Community Events List
Welcome to the Textile Society of America’s New! Community Events page, a shared space for textile-related exhibitions, lectures, symposia, workshops, artist talks, conferences, and other events happening across our field.
We encourage you to share your events with us and help strengthen our global textile community.
Events and programs listed here are from the broader textiles community and are not organized or endorsed by TSA. Open to all. View past events here.
Fashioning America: 250 Years of Greenwich Style
| Starts: | April 22, 2026 |
| Ends: | January 10, 2027 |
| Venue: | Greenwich Historical Society |
Woven Threads, Masterpieces of Textile Art from Bali to Timor
| Starts: | June 1, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 31, 2026 |
| Venue: | MUSEC |
Luxe, CT: Velvet Mills to Modern Runways
| Starts: | June 26, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 11, 2026 |
| Venue: | Mystic Museum of Art (MMoA) |
Melissa English Campbell: Bodies in Motion
| Starts: | July 16, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 31, 2026 |
| Venue: | Contemporary Craft's David Zeve Gallery |
Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte
| Starts: | July 17, 2026 |
| Ends: | November 15, 2026 |
| Venue: | Jewish Museum |
I Use My Haida Eyes
| Starts: | August 1, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 12, 2026 |
| Venue: | MOA Gallery at University of British Colombia |
Cloth of the Earth: Indigo, Cape Verde, and West African Knowledge
| Starts: | August 1, 2026 |
| Ends: | March 28, 2027 |
| Venue: | RISD Museum |
Weaving an Empire: Textiles of the Inka World
| Starts: | August 15, 2026 |
| Ends: | December 19, 2026 |
| Venue: | Textile Museum, George Washington University |
California Fibers: The Languages of Fiber
| Starts: | August 15, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 24, 2026 |
| Venue: | The Huntington Beach Art Center |
Between the Knots: An Exploration of Textiles
| Starts: | September 18, 2026 |
| Ends: | November 8, 2026 |
| Venue: | The Reeves House Visual Arts Center |
Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent Film
| Starts: | September 18, 2026 |
| Ends: | January 3, 2027 |
| Venue: | Bard Graduate Center |
2026 CERF+ Field Survey: What We Heard from Craft Artists
| Starts: | October 7, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 7, 2026 |
| Venue: | Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) |
Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” Art
| Starts: | October 9, 2026 |
| Ends: | February 28, 2027 |
| Venue: | American Folk Art Museum |
Virtual Tour of "Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American 'Schoolgirl' Art"
| Starts: | October 14, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 14, 2026 |
| Venue: | American Folk Art Museum |
Structures Workshop: Twill, Satin, and Damask
| Starts: | October 15, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 15, 2026 |
| Venue: | The George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum and the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center |
Cotsen Textile Traces Talk: Loom and Line
| Starts: | October 15, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 15, 2026 |
| Venue: | The GW Museum and The Textile Museum |
Continental Drift: Encounters, North and South
| Starts: | October 17, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 25, 2026 |
| Venue: | browngrotta arts |
31st Annual Weaving History Conference
| Starts: | October 19, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 21, 2026 |
| Venue: | Thousand Islands Arts Center |
SECAC 2026 CFP: Interwoven Labors: Motherhood, Care, and the Politics of Visibility in Art and Design
| Starts: | October 21, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 24, 2026 |
| Venue: | SECAC |
The Active Archive: How to Organize Your Art Practice, Grow Your Career, and Protect Your Artistic Legacy
| Starts: | October 21, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 21, 2026 |
| Venue: | Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) |
Needle as Compass: Mapping Meaning
| Starts: | October 24, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 24, 2026 |
| Venue: | Textile Arts Council de Young Museum |
Batik Showcase
| Starts: | October 30, 2026 |
| Ends: | October 31, 2026 |
| Venue: | The GW Museum and The Textile Museum |
Crocheting Oya Workshop with Hale Ekinci
| Starts: | November 6, 2026 |
| Ends: | November 6, 2026 |
| Venue: | Chicago Cultural Center |
The Diva as Cultural Revolutionary: Art, Agency, and the Politics of Performance
| Starts: | November 14, 2026 |
| Ends: | November 14, 2026 |
| Venue: | Denver Art Museum |
Azzedine Alaïa: Sculpting Fashion
| Starts: | November 21, 2026 |
| Ends: | April 11, 2027 |
| Venue: | Legion of Honor |
Embroidering Symbols Workshop with Hale Ekinci
| Starts: | November 21, 2026 |
| Ends: | November 21, 2026 |
| Venue: | Chicago Cultural Center |
Azzedine Alaïa: Sculpting Fashion
| Starts: | November 21, 2026 |
| Ends: | April 11, 2027 |
| Venue: | Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco |
Weaving Workshop with Thương Hoài Trần
| Starts: | December 11, 2026 |
| Ends: | December 11, 2026 |
| Venue: | Chicago Cultural Center |
Denimsandjeans Egypt 2027 | 3rd Edition
| Starts: | January 13, 2027 |
| Ends: | January 14, 2027 |
| Venue: | Denimsandjeans |
CAA Convention - Call for Papers HATS OF THE RESISTANCE PANEL
| Starts: | February 3, 2027 |
| Ends: | February 6, 2027 |
| Venue: | College Art Association |
Structures Workshop: Twill, Satin, and Damask
| Starts: | May 26, 2027 |
| Ends: | May 28, 2027 |
| Venue: | he George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum and the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center |
