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Info Session: McKnight Fellowships for Fiber Artists
The McKnight Fellowships for Fiber Artists program provides two $25,000 unrestricted fellowships to be awarded each year to individual midcareer (and beyond!) fiber artists living and working in Minnesota. These are not project grants, but unrestricted fellowships awarded to artists…
Info Session: McKnight Fellowships for Fiber Artists
The McKnight Fellowships for Fiber Artists program provides two $25,000 unrestricted fellowships to be awarded each year to individual midcareer (and beyond!) fiber artists living and working in Minnesota. These are not project grants, but unrestricted fellowships awarded to artists…
Deadline: Spun Gold Award Nominations
Since 1999, Textile Center has honored artists and advocates for their lifetime dedication to fiber art through the Spun Gold Awards. Submit a nomination: Deadline: Friday, October 17 Click here to submit a form to nominate an artist and/or…
Spun Gold Awards
Since 1999, Textile Center has honored artists and advocates for their lifetime dedication to fiber art through the Spun Gold Awards. Attend the luncheon: Thursday, November 13, 2025 11:30 – 1:30 pm Click here to get tickets Submit…
Annual Community Meeting
We invite you to join us Wednesday, October 22, 2025, to celebrate the past year and look to the future, honoring the artists, volunteers, board, and staff who help Textile Center thrive. This meeting will be held virtually,…
Open House: Holiday Gallery Shop + Exhibition Opening
Join us for an Open House from 2 – 4 pm at Textile Center to celebrate the opening of our Holiday Gallery Shop (November 1 – December 31) and two special exhibitions, Lin Lacy’s TexT and Matthew Pawlowski’s Neitherness…
Applications open for 2026 McKnight Fellowships for Fiber Artists!
Fiber art is thriving in Minnesota, and the field’s recognition as a vital creative discipline is generously supported by the McKnight Foundation’s Arts & Culture program. Each year, the program awards two unrestricted $25,000 fellowships to post-emerging Minnesota…
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…