Music, Craft, and the Fibre Arts: Textures in Conversation
Micheline Beauchemin, Le Fleuve St. Laurent, n.d., metallic and mixed fibres on board. Gift of Lew Benvenuto in memory of Eleanor Taylor Benvenuto, 2015. Collection of McIntosh Gallery, Western University.
September 18-20, 2026
The Don Wright Faculty of Music and the Department of Visual Arts at Western University present a three-day festival exploring interactions between music, craft, and the fibre arts.
The event will feature performances, an art exhibition, and community crafting activities alongside a 2-day academic symposium.
Music, Craft, and the Fibre Arts: Textures in Conversation will bring together visual artists, crafters, musicians, and scholars for conversations about how the disciplines of music, crafting, and the fibre arts speak to one another.
Textures in Conversation will be held in the Music and Visual Arts buildings of Western University, in London, Ontario. All events are free and open to everyone.
Call for Papers
To read the symposium's Call for Papers and to submit an abstract, visit the Call for Papers webpage and submit by June 15, 2026.
Organizers
Emily Abrams Ansari, Associate Professor of Music, Western University
Alyssa Cottle, Postdoctoral Fellow in Music, Western University
Tricia Johnson, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts, Western University
Sheri Nault, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts, Western University
Kristen Wallentinsen, Assistant Professor of Music Theory, Rutgers University
Contact
Alyssa Cottle
Postdoctoral Fellow
Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University
acottle2@uwo.ca
