Textile Art Residency: A Curated Guide to Unmissable Opportunities

Save it. Share it. Return to it often. In the expanding world of contemporary textile art, artist residencies offer unparalleled opportunities for growth, experimentation, and global connection. Whether you're working...

Lily Luna Bennett is Questioning Power and Reimagining Place Through Textile Sculpture and Art Residency Travels

Art Residency travels is where Lily Bennett is spending her time right now. From childhood days spent building with sticks in rural landscapes to monumental textile sculptures exhibited across...

A Curator’s Career Advice to Artists Who Want to Break Into Institutions

Breaking into art institutions is not easy. Especially for textile and fiber artists. The line between being seen as a hobbyist and a professional can feel hard to cross. That’s...

Linda Kamille Schmidt’s Ethereal Fabric Collages

Linda Kamille Schmidt ’s work is ethereal, spiritual, and it features beautiful, jewel-toned colors. Schmidt uses fabrics often sourced from a range of places - thrift shops, bargain bin remnants and high end silks, which she then combines to create a harmonious whole. Her work creates a unique effect of light passing through the layers of the fabric, resulting in an optical effect. 

Contemporary Fiber Art at the Intersection of Tradition and Innovation

 A Conversation with Beth McLaughlin of Fuller Craft Museum   Fiber art lives in a unique space of creative tension—between tradition and experimentation, domesticity and monumentality, function and fine art ....

Textile Art Opportunities – (March to June 2026)

Exhibitions, Grants, and Residencies for Fiber and Textile Artists Every month, Textile Art Insider curates open calls, grants, residencies, and exhibitions relevant to textile and fiber artists. Many...

2026 Opportunities for Textile Artists & Fiber Artists

Your 2026 Guide to the Most Prestigious Fiber Art Opportunities Looking for residencies, exhibitions, fellowships, or prizes to apply for? Here are current and upcoming...

February & March 2026 Calls for Textile Artists: Global Exhibitions, Residencies & Funding Deadlines

Calls for Textile Artists The weather is currently cold in the northern hemisphere. But if you are building a career in textile art, February and...
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