World of Threads Festival
2026 is Festival Year! Welcome to our new website.
Festival 2026-27 begins in Fall 2026 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Our Call for Submissions is currently OPEN! We look forward to seeing all the new artwork that artists have been making around the world since our last Festival. We are excited to present our new website which documents the festival from 2007-2024. It includes nearly every exhibition and thousands of artworks we've exhibited over the years. The best place to start is our Artwork Greatest Hits.
Festival 2026-27
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Dates: Sept. 23, 2026 - Jan. 17, 2027.
Starts: Wed. Sept 23, 2026.
Opening Reception: Sat. Sept 26, 2026. 1 - 3 pm.
Last Day: Sun. Jan. 17, 2027
Open 7 days a week. Admission is FREE!
Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5 pm. Sun. 12 - 4 pm.
Address: Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre,
2302 Bridge Rd, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6L 2G6
Festival 2026/27
The World of Threads Festival is a leading international showcase of contemporary fibre and textile art. We are a not-for-profit initiative with charitable status run by a few dedicated volunteers. We believe that some of the most exciting and compelling artwork being made today is happening in the field of fibre arts. Through our initiatives we have discovered some remarkable artists and brought them to the attention of Canadian and international audiences. The festival happens at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and is organized and curated by Dawne Rudman and Gareth Bate. Check out our Festival Artwork Greatest Hits!
2026 International Call for Submissions
We are excited to announce the new Festival and international Call for Submissions. Artists from around the world are invited to submit bodies of work, installations or individual pieces to the Festival. The curators will draw from the pool of submissions to create different thematic group exhibitions as well as dozens of solo shows and installations.
Submission Opens: Feb. 1, 2026
Submission Ends: Feb. 28, 2026 at midnight Toronto time.
Blog: Fibre Artist Interviews
Since the series was launched, Dawne Rudman and Gareth Bate have been interviewing local, national or international fibre artists. We have published over 137 artist interviews to date. Join us as we create a comprehensive archive of some of the most exciting fibre artists in the world. People have subscribed from 99 countries.
Previous Festivals have featured artists from: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, USA and Wales.
Canadian Provinces & Territories: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
US States: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Thank You to Our Supporters
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