Fiber Arts on 4th’s vision includes serving as your gateway to New Mexico’s vast array of historical and contemporary fiber arts. See below for events, projects, businesses, guilds, and workshops throughout the state. Contact us to add your event to this page.
ALBUQUERQUE AREA
View the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council’s Flight & Flow exhibition from August 8 – September 26, 2026 at the Open Space Gallery and Visitor Center. The exhibition explores movement across open spaces, inspired by birds, insects, migration, wind, and the natural rhythms that shape our landscapes.
Join Fiber Arts on 4th Owner and Founder, Cael Chappell, at Oasis Albuquerque, a center for adult education. Cael will give a presentation on A Woven World: From African Baskets To Looms on July 14 and teach Paper Cord Twining for Basketry on July 21.
Weems Gallery invites artists of all mediums for their show, Breaking the Rules of Looking (A Touchable Art Show). “In the spirit of amazing tactile shows that were designed to welcome people with differences in visual abilities to experience art, we hope this show inspires people of all abilities to ‘break the rules’ a little, and reach out to experience texture, shape, and materials in an additional way. The first in a series about activating all our senses with art, we are excited to see how the visual and tactile experiences enhance one another in this exhibition.” Contact them here for additional details.
Visit the Heritage Farm House at ABQ Biopark and Botanic Garden to see regular fiber arts demonstrations hosted by the New Mexico Quilters, the Adobe Wool Arts Guild and the Dropped Stitch Knitters Guild.
Casa San Ysidro hosts regular weaving demonstrations and features a weaving room in their tours of this traditional New Mexican home.
The Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild is hosting Donna Foley for two Natural Dyeing workshops on July 31 and August 1. Reach out to the guild for registration information.
Neighborhoods in the Albuquerque area host Open Studios Weekends throughout the year. Some upcoming tours include the North Valley Studio Tour (September 19 -20) and the High Desert Studio Tour (November 14-15).
SANTA FE/NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
Intersection: Color and Form is on display at NM State Capitol’s Rotunda Gallery from April 3 to December 18th 2026, open 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday. The exhibit features a collection of contemporary mixed media art by New Mexico artists.
Check out Andrea Dupree’s Curious Maximalist: A Solo Exhibition of Fiber Art & Assemblage at Little Bites Gallery in Santa Fe from August 21 to September 20. Bringing together new works from her ongoing Nigredo series alongside assemblages made from felt, vintage textiles, and collected curiosities, the exhibition reflects on transformation and the stories held within everyday objects. Join for the Opening Reception on August 21 from 6-8pm.
Museum Hill in Santa Fe offers arts lovers opportunities to explore across their five museums: Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, and the Santa Fe Botanical Garden.
Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum is hosting an exhibition on Colcha, the traditional New Mexican embroidery technique using churro wool.
Interested in weaving on the standing looms used for traditional Rio Grande and Chimayo weaving? Española Valley Fiber Arts Center and Northern New Mexico Community College in Española, Tierra Wools in Chama, Centinela Traditional Arts in Chimayo, and Taos Wools in Taos offer multiday workshops to learn this celebrated craft.
Futuros Ancestral in Taos County hosts workshops and sponsors artist residencies to support an array of Northern New Mexican traditional arts, including Colcha, Sabanilla weaving, Rio Grande weaving, and Pueblo weaving.
The 2026 Taos Wools Festival celebrating fiber artists, ranchers and sheep will be on October 3 and 4 in Red Willow Park.
The Mountain and Valley Wool Association is seeking vendors for their 42nd Fiber Arts Fesitval on October 3 and 4! Apply today on their website.
In Farmington, visit the newly opened Museum of Navajo Art & Culture.
Taos Historic Museums offer tours, events, and workshops celebrating Northern New Mexico culture, including colcha embroidery and weaving. Check out their events, including the Old Taos Trade Fair (September 18-20) and the Resolana de Bordadoras on their website.
Major annual art markets in Santa Fe include the Spanish Market (July and December), the International Folk Art Market (July), and the Indian Market (August). All include a diverse array of art, including handwoven pieces.
WESTERN NEW MEXICO
Weaving in Beauty in Gallup hosts 4 day Navajo Diné weaving workshops. Check out their website for tips on how to identify, buy, and display Navajo Diné weavings.
The Crownpoint Rug Auction serves as the intermediary between Diné weavers and connoisseurs of Navajo art and culture.
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
Wild West Weaving in Silver City offers workshops on Rio Grande weaving using floor looms, as well as a gallery of Southwestern art.
Peruse locally made fiber arts at the Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective’s Fall Fiber Art Sale! The sale runs from Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th at the Murray Hotel Ballroom in downtown Silver City.
The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces hosts regular programming related to fiber arts. View their historic loom or see the varieties of sheep crucial to wool production in New Mexico.
Weaving For Justice in Las Cruces is an all-volunteer non-profit supporting the work of Mayan weaving collectives in Chiapas, Mexico.
The Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site in Mesilla has an impressive collection of global and New Mexican textiles.
High Valley Weaving School in Cloudcroft offers lessons and finished fiber arts products from the High Canyon Weavers & Spinners Guild.
EASTERN NEW MEXICO
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site hosts an annual fiber arts festival the first weekend in May. From 1863-1868, the United States Army forcibly removed Diné (Navajo) and Ndé (Mescalero Apache) people from their homes to Fort Sumner in “The Long Walk.” Many Diné Churro sheep, essential for fiber and food, were killed by troops or died due to poor conditions. The memorial is a testament to the endurance of Diné fiber arts and cultural traditions in the face of adversity and tragedy.
GUILDS
ABQ Area Fiber Arts Guilds
Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild
Adobe Wool Arts Guild (Rug Hooking)
Desert Designs Machine Knitting Guild
Turquoise Trail Chapter and Sandia Mountains Chapter of Embroiderers Guild of America
New Mexico Quilters Association
If your guild in Central New Mexico isn’t listed, please let us know!