Upcoming Exhibitions & Events
The Woven Pixel
January 29th, 2026 — May 10th, 2026
This exhibition explores the rise of digital weaving which emerged in the early 2000s. It brings together a variety of work by artists and designers who experiment with digital looms and jacquard software. It pays tribute to two artists in particular, Bhakti Ziek and Alice Schlein, who wrote The Woven Pixel (2006), which quickly became something of a bible for weavers in art, design and industry—-and referenced still today. Because every intersection of warp and weft represents a pixel, weaving seamlessly merged with the earliest computer technologies. Today digital weavers are altering the landscape of contemporary art and design using algorithmic painterliness, expressive structures and flexible parametric forms. Curated by Sarah Mills.
Mixed Media Weaving on a Simple Loom with Vicki Assegued
February 1st, 2026
Learn techniques to create exciting and unique mixed media weavings on a simple loom (supplied for you). You'll learn stitches to weave in with yarn and fabric and how to add beads, jewelry parts and all sorts of fun embellishments to create a lively, textured piece. You’ll also learn to make special tassels, pompoms, and fringes to add to the body and edges of your weaving. No weaving or art experience is necessary to take this workshop, or to make fabulous pieces of art. Perfect for beginning through advanced artists.
All materials will be supplied, including a large and wonderful selection of fabrics and yarns, looms, weaving needles and warp string. Please bring fabric scissors if you have them, and household scissors if not. Optionally, you're most welcome to bring fabric, yarn, string, buttons, beads and other fibers and embellishments.
$130 ($25 materials fee included)
Yoga at the Museum with Sarah Wilhelm
February 8th & March 8th 10-11am
Join us for a rejuvenating and peaceful morning of yoga at the Museum! Whether you're a seasoned yogi or a beginner, Sarah Wilhelm will guide you through a series of gentle poses and mindfulness practices, all within the inspiring environment of our Museum. All ages and levels welcome, we can't wait to see you!
$18 per person
Threads of Thought: Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez
*Event has been postponed to March 2026*
After a decade in music industry management, costume design, and styling, Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez entered academia through The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. As Associate Research Curator at the Met, she collaborated with Harold Koda, Curator in Charge, and Andrew Bolton, Curator, on exhibitions, publications, acquisitions, and education. She has taught and lectured at New York University, Pratt, and Parsons, with research interest areas that include twentieth-century avant-garde fashion and sub-cultural style, non-western costume as it relates to contemporary fashion practice, issues of sustainability, and postwar decorative arts and design history. Mirabelli-Lopez has an undergraduate degree in anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree in visual culture from New York University, and an MPhil in decorative arts, design, and culture from The Bard Graduate Center in New York City.
Threads of Thought: Cordy Joan
*Event has been postponed until further notice*
Transmissions Quilts is a project that makes quilts for individually nominated trans people. Along the way, we are building out an oral histories archive of interviews with quilt recipients and offering community workshops to trans and queer people. We're thrilled to be collaborating with San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles to offer a talk about the project. Preceding the talk will be a chance for trans and queer people to gather and work on a collective quilt together - no experience necessary. The pieces we make in these workshops enter into a larger exhibition that we are taking on tour around the country. The tour is intended to bring the gift-quilts and associated art objects to places our trans quilters and recipients live. Photo by Alastair Boone. We had to postpone this event, but please fill out this google form to receive a personalized invite when the new date is announced.
