Textile

Textile supports emerging writers and artists in Waterloo Region, particularly those from historically excluded and marginalized groups. In September 2024, they hosted Black Talk, a landmark gathering featuring Hanif Abdurraqib and Antonio Michael Downing, which was supported by WRCF.

Read more: https://www.wrcf.ca/news/textile-story

Today IS THE BIG DAY!! Join us on February 9 for the winter exhibitions opening Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery featuring Bangishimo Johnston's solo exhibit, “The Medicines We Carry”, running from February 10 to May 12.

Textile members Fitsum Areguy and Shalaka Jadhav supported Bangishimo as the City of Kitchener Artist-in-Residence, during which Bangishimo developed the works for “The Medicines We Carry”.

Details:
Opening Celebration
Friday, 9 February
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (Members - guided tour at 6:30) Please RSVP to Cera Frederiksen at [email protected].
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. (All)

Artist Talk with Bangishimo
Thursday, 22 February, 7:00 p.m.

Photo credit: Conan Stark Studio

Save the Date! Join us on February 9 for the winter exhibitions opening @kwartgallery featuring @bangishimo’s “The Medicines We Carry”, running from February 10 to May 12. Textile members Fitsum Areguy and Shalaka Jadhav supported Bangishimo as the @cityofkitchener's Artist-in-Residence, during which Bangishimo developed the works for “The Medicines We Carry”. Photo credit: @starkconan

‼️📣CALLING ALL MAKERS📣‼️

We would like to invite you to be part of the IMPACT23 Festival Makers Market.

IMPACT is a biennial international theatre festival that MT Space holds in Downtown Kitchener.

This year, we would like to have a local market and we would love if you could be part of it!

Festival Dates:
SEP 26 - Oct 1st

Location:
Gaukel Block
44 Gaukel St.
Kitchener N2G 4P3

Market Times:
Sep 30th Sat 10 AM - 10 PM
Oct 1st Sun 10 AM - 8 PM

Please note that there is no fee for Makers to sell their work. MT Space will supply tables. Makers are responsible for all selling and load-in and load-out arrangements. 

Hope you will be able to join us for this IMPACT!

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*We have some important news to share.*

Unfortunately, our old IG account was taken down by Instagram for reasons beyond our understanding. Please give our new account a follow! (link below)

We also want to take this opportunity to announce that Textile is entering a new chapter.

As a litmag, we have always been passionate about the written word and publication. Supporting storytelling is what we do, and people—especially those living on the margins—need to tell stories in multifaceted ways.

While we will stay true to our literary roots, we plan to expand our scope through curation, performances, and special events. We believe these diverse modes of expression will build up Waterloo region's cultural offerings and support and ecosystem of critical interventions within the local arts discourse.

We often find ourselves sitting in the tension between pressures to grow, and our desire to stay small and thoughtful. Textile emerged out of our relationship with Waterloo Region, a culmination of community and youth work that grew into a social art practice. We have always been grassroots, resisting the trajectory into the non-profit industrial complex.

As we move forward, we want to continue pushing back against the myth of productivity and need to professionalize that often besets magazines and journals by doing things differently — moving slower, being more intentional, and prioritizing mentorship.

We appreciate your continued support and look forward to embarking on this new journey with you.

https://www.instagram.com/textilemag_/

Our friends at Textile seek art and writing "that imagine police-free futures and community safety in Waterloo Region" for an upcoming issue. Submissions due May 12. More info here: tinyurl.com/3zwek4us

Textile is collaborating with the City of Kitchener to administer the 2022 Artist-in-Residence. Deadline to apply is May 30, 2022.

https://www.kitchener.ca/en/arts-culture-and-events/artist-in-residence-call-for-proposals.aspx