Expanding Critical Frameworks: Unraveling Devaluation and Recontextualizing the Field of Fiber Art Chairs: Meghan Kelly, Jefferson University and Jessica Braum, Temple University Irene Waller, in her 1977 text, ‘Textile Sculptures,’ identified a persistent condition of fiber art: “The fact that the materials, tools, and techniques are familiar, domestic, and have been the means of practical […]

Call Description You are invited to submit artwork utilizing any textile- or fiber-based techniques to Intertwined 2025: Contemporary Southeast Fiber Art, a survey of the best contemporary fiber art in the Southeast. The exhibition will showcase a wide range of content, materials, and techniques, with common threads of craftsmanship and passion. ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists working […]

Textile artists, designers, educators, and community makers are invited to contribute to *Threaded Paths*, an evolving archive and traveling exhibition that explores personal and collective narratives of migration, memory, and cultural identity through textile-based expression. Submissions are now open for the upcoming exhibition during **New York Textile Month in September 2025**, as well as the […]

Building on the Wisconsin RISE Initiative, the School of Human Ecology (SoHE) at University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for 5 full time, tenure-track positions (on an annual 9-month contract) at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in the next 1-2 years.  In SoHE, cross-unit collaborations expand our capacity to obtain funded research support and […]