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Visions Museum of Textile Art celebrates and advances contemporary quilting and textile art through exhibitions that explore cultural traditions, contemporary relevance, and innovative creativity.

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Current Exhibitions

fun cycling quilt from quilt nihon exhibition

June 27 — October 10

Colorful crocheted coral reef-like sculpture by Marita Setas Ferro with various textured patterns on a black background.

June 27 — October 10

Quilted artwork by Kathleen McCabe depicting colorful hillside houses; bright yellow and orange walls under a blue sky. Textured cobblestone path adds depth.

June 27 — August 1

By fostering connection, dialogue, and inspiration, we empower individuals to appreciate, engage with, and contribute to the rich legacy and evolving practice of textile art, building a community that values diversity, creativity, and shared experiences.

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Veranda Sale

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Our partner exhibit with La Jolla Historical Society was featured in @The San Diego Union-Tribune an Diego Union Tribune on Sunday! Stories in Cloth highlights pieces from VMOTA's Permanent Collection featured alongside new works created by local San Diego textile artists. Together, these pieces share stories about the role textiles have played in communication, with a direct focus on activism and resistance, storytelling, and cultural expression. Check out the exhibition, on display at La Jolla Historical Society's Wisteria Cottage, until September 6th. Admission is always free. If you have a San Diego Union Tribune subscription, you can read the full article here: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/07/26/in-the-curators-words-in-rare-collaboration-a-deep-look-at-the-role-of-textile-in-cultures/
Lean in, and admire the details. Miniature quilts, as defined by the Japanese Handicraft Instructors’ Association (@jhia_org), must measure less than or equal to 60 cm on each side. All aspects of the quilt are reduced and miniaturized. These scaled-down quilts demonstrate that artwork does not need to be large to make an impact. Featured artists: Mayumi Yamagishi, Kakuko Harada, Kinue Ishigame, Hiromi Yakota, Miyoko Watanabe, Yoko Uehara, Natsumi Ohara, Naomi Iida, Mika Kato, Satoko Kase, Chieko Yamamoto, and Yuko Kawakami These miniature quilts are part of Quilts Japan: The 17th Quilt Nihon @visionsmuseum in @artsdistrictlibertystation. This exhibit features the most extraordinary and innovative works from the biennial competition of JHIA. This West Coast debut is the last stop before the exhibition heads back to Japan, making it a rare opportunity to see award-winning pieces from this prestigious competition. Camille and Vanessa Gallery and Gallery 2* *Naming Opportunity Available Bonus - Don’t Miss These! The mini quilts in “Quilt Nihon” are not the only small quilts you’ll need to check out on your next visit! Our Member’s Challenge will be on display from June 27-Aug 1 under the theme of “4 Elements”. Financial support for VMOTA's operations is provided by the City of San Diego and the California Arts Council, a state agency. Shipping costs for this exhibition were generously provided by the Visions Giving Circle, a philanthropy group of VMOTA.
The textile arts are renowned for their slow meticulousness. Sewing, quilting, crocheting, and knitting take hours of focused, dedicated time to create. Marita Setas Ferro’s large, crocheted sculptures are no exception. Her largest piece, “Anemones in Volcanic Rock”, measures over 10 feet across, taking over 450 hours to create. Soft Architectures of the Sea by Marita Setas Ferro @visionsmuseum in @artsdistrtictlibertystation is on display from now until October 10th. This exhibition presents interactive textile sculptures as material reflections on marine ecosystems, care, and environmental precarity. Visitors are invited to touch these sculptures that invite proximity and embodied response, allowing tactility, softness, and vulnerability to operate as forms of knowledge. We encourage you to touch, reflect upon, and appreciate these meticulous artworks by @maritaferro. On display in the Dr. Sandra Ann Edwin Gallery at Visions Museum of Textile Art. Financial support is provided by the City of San Diego. VMOTA is also supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.
Shop our Veranda Sale and save big on fabrics, yarns, textile tools, notions, and more! Our sale is open to all VMOTA members and guilds on July 31st from 2-6 PM. Become a member to get early access picks! The public sale is on Saturday, August 1st from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Both events take place during Art Walk San Diego at Arts District Liberty Station, so plan ahead for parking! In addition to supporting the museum's operations, by shopping second-hand you are saving fabrics from the landfill while feeding your side hobby or full-time artistic practice! Find out more here: https://vmota.org/veranda-sale/?blm_aid=0. #textileart #shopsecondhand #sustainability #fabricsale
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