from Asia, Europe, and the Americas present the medium as both a means of creative expression and a vehicle for mass production that enabled images and ideas to circulate widely.

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Phoenix Rising
Jan
12
to Apr 10

Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising by artist and curator A. Laura Brody is now on view at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale. The installation is a room-sized robe made from discarded, unwanted clothing donations left over from the LA wildfires.

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Bearing Witness
Jan
31
to Apr 19

Bearing Witness

  • MOAH, Museum of Art and History (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

MOAH announces Bearing Witness, a twenty-five-year survey of Sharon Kagan’s practice exploring knitting as an allegory for human interconnectedness and intergenerational trauma across drawing, painting, installation, and performance.

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The Precarious Life of the Parol
Jan
31
to Apr 19

The Precarious Life of the Parol

  • MOAH, Museum of Art and History (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

MOAH announces The Precarious Life of the Parol, Diane Briones Williams’s textile sculptures and installations celebrating Filipinx heritage while tracing the complex, often obscured colonial history of the parol, a traditional star lantern.

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Samizdat Sundays
Apr
5
to Apr 26

Samizdat Sundays

Join the Wende for Samizdat Sundays—hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making.

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WEAVING DESIGN + TEXTURE
Apr
11

WEAVING DESIGN + TEXTURE

This is a sequel workshop to the Foundations of Weaving with Kate Kilmurray showcasing the next steps in developing your weaving work on a small loom. In this two-hour workshop we’ll move beyond plain weave to explore a variety of techniques, including making and weaving with sock loops, split-loop weaving, floaters, and double-strand weaving.

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Maria Guzmán Capron: Siluetas Simultáneas
Apr
11
to May 16

Maria Guzmán Capron: Siluetas Simultáneas

Nazarian / Curcio is pleased to present Siluetas Simultáneas, Maria A. Guzmán Capron’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. This new series expands Guzmán Capron’s ongoing exploration of identity as a site of multiplicity, focusing on the interplay between abstracted and recognizable figures constructed from richly patterned textiles.

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Material Remembrance
Apr
11
to May 2

Material Remembrance

Material Remembrance explores the human desire for storytelling through fiber art, featuring work by Cameron Taylor-Brown and Aneesa Shami Zizzo. Both artists create abstracted imagery referencing historic places and personal memory using textile materials, showing deep commitment to their craft and the mastery of technique that speaks to the breadth of their experiences.

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(re)Membering: Textile Society of America Colloquium
Apr
16

(re)Membering: Textile Society of America Colloquium

The Textile Society of America announces its Spring 2026 Colloquium, “(re)Membering,” to be held at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California. The Colloquium will be presented in a hybrid format and will include a keynote address, a plenary presentation, and a panel discussion featuring contemporary artists, scholars, and cultural practitioners.

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ECHOES of HOLBEIN: KARAKEÇILI CARPETS
Apr
18

ECHOES of HOLBEIN: KARAKEÇILI CARPETS

  • Textile Museum Associates of Southern California (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this online talk, Ahmet Balkan presents a focused case study of a core Karakeçili group of carpets whose compositions consistently preserve a paired medallion system: a “Holbein”-like star medallion and a second star-and-hooks medallion with strong Central Asian resonances

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Textile, Architecture, Fashion & Art in LA
Apr
19
to Apr 22

Textile, Architecture, Fashion & Art in LA

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Yoshiko I. Wada, World Shibori Network Foundation (WSNF), Christina Kim, and Dosa Inc. in honoring Sharon S. Takeda, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) senior curator of Textiles and Costume and Japanese Art. We will relish an intimate, two-day immersive experience into the heart of textile and contemporary architecture.

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Fiber Arts Fiesta 2026
May
2
to May 3

Fiber Arts Fiesta 2026

  • Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come celebrate traditional and modern textile crafts with workshops, demos, artisan displays, a marketplace, and community fun!

The Fiber Arts Fiesta is a celebration of traditional and contemporary fiber arts, offering a unique opportunity for participants and visitors to engage with various textile-related crafts

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Stitching your Story
May
2

Stitching your Story

Join Textile Arts LA Artists and Craft Contemporary in this workshop led by Folk Lounge founder Shagho.
You’ll craft a Hero’s Journey Scroll—inspired by  The Epic of Gilgamesh—as a living record of your personal mythology. You’ll archive your own magic through the quiet rituals of drawing and embroidery.

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Fiber Fest San Diego
May
15
to May 17

Fiber Fest San Diego

Join us at San Diego Craft Collective for Fiber Fest—a vibrant celebration of natural textiles and sustainability, bringing together fiber artists, artisans, sustainability advocates, and local farmers.

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FOUNDATIONS OF WEAVING
Mar
14

FOUNDATIONS OF WEAVING

Weaving on a handloom is joyful, grounding, and contemplative—an ideal antidote to the hustle of our modern lives. If you’re seeking a way to reconnect with your inner self and slow down, this gentle and inspiring workshop led by Kate Kilmurray is the perfect place to begin.

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