Join us for the opening reception of INTERWOVEN, an exhibition of fiber art by the members and guests of i3C Artists Group.

Discover the illuminating journey of Carole D'Agostino’s career in Puppetry Arts and the important role textiles play in the creation of whimsical characters.

UMass Dartmouth Fibers MFA, Allison Morones will share her thesis work in puppetry with a short puppet performance.

Join us for the opening reception of Liberation Textiles.

Image caption: Julia Bland, Blanket for Sharing, 2021, hand woven linen and wool textile, hand felted wool, embroidered linen and wool threads, 62 x 40 inches, courtesy of the artist

Increase your democracy literacy while you knit or crochet a piece of a collaborative sculpture of the Massachusetts State House, a metaphor for representative democracy

Image: Eve Jacobs-Carnahan with the collaboratively knitted New Hampshire State House, June 2024. Photo: Geoff Forester.

Join us for an online talk with American artist Jenine Shereos, renowned for her innovative blend of textile techniques and natural materials.

Image: Artwork by Jenine Shereos

Increase your democracy literacy while you knit or crochet a piece of a collaborative sculpture of the Massachusetts State House, a metaphor for representative democracy

Image: Eve Jacobs-Carnahan with the collaboratively knitted New Hampshire State House, June 2024. Photo: Geoff Forester.

Come gather with artists Barbara Andrus, Louise Berliner, and Linda Hoffman at Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard, where Agriculture, Art and Community cross-pollinate and collaborate.

Using a forgotten farm cart as our base we will construct a (travelling?) folly, built from this year’s apple prunings and your fiber scraps.

Artwork by fiber artists at Western Ave studios and lofts will be on display in the Loft Gallery Western Ave during Open Studios.

The marbling experience is both meditative and creative for all skill levels and artistic interests. Be prepared for a fun, messy, fast-paced art day that is “engineered for success.”

Watch weavers make beautiful fabrics on one of the seven looms in the working weavers studio gallery.

Image: Scarf by Laurie Carlson Steger

An introduction to mending by hand for the complete beginner.

Rebecca McGee Tuck, fiber artist, sculptor and dedicated ocean activist, leads a marine debris weaving workshop. In this hands-on experience, participants will learn weaving techniques to create their own unique pieces of sustainable fiber art.

Meet the artists of INTERWOVEN as they discuss their work focused on inspiring change for the climate crisis.

Join us for a focused look at highlights of the Nichols House Museum textile collection, featuring items created and collected by Rose Nichols.

Maris VanVlack talks about her fiber art practice as a weaver and multi media maker.

Image: Artwork by Maris VanVlack

Join Michelle Lougee and Joetta Maue for a community building Fiber Arts maker event as part of Gather Fiber Symposium 2025. Our project is simple and sustainable- a fabric scrap stuffie!

UMass Dartmouth’s Visiting Artist Rita Grendze will discuss her work Collective Comfort in a virtual presentation available to the public.

Image: Collective Comfort by Rita Grendze

Opening reception and artist talk for The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction: Visual Artists Re-envision the Container.

Image: Artwork by Michelle Lougee

NEQM Collections Manager Laura Lane offers a gallery talk in the exhibition, Showing Off: Selections from the Permanent Collection.

Join us for a Quilting Bee-style mending event! Quilting Bees have traditionally been used as a place for individuals to come together and affirm their communities. Taking this idea as inspiration, we will we come together to collectively mend and amend a large vintage, tattered, stained, rescued American Flag.

Patternmaking 101 is for any sewer who wants to learn the fundamentals of creating a sewing pattern that they can use in the future

Watch weavers make beautiful fabrics on one of the seven looms in the working weavers studio gallery.

Image: Scarf by Laurie Carlson Steger

Join artists Kristina Goransson (felting), Virginia Mahoney (Weaving) and Andy Zimmerman (stretched Dacron) for a lively discussion of the role of fiber in three very different sculptural practices

This workshop will give you the opportunity to develop your weaving ideas by adding an endless array of design possibilities to your plain weave.

Step into a world of fiber and creativity at Artisans Asylum Fiber Arts Shop Night.

Join Paula B. Richter, Curator-at-Large, for this curator-led tour of Peabody Essex Museum galleries, exclusively tailored for Gather 2025 symposium participants.

Image: Fashion and Design gallery. Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Kathy Tarantola/PEM

UMass Dartmouth Alumna, Eco artist and textile designer, Robyn Borges, will offer a Botanical Print Demo at the UMass Dartmouth, Art and Design Studio

Join us for a delightful session of needle felting, where you'll transform plain egg shapes into vibrant, textured wonders using a rainbow of colored wool.

Join Petra Slinkard, Director of Curatorial Affairs and the Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion & Textiles; Dan Lipcan, the Ann C. Pingree Director of the Phillips Library, and Angela Segalla, Director of the Collection Center and Collection Stewardship for special behind-the-scenes tours at the Peabody Essex Museum’s collection storage facility.

Image: Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum

Tony(a) Lemos works at the intersection of art and herbalism. She will speak on our connection to plants through art during this online artist talk.

Increase your democracy literacy while you knit or crochet a piece of a collaborative sculpture of the Massachusetts State House, a metaphor for representative democracy

Image: Eve Jacobs-Carnahan with the collaboratively knitted New Hampshire State House, June 2024. Photo: Geoff Forester.

Increase your democracy literacy while you knit or crochet a piece of a collaborative sculpture of the Massachusetts State House, a metaphor for representative democracy

Image: Eve Jacobs-Carnahan with the collaboratively knitted New Hampshire State House, June 2024. Photo: Geoff Forester.

Join us for a day of natural dyeing. In the morning, learn the basics of Indigo dyeing with Cathy Wilkerson of The Indigo Squirrel.

Maggie Haaland will then teach you the basics of natural dyeing with locally foraged plants, focusing on cultivated daffodils and wild nettles.

Join us in Ipswich for the largest gathering of lacemakers for more than 200 years!

Image: Ipswich lace pillow

The Attleboro Arts Museum will welcome Gather guests to a special meeting of our "Bonneville Dougher Art Lovers Book Club," where we will discuss "The Golden Thread" by Kassia St. Clair.

UMass Dartmouth CVPA and its Fashion Program present a night of fashion followed by a festival of lights created by the Interior Architecture and Design Program.

Image: Work designed by BFA Fashion Alumni, Emily Moniz, ‘24

Learn the basics of Indigo dyeing by exploring a variety of techniques with The Indigo Squirrel (aka Cathy Wilkerson).

Meet the artists of the UMass Dartmouth MFA Thesis Exhibition, a much anticipated and celebrated annual event showcasing the artwork of graduating Master of Fine Arts students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Image: Home by Anis Beigzadeh

In this virtual panel presentation, some members from ‘Sick Kid Fiber Club’ will discuss the intersection of disability/chronic illness and their creative practice.

Image: SKFC Banner by Emma MacLean

Join a fun group of people who want to learn to repair a piece of clothing or textile, whether it is a rip or a stain it can can be beautiful again.

Immerse yourself in the art and history of Sashiko, a traditional Japanese stitching technique rooted in practicality and beauty. Learn Sashiko's origins and its cultural significance as a form of mending, storytelling, and creative expression. Then, roll up your sleeves for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to master this timeless technique.