Upcoming Exhibitions
Soft Structures
Opening October 1st 2026
Opening Reception — October 2nd at 6pm
Curated by Anna Snyder with Renata Blanco Gorbea and Zachary Fernandez
Maddie Duda
The love hasn't gone forever, it's just different
Fabric, doilies. found objects, embellishments, paint; 50 x 54in.
Soft Structures: The Female Body as Labor and Resistance presents an array of intergenerational textiles—from traditional quilts to weavings, garments, sculptures, mixed media works, and quilted paintings—all exploring the relationships between the female body, labor, place, and resistance.
The title, Soft Structures, refers to the delicate, malleable, and systematic qualities of textiles, as well as the interplay between the societally perceived softness of femininity and the deeper strength and tenacity necessary to challenge gender inequalities. As female labor continues to be undervalued and patriarchal ideals remain woven into the lives of every woman, this exhibition examines how gendered experiences shape artwork and identity.
Therese May Retrospective
Opening Winter 2027
Curated by Nancy Bavor
A look back on the amazing artistry and legacy of Therese May.
Color Improvisations 3
Opening Spring 2027
Curated by Nancy Crow
"Color Improvisations 3" features 42 powerful, colorful, larger-than-life quilts curated by artist Nancy Crow. The quilts represent 38 artists from the United States, Canada and New Zealand. They are newly made and illustrate excellence and innovation in contemporary quiltmaking through stunning use of color and extraordinary command of various stitched elements.
Joy: To the Next 50 Years
Opening Summer 2027
Juried exhibition
This exhibition looks at the present as a way of imagining the future. What is happening in textile art now? What forms, ideas, materials, traditions, and experiments are shaping the next 50 years? How are artists using textile practices to think about joy, resilience, identity, place, community, resistance, beauty, labor, memory, and transformation?
The Next 50 asks artists to help chart where textile art is going by showing us what it is becoming now.
All the Greatest: 50th Anniversary
Opening Fall 2027
Curated by the 50th Anniversary Committee
A look at all of the greatest pieces from the Museum’s collection of over 1,400 artworks acquired in the past 50 years.
