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  • World of Threads Festival 2018 - Participating artists and curators
  • World of Threads Festival 2016 - Curator's tour with Gareth Bate, artwork by Penelope Stewart
  • World of Threads Festival, artists at the opening reception 2016
  • Exhibition "Flow", World of Threads Fesitval 2018, photographer Gareth Bate

World of Threads

In-person

Craft Fibre & textile arts Sculpture & installation Self-guided Visual arts
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Location

Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre

2302 Bridge Road

Town of Oakville, ON

Access

Free.

Offered in English.

Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.

free and accessible parking

About

The World of Threads Festival is a leading international showcase of contemporary fibre and textile art which takes place in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Featuring exciting and compelling fibre art. Presenting remarkable Canadian and International artists. After a long hiatus during Covid, the Festival has returned! Artists from around the world were invited to submit bodies of work, installations or individual pieces to the 2023 World of Threads Festival. The curators, Gareth Bate and Dawne Rudman, create different thematic group exhibitions, solo shows and installations throughout the Queen Elizabeth Community and Cultural Centre.

Featuring 423 artworks by 114 artists from Canada, England, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Uruguay, USA, and US Virgin Islands.

Festival dates: 10 October - 17 December 2023.

Opening reception: 14 October 2023, 1 pm - 3 pm.

Gallery Hours:

Monday - Saturday : 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sunday : 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm

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World of Threads

The World of Threads Festival is a leading international showcase of contemporary fibre and textile art which takes place in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. 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.

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Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre/Southwest Hub

Town of Oakville Oakville, ON

Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC) is a unique and dynamic public space created to fulfill the recreation, arts and cultural needs of the community. This one-of-a-kind, multi-use facility features more than 144,000...

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