Links

Associations:

Ontario Crafts Council

The membership is comprised of 2,000 professional craftspeople, designers, educators, collectors, members of the art community and the general public.

The Guild of Silk Painters of United Kingdom

The Guild of Silk Painters is a non-profit making organisation run by volunteers to promote the art of silk painting.

Silk Painters Network

Silk Painting Gallery Network is for anyone interested in silk painting.

SPIN

SPIN is an international organization of silk artists, painters, practitioners and educators.

South Simcoe Arts Council

The South Simcoe Arts Council is growing the arts in South Simcoe and represents the arts community including Alliston, Angus, Beeton, Bradford, Cookstown, Tottenham, Innisfil, and the Townships of Essa, Adjala-Tosorontio, West Gwillimbury and Base Borden.

Surface Design

The mission of Surface Design Association is to increase awareness, understanding, and appreciation of textiles in the art and design communities as well as the general public.

Textile Museum of Canada

The Textile Museum of Canada is one of Toronto's most engaging visual arts organizations. With more than 12,000 objects from more than 200 countries and regions, the TMC's permanent collection celebrates cultural diversity and includes traditional fabrics, garments, carpets and related artifacts such as beadwork and basketry.

Reference:

Raggedcloth Cloth Café

Blog for fiber & textile artists of all sorts.

Fiber Art Calls for Entry

Portland Museum of Art: Artist Submissions and PMA Biennial

FibreQUARTERLY

Explore Canadian Textile and Fibre Arts and Craft History.

Suppliers:

Aboveground Art Supplies

Dharma Trading Company

G&Dyes

Pro Chemical and Dyes

Rupert, Gibbon, & Spider, Inc.

Dragonfly Imaging and Printing

Fellow Artists:

Line Dufour

Line Dufour is a weaver whose tapestries have been exhibited extensively throughout Ontario and in New York.

Heather Laws

Canadian portrait artist, Heather Laws of Toronto, Ontario accepts commissions to paint your beloved pet - dog, cat, horse, even bunny.

Pat Burns

Pat Burns-Wendland creates pieces unique in design and structure by focusing on the interplay of colour and weave structures.

Call for Entry:

Stitches across Time

The juried show that will be part of Stitches across Time will require fibre artists to produce work that is inspired by one or more of eight artifacts specially selected from the Museum collection.