The Association for Textile Creation, ACT is organizing the first edition of TextilFest, Festival of Contemporary Textile Creation starting on September 18, 2025, with some activities running until January 26, 2026. The aim is to discover, research, learn, teach, share and celebrate textiles.
The main venue of TextilFest will be the Cal Boyer Leather Museum in Igualada, a city located 60 km from Barcelona. Among the planned activities there are several exhibitions, a handmade fashion show and a programme of talks, guided textile tours and workshops given by prestigious international specialists.
One of the most significant events is Transformations, an international juried exhibition opening from September 18 till October 26. Deadline for applications to exhibit at Transformations: April 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Download the regulations and find the link to register online here.
If you are interested in receiving updates on the festival programme, or have questions about the Transformations call for entries, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Any enquiry should be directed to textilfest@creaciontextil.org