Events happening in the Bay Area and beyond
NY2CA Gallery, New York to California Gallery Benecia CA | After 16 months of preparation, member Vickie Marchand and her husband have opened their Gallery in Benecia. Current exhibit runs April 20-June 4, 2023 NY2CA Gallery 617 1st Street, Benicia, California Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm https://ny2cagallery.com/ |
CNCH 2023 Registration, ongoing from April 29 – June 10 for early registration | Registration for the CNCH annual conference opened at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 29. See: https://www.cnch.org/conferences/cnch-2023-in-san-luis-obispo/registration-housing-and-more/ |
Tapestry Weaving Plein Air with Doris Florig. May 5 – 7th, 2023 Columbia, CA | Mother Lode Weavers and Spinners Guild is sponsoring this workshop, which will take place at Carol C.’s home in Columbia, near Sorora. See the .pdf announcement for a description of the workshop, and contact Carol for details. Plein Air Tapestry Weaving Doris also has an online 5 session Zoom series related to tapestry and you can register for each session for $9 each through the Art Association of Jackson Hole. See Weaving People Together. |
Cally Booker, Textiles & Tea presentation May 9, 1:00 pm | Textiles & Tea is a weekly HGA online presentation, an hour long conversation with a fiber artist. You do not need to be a member of HGA to sign up. https://weavespindye.org/textiles-and-tea/ We are planning to have Cally for one of our zoom programs in early 2024. |
Mayaetik Maya weavers‘ Coop Sale Saturday and Sunday- May 13-14, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | Exhibition and sale of handwoven textiles from the Jolom Mayaetik Maya weavers’ cooperative 2355 Virginia Street between Arch & Scenic, Berkeley All proceeds to to the Jolom Mayaetik weavers’ cooperative Information: charlene@woodynet.net 510-843-8724 |
Fiber Frolic Saturday, May 27, 2023 10 am – 4 pm | Treadles to Threads Guild’s Fiber Frolic, formerly Spinning at the Winery, will take place at Soul Foods Farm, 6046 Pleasants Valley Rd., Vacaville, CA 95688. Enjoy the day gathering with friends. Bring a project to work on, your lunch, water and a chair. There will be California vendors with goodies from raw fiber to finished yarn, fiber related items, and a dynamite raffle. Moro Wool Works will be there to process your fleece. |
ANWG Conference June 11 – 18, 2023 | The Association of Nothwest Weavers’ Guilds will hold their annual conference this coming June, in Bend, Oregon. See the link below for more information and hotel reservations. https://anwgconference2023.com/ |
CNCH 2023 August 3-5, 2023 San Louis Obispo CA | CNCH 2023, the Confernece of Northern California Handweavers, will be held at Cal Poly San Louis Obispo. Keep the dates in mind see the CNCH website to view teachers and activities that will be offered. CNCH 2023 |
AKS 2023 August 24 -27, 2023 San Francisco CA | The American Kumihimo Society is meeting in person at the San Francisco Hyatt Regency Airport Hotel. Three days of classes for both the disk and marudai for all levels on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thursday afternoon marketplace. Fiber, beads, wire and more. https://amksoc.org/ |
Lambtown Festival October 7-8, 2023 | The Lambtown Festival in Dixon Ca will be held Oct. 7-8 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds. Workshops begin October 5. https://www.lambtown.org/ |