The School of Art and Design is a creative learning community in which students develop their practice as artists, designers, and art historians who work in and across media while enhancing their technical skills, historical and theoretical knowledge, and visual, material, and conceptual thinking within the context of the School’s commitments to social and environmental justice and innovative entrepreneurship, as well as its location near the U.S.-Mexico Border and on the Pacific Rim.

Our Gallery Program bridges a diverse Southern California university community and public audience through scholarly, experimental, and socially conscious presentations of contemporary art and design.

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Yucca Valley Material Lab (YVML) is a nonprofit arts organization committed to hands-on making, material experimentation, and meaningful exchange. Through residencies, workshops, and public programming, we support underrepresented artists while cultivating an inclusive creative ecosystem rooted in collaboration, discovery, and shared knowledge.

We do this work because we believe art shapes a world worth living in.

We envision a future where arts education is accessible to all, where risk and experimentation are celebrated, and where artists are supported not just as makers, but as leaders, collaborators, and catalysts for change.

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LAUNCH LA believes exposure to the arts enhances quality of life and strengthens community through the shared appreciation of creative expression in all its forms and hybrids.

LAUNCH LA is passionate about providing artists with quality opportunities to present themselves and their creations that reflect our times to a curious and enthusiastic audience at important happenings throughout Los Angeles.

LAUNCH LA addresses these core values by presenting arts and culture programming throughout the year at its gallery on La Brea Avenue, through multidisciplinary programs at TARFEST, a free music and arts festival held annually in the past at the La Brea Tar Pits Park and notable venues in the Miracle Mile District and currently held at Pan Pacific Park, as well as other periodic showcases and collaborations in important Los Angeles communities.

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The exhibition shows the interaction between different social groups, with their traditions, values and ways of life, enriches culture, making it more complex and dynamic.

Oriya Mahmodi, Claudia Huenchuleo, Saroop Soofi, Wipoosana Supanakorn, Peggy Sivert and Sally Linnett show that marked differences between cultures continue to exist, and the confluence between them does not mean that any of them is suppressed; on the contrary, they are articulated.

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Visions Museum of Textile Art proudly presents Quilt Visions 2026, our 26th international juried exhibition, showcasing the finest examples of contemporary art quilts . This year’s collection celebrates the exceptional skill, creativity, and personal expression of each artist, reflecting the museum’s enduring commitment to elevating textile arts as fine art. Through their work, the artists explore identity, our connections with one another, and the stories of fellow humans.

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The exhibition showcases the works of 4 artists who integrate the technique of Cyanotype in textile art: Bailey Macabre, Patricia Gaddis, Shane Booth and Morgan Ford Willingham.

Cyanotypes on fabric were used as sheets, lampshades, pillows, blankets, quilts, and other interesting home decorative elements.

It has currently been incorporated into textile art in a creative and innovative way.

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This exhibition showcases the creativity and innovation of San Diego’s textile artists, remembering that the textile tradition in San Diego dates back to the indigenous Kumeyaay.

6 San Diego artists participate in this exhibition: Monica Loss, Nancy Lemke, Rebecca Smith, Jean Benelli, Sue Britt and Angela D’Amico.

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Textile Arts LA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring, connecting, and championing the textile arts community. We foster a dynamic and inclusive space for artists, makers, and enthusiasts across Los Angeles and Southern California to engage with the rich traditions and evolving practices of textile arts.

Our community includes artists, designers, curators, educators, collectors, and advocates—all united by a passion for textiles. Through exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and networking events, we create opportunities for learning, collaboration, and creative exchange.

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San Diego Craft Collective plays a vital role as an inclusive resource for the community by teaching craft and woodworking classes as a vehicle for self-expression and personal growth. As an educational 501c3 nonprofit, we offer activities, workshops, artist space, scholarships, and fellowships centered around craft and creativity for individuals of all ages and backgrounds in a family-friendly, eco-conscious environment.

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Los Angeles Basketry Guild was formed in 1985. Our mission is the encouragement of the ancient skills of basketmaking in a traditional sense and in new ways to create vessels of use and display. Through the society of basket makers, new skills and traditions are passed on to the next generation.

The purpose of this organization is to stimulate interest in basketry by perpetuation of and education in the art of basketry; to educate the general public on the historic value and heritage relating to basketry; and to support and encourage our members to be quality basket makers. In-person meetings are held quarterly in Santa Monica and in-person workshops are held several times per year in the Los Angeles area.

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Sebastopol Center for the Arts is a vibrant hub where creativity, integrity, and belonging come together. As a multidisciplinary arts organization, we offer a rich spectrum of programs, events, and exhibitions. SebArts is a place where artists and community members alike can connect, learn, and thrive.

SebArts produces around 8-9 exhibitions year round, some off site, curated, or juried. We produce, promote, present, and uplift artists – local, national, international – through gallery exhibits, artists open studios, art lectures, poetry readings, concerts, adult and youth education, a state of the art ceramics studio, our acclaimed documentary film festival, and our incubator program – running twice a year, SebArts supports emerging artists to build sustainable careers and develop the confidence to thrive from their artwork.

With opportunities to share, collaborate, and grow, SebArts stands as a home for artistic exploration and innovation, welcoming all who believe in the transformative power of the arts. We are dedicated to honoring diversity, encouraging creative excellence, and providing a welcoming gathering place for the community.

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The Ilan-Lael Foundation was founded by James Hubbell, a world-renowned and award-winning artist who, for more than 60 years, created artworks and architectural designs of extraordinary beauty in many different mediums that reflected a spiritual essence, reverence for nature, and put into practice the idea of life as art and art as life.

His home and studio buildings which today are operated by the Ilan-Lael Foundation, were built sustainably using local materials; adobe, stone, and cedar. He combined them with colorful stained glass, mosaic tile, and forged metal to express his singular artistic vision. His integrated approach is seen in many of his works world-wide, but is most celebrated at Ilan-Lael, located in Julian, CA. Thousands visit the site each year to witness the artist’s singular creativity.

The Ilan-Lael Foundation programs the space for education, site visits, artist retreats, and public use to encourage all to embrace creativity and use it to make positive change in the world.

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The de Saisset Museum provides ambitious and groundbreaking exhibition and educational programing to our diverse publics on and off campus that are timely and multifaceted in nature. We foreground projects that highlight the varied realities lived by our diverse community of practitioners and support Santa Clara University’s goal of educating the whole person through interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships. Our work is experimental; we function as a test-site for new ideas, methodologies, and practices and aspire to be in a constant state of evolution. We are governed by a code of ethics that foreground diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is reflected in all that we do.

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California Fibers, exhibiting since 1970, brings together artists whose imagination and mastery place them among the foremost in their fields. Their extensive exhibition history in the United States and abroad reflects a remarkable breadth of creative expression, encompassing weaving, basketry, sculpture, quilting, embroidery, felting, surface design, knitting, crochet, wearables, and mixed media.

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Shotwell Paper Mill is a hand paper mill located in the Mission district of San Francisco. We use traditional Western papermaking techniques to produce sheets one at a time. Our paper is made from old rags, locally grown plant fibers, and/or other plant based textiles that are otherwise headed for the waste stream.

We work with communities, organizations, businesses, and individual artists, on projects that use handmade paper rich with story and meaning.

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