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Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion
Oct
17
to Aug 31

Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion

Explore the remarkable life and work of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. This North American debut exhibition—coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Diane von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dress—includes a selection of over sixty pieces drawn from the DVF archives along with ephemera, fabric swatches, media pieces, and information on her philanthropic work. 

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Step & Repeat
Mar
6
to May 18

Step & Repeat

  • Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs’ (DCA) Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) proudly presents Step & Repeat, a group exhibition curated by Nancy Meyer and John Weston

Inspired by the historical Pattern and Decoration movement of the mid-1970s and its impact across our region, Step & Repeat highlights 46 Southern California artists who engage with themes of pattern and decoration.

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Elements of Weaving: Color
May
24
to May 26

Elements of Weaving: Color

Explore color - hue, value and intensity – and how color interacts with yarns and woven structures. In this THREE DAY session, dive into color theory (using yarns, not paint! ) create several color palettes and weave your favorite palette in a scarf, table runner or wall hanging.
Taught by TALA member Cameron Taylor-Brown.

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Handmade Artist Book Workshop with Amanda Maciel Antunes
Apr
19

Handmade Artist Book Workshop with Amanda Maciel Antunes

Tap into your memory, personal insight, and intuition to design and create a handmade book that symbolically balances form and content. Blending traditional and contemporary practice, Amanda Maciel Antunes introduces you to the genre of artists’ books that are as diverse in style and direction as they are in technique.

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Hangama Amiri: Befarmā / After You
Apr
5
to May 10

Hangama Amiri: Befarmā / After You

Nazarian / Curcio is pleased to present Befarmā / After You, a solo exhibition featuring new fiber-based works by Hangama Amiri. This marks the artist’s West Coast debut.

Amiri is an Afghan Canadian artist whose practice combines painting, drawing, and printmaking techniques with textiles, weaving together stories rooted in memories of her homeland and her diasporic experience. Her works explore notions of home, community, gender, and cultural memory, examining quotidian objects and scenes imbued with geopolitical significance.

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Improvisational Tapestry Weaving
Apr
5

Improvisational Tapestry Weaving

Tapestry Weaving on a Frame Loom with Casey Baden will cover the basics of weft-faced tapestry techniques, cartoon drawing, and setting up a frame loom.

The frame loom is a simple, portable tool which can be used to make wall hangings or small textile squares to be pieced together into a larger project. This is the perfect class for the very beginner weaver and seasoned weavers looking to have a bit of fun.

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Textiles of the World Sale
Mar
27
to Mar 30

Textiles of the World Sale

Nangokudou Antiques is showcasing and selling textiles at MorYork Gallery.
There will be a few hundred pieces from all over the world, with prices ranging from a few dollars to a few thousand dollars. They range in date from antique to modern and stand alone panels/embroideries to bolts/yardage of material.

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Spring 2025 Textile Slam!
Mar
23

Spring 2025 Textile Slam!

Join Textile Arts LA for our Spring 2025 Textile Slam! Artists, designers, authors, curators, and students will share quick insights into their work, process, and intentions.
Slam! is an informal, community-oriented opportunity to be impressed or intrigued, to see something new or to celebrate the work of familiar friends. The Spring SLAM’s broad theme is FASHION.

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Woven Circuits Workshop
Mar
16

Woven Circuits Workshop

Craft Contemporary exhibiting artist Ahree Lee leads an inventive workshop combining electronic circuits and weaving! Participants will craft a woven circuit using traditional weaving techniques with conductive thread and LEDs to create an e-textile. No prior experience with either weaving or electronics is required. 

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Pilar Agüero-Esparza: Darker than the deepest sea… weaker than the palest blue
Mar
15
to Apr 19

Pilar Agüero-Esparza: Darker than the deepest sea… weaker than the palest blue

PATRICIA SWEETOW GALLERY is excited to present Pilar Agüero-Esparza in her first one-person exhibition with the gallery.
Pilar is recognized for her installations, paintings, and objects reflecting the palette and politics of skin tone, specifically Brown and Black skin. Her paintings are a hybrid of formal, hard-edged geometric abstraction, accentuated by her coded color palette, intersecting with her family’s tradition of huarache-making

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Uma Rani Iyli: Connective Threads
Mar
15
to Apr 19

Uma Rani Iyli: Connective Threads

PATRICIA SWEETOW GALLERY is pleased to present Connective Threads, the spun thread ‘paintings’ of Uma Rani Iyli. Having grown up in India’s traditional caste-based society, Iyli identifies as belonging to the female Indian weaver’s community. She references weaving, stitching and pattern making in her art using remnant thread sourced directly from weaver communities collected during her annual trips to Southern India. Through her use of silk threads and plexiglas tubes, she spins vibrant colors inspired by traditional saris.

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Stitched Patch Workshop with Aubrey Longley-Cook
Mar
15

Stitched Patch Workshop with Aubrey Longley-Cook

Make your mark by designing and stitching a custom patch with Aubrey Longley-Cook! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use expressive stitching to create a unique accessory that reflects your style. From designing your patch to finishing the edges, this session covers everything you need to bring your ideas to life with thread and needlework.

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Beginning Embroidery
Mar
10
to Apr 28

Beginning Embroidery

  • Washington Park Community House (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Remainders Creative Reuse has partnered with Pasadena Parks and Recreation to offer an 8 week embroidery class at Washington Park Community House on Mondays in March and April taught by Denise Millard.
Learn six essential stitches in this beginner workshop.

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Soft Surrealism
Mar
3
to Apr 18

Soft Surrealism

Soft Surrealism, an installation by Mandy Palasik and situated in the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station, is an abstract sculpture composed of biomorphic inflatables that magnetically connect to form amoeba-like creations.

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Women Work Together
Mar
1
to Mar 28

Women Work Together

Shoebox Projects proudly presents Women Work Together, a  Women’s History Month exhibit by the San Diego-based Feminist Image Group (FIG). This transformative exhibition explores creative collaboration as a catalyst for change, showcasing thought-provoking works that address critical issues impacting women in today’s world.

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Memesis
Mar
1
to Mar 29

Memesis

Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present Memesis, a solo exhibition of woven works by Los Angeles-based artist Kayla Mattes, who brings a modern sensibility and wit to the traditional art of weaving. Her handwoven tapestries investigate digital forms of expression, drawing from internet memes, symbols, and texts to convey the pervasive anxieties of contemporary life

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Duets
Mar
1
to Mar 28

Duets

DUETS invited Los Angeles Art Association artists to collaborate with randomly selected partners, combining their unique talents and perspectives to create innovative, all-media artworks.

In an era marked by division, DUETS celebrates creative collaboration as a catalyst for change, showcasing the transformative power of teamwork. Each pair’s artistic synergy symbolizes the broader social necessity of cooperation and dialogue, fostering empathy and collective progress.

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LA Tactile Lab Open House
Feb
22

LA Tactile Lab Open House

Discover LA Tactile Lab: Your New Home for Fiber Arts and Material Exploration!
LA Tactile Lab will be having an Open House where people can come check out the space, try a few tools at the demo stations, and discuss the upcoming programming with co-founders Emily Silver and Svetlana Shigroff, and workshop faculty.

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