Textile Arts Council
In support of the Textile Department
of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Upcoming Events
Lectures, Tours and Workshops
October
Lecture
Transformations - From Fabric to Paper
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with
Julia Goodman​
​Saturday, October 3rd, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT
in person at the Koret Auditorium and via Zoom
September
Tour
Arts and Crafts Period Textiles Tour
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The Arts and Crafts textile tradition is sustained locally
in the workrooms of Dianne Ayres and Timothy Hansen
Saturday, September 26th, 2026
1st Tour - 11:00 am – 12:30 pm - Sold Out
2nd Tour - 2:00pm - 3:30 pm
5427 Telegraph Ave # W2, Oakland
This is an in-person tour
TAC Members $30, Non-Members $40
Hand embroidered panel with conventionalized pattern, Hungary, ca 1915
photo credit Timothy Hansen
October
Tour
My Mother's Garden
Photo credit Black Cat Studio
Studio Visit with Weaver Sue Weil
Led by Alex Friedman
Saturday, October 17th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
San Rafael, CA
The exact address will be given to participants
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TAC Members $35, Non-Members $45
Annual Bazaar November 2026
The images below are from our most popular event of the year - the Annual Textile Bazaar.
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Enjoy the photos and be sure to join us for next year's bazaar -
Saturday, November 7th, 2026
Images from the Annual Textile Bazaar
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Updates From the Museum
Upcoming Exhibition at the Legion of Honor
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Azzedine Alaïa: Sculpting Fashion
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November 21, 2026 – April 11, 2027
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Azzedine Alaïa: Sculpting Fashion is the first major United States retrospective dedicated to the work of the late Tunisian-born, Paris-based couturier
Featuring a comprehensive study of his process alongside historical collections for the first time in the US, Sculpting Fashion celebrates Alaïa’s enduring influence, nearly a decade after his death. Read more on the FAMSF exhibition page.
The exhibition is curated by Laura L. Camerlengo, Curator in Charge of Costume and Textile Arts at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and Olivier Saillard, Director of the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa. It is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in collaboration with the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa.
Azzedine Alaïa (1935–2017), dress (detail), Spring/Summer 1990 Haute Couture. Viscose, polyamide, and elastane.
Courtesy of Fondation Azzedine Alaïa. Photograph © Andrea & Valentina
Now on View at the Legion of Honor
Featuring the Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis, or the "Linen Book of Zagreb" pictured above.
On view through September 20th, 2026
Members of FAMSF receive free admission to this special exhibition.
"Drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries and cutting-edge scholarship, this is the most comprehensive exhibition on Etruscan culture in the United States to date. Over 150 exquisitely crafted and well-preserved examples of bronze and terracotta sculpture, gold jewelry, ceramics, and architectural features, as well as the longest-surviving piece of Etruscan writing, reveal a legacy that continues to captivate today.
The longest text we have, the Liber linteus zagrabiensis, is a linen manuscript from the 3rd century BC. It lists ritual sacrifices and prayers, arranged in a calendar format. It was later cut into strips and used to wrap an Egyptian mummy. Rediscovered in the 19th century, it is Europe’s oldest surviving book."
On View at the de Young
On view at the de Young through May 14, 2028
Step inside the world of artist Nengi Omuku. From her Lagos studio to the galleries of the de Young, discover how her luminous paintings on historic Yorba handwoven sanyan cloth connect ancestral traditions with contemporary art. Sanyan cloth was historically a prestigious textile worn by royalty. The Gathering is now on view at the de Young through May 14, 2028.
More information on The Gathering and the sanyan cloth from Natasha Becker, the curator of African art, Look! It’s a Textile. It’s a Painting. It’s a Sculpture!
Khamisi Norwood produced and directed the film. It features interviews with Natasha Becker and Nengi Omuku.
Bay Area Fiber Artists Archive
Bay Area Fiber Artists Archive
In 2021, TAC launched its Virtual Program Series dedicated to highlighting the lives and work of living Bay Area fiber artists through video documentaries and artists’ conversations.
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The first program focuses on Alice Beasley, an Oakland-based African American figurative quilter. It took place on August 15, 2021, premiering a video of Alice sharing her work process at her home and studio. In this project, TAC collaborated with the Tracing Patterns Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Berkeley, dedicated to the advancement of textile arts.
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Our second program features Kay Sekimachi, an internationally renowned weaver who mentored many other Bay Area artists.
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The third program highlights San Francisco Bay Area mixed media artists Jean Cacicedo and Janet Lipkin who helped pioneer "Art to Wear," an art form designed around the body. Working with a series of studio visits, conversations with these artists, and perspectives from author and curator Melissa Leventon, this film is a tribute to the contributions, friendship, and influence of these two artists.
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In the fourth program, discover the arashi shibori based art of Ana Lisa Hedstrom and Judith Content. Using a 19th century process intended for commercial production of modest fabric for yukata robes, they have adapted the technique to make innovative and inspired works of art. Interviews with the artists, demonstrations of their techniques and commentary by artist and scholar Yoshiko Wada introduce the viewer to their artistic legacy.
Alice Beasley: Having Her Say
Living Art: Jean Cacicedo, Janet Lipkin
& The Evolution of Art to Wear
Kay Sekimachi Perspectives: Art, Legacy and Influence
Ana Lisa Hedstrom and Judith Content: Continuum In Cloth / Approaches to Contemporary Shibori
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Embroidered hanging or cover (suzani) (detail), late 19th century. Cotton plain weave with silk embroidery, 98 x 75 in. (248.92 x 190.5 cm).
The Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Collection.
Bequest of H. McCoy Jones, 1988.11.468.
Photograph by Randy Dodson
