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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

sacred threshold

April 1 — May 9

February 14 — June 20

February 14 — June 20

February 14 — June 20

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.

Upcoming Events

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✨ Stitch. Create. Connect. ✨

Join us for Patchwork: An Afternoon of Textile Art—a one-day immersive experience at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego!

🧵 Explore 4 hands-on workshops
🎨 Learn from incredible local textile artists
🌿 Discover creativity, mindfulness & community
🍽 Enjoy giveaways + delicious bites

Whether you’re a seasoned maker or just starting your creative journey, this is your space to experiment, learn, and be inspired.

📅 Sunday, May 17 | 11:45 AM – 5:00 PM
🎟 Limited spots available—only 80 participants!

👉 Reserve your spot now: https://vmota.org/patchwork-salon/

#TextileArt #SanDiegoEvents #CreativeCommunity #FiberArt #Workshops
Flourish II / Florecer II 🌿
Vanessa Freitag, 2025

“I Find Little Treasures – Encuentro Pequeños Tesoros”

Reclaimed textiles become something alive—branches, bodies, imagined flora. A quiet transformation of the discarded into the poetic.

La transformación de lo desechado en algo vivo y poético.

Materials: recycled fibers, clothing & ceramic
Technique: sewing + ceramic

#VanessaFreitag #TextileArt #EcoArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtInstallation #SustainableDesign
“Studies in Perception II” 👁️ by Bibiana Badia

Part of *Sacred Threshold*, these eye sculptures explore the vision beyond sight.

Each pupil is hand-embroidered—thread meeting wood, softness meeting structure—symbolizing the “third eye” and the idea that perception is something we actively create, stitch by stitch.

2025 • wood + embroidery

#BibianaBadia #SacredThreshold #ThirdEye #ContemporarySculpture #TextileArt #ArtAsMeditation
“pihkohow (they free themselves by breaking away or breaking loose)”
by @baileymacabre

A work of release, healing, and intergenerational reconciliation 🌿

Layered over St. Michael’s Residential School, this cyanotype honors the artist’s grandmother—her teachings, her life, her spirit. Through beadwork and natural materials, the piece holds grief while breaking cycles of trauma, sending love and freedom forward through generations.

2023 • Cyanotype
Materials: sweetgrass, sage, dentalium, beads, cotton

#BaileyMacabre #IndigenousArt #Cyanotype #ArtAsHealing #DecolonizeArt #Beadwork #contemporaryindigenousartists
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Your support of VMOTA inspires original exhibitions and education programs that advance textile art globally.

Our 2025 annual report highlights the impact of our initiatives, showcasing how art continues to serve as a thread that unites individuals, cultures, and generations.

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