Textile Center – A National Center for Fiber Art

Honoring textile traditions, promoting excellence and innovation, and inspiring widespread participation in fiber art

Textile Center is open by appointment! Book your appointment here.

View Textile Center’s Declaration of Anti-Racism and Commitment to Inclusion here.

Upcoming Classes

Intro to Joomchi Papers • January 27

The Bog Coat • February 2 and 4

Stitched Resist – Digital Demonstration Class • February 3

Found Textile Collage – Digital Class • February 10 and 18

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, Jan 27, 7 pm CST

Weisman Art Museum (WAM) We Are the Story: The Protest Series exhibition virtual conversation with curator Carolyn Mazloomi and artist Penny Mateer. Learn more here!

Monday, April 5

A Common Thread 2021 Member Exhibition entry period opens – learn more here!

Exhibitions

2020 McKnight Fiber Artist Fellowship Exhibition

January 12 – March 13, 2021 • Joan Mondale, Community, and Mary Giles Galleries Featuring the works of 2020 Fellows Eun-Kyung Suh and Liz Miller Textile Center is pleased to present the work of our two inaugural McKnight…

Sacred Invocations (Quilts by Sylvia Hernández, Brooklyn, NY)

January 12 – March 13, 2021 • Textile Center's Community Gallery Statement by artist Sylvia Hernández: “I create story quilts to continue to pass the story on to others. These quilts are created in my heart and soul…

Fall 2020 Interlace Student Exhibition

January 12 – March 13, 2021 • Library Gallery & Community Gallery Featuring the works of students from INTERLACE: Creating a Reliquary and INTERLACE: Sashiko – Adventures in Stitching fall 2020 digital classes. Our library is currently closed…

Guild Wall Feature: Minneapolis Modern Quilt Guild (MMQG)

January 4 – February 27, 2021 The Minneapolis Modern Quilt Guild was founded in 2010, at the emergence of the national modern quilt movement. Though Minneapolis is in our name, our members are from all over the Twin…

We Are the Story: The Protest Series (Quilts by Penny Mateer, Pittsburgh, PA)

October 15 – March 14, 2021 • Weisman Art Museum Statement by Penny Mateer: “The Protest Series grew out of my love of protest music released in the 1960s and 70s – music that inspired people to think,…