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Art Speaks: The Visual Language of Basketry: September 12, 12-1 pm CT (virtual)
Join us for a special Art Speaks conversation on “The Visual Language of Basketry” featuring fiber artists Ann Coddington, Carol Eckert, and Pat Hickman in conversation with art historian Dr. Diana Greenwold (Smithsonian) as they explore trends in…
Basketry Now 2025 Artist Reception
Textile Center is pleased to present Basketry Now 2025, a biennial juried exhibition, in partnership with the National Basketry Organization (NBO) to coincide with their 25th anniversary. The artworks that have been selected are a showcase of some of the best…
Not the Fair @ Minneapolis Institute of Arts
For the Minnesotans who want a taste of the State Fair without the difficult parking (or the crowd of 100,000 people), join us for Not the Fair at Minneapolis Institute of Arts! Skip the agriculture center and make…
Llama Fest @ Textile Center
Save the date… Llama Fest at Textile Center is Friday, August 29, from 12 – 2 pm! Meet, pet, and snap a silly selfie with four fabulous llamas from Llama Mama MN! While you’re waiting to meet the…
Slow Fashion Sale Donation Day
Do you have garments you’ve made or mended that don’t quite fit or suit you anymore? Maybe pieces you just aren’t reaching for anymore? Consider us your matchmaker! We’ll find new homes for these items you’ve spent time…
Dye Garden Clean Up
Help prepare our Textile Center’s Dye Garden beds for the upcoming planting season! Tasks include adding compost, spreading mulch, and removing dead plant material. Volunteers who help maintain the dye garden do not need previous experience with gardening…
Art Speaks: An Unfinished Project: Intersecting Quilting, Book Arts, and History to Celebrate a Mother’s Creative Legacy
Tuesday, May 20, 5 – 7pm: In person at Textile Center Join us in welcoming Randy J. Hartten and Kent Aldrich of Nomadic Press to Textile Center for the unveiling of An Unfinished Project. This conversation is co-presented by Textile…
Art Speaks: Sculptural and Social Quilting with Aaron McIntosh
Join us for a special online Art Speaks with Aaron McIntosh as he discusses his most recent exhibitions The Gloaming at Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain in Montreal, and Entanglements at Northeastern University in Boston, with a particular focus on the sculptural and…
Art Speaks: A History of African American Quilting with Tracy Vaughn-Manley
Join us for a special Art Speaks with Professor Tracy Vaughn-Manley on the history of African American quilting traditions. In many cultures, quilts have not only been produced and used as utilitarian objects, but also as tactile repositories of…
Reception + Art Speaks: Carolyn Mazloomi
Please join us for a special Reception and Art Speaks evening with Carolyn L. Mazloomi, in conversation with her solo exhibition Stitching Black Legacy: The Quilts of Carolyn Mazloomi. The artist reception will be held Friday, May 16,…