08/18/2026
Please mark this on your calendar. It is open to the public
Thread by thread, note by note, we're bringing together artists, musicians, scholars, and makers for an unforgettable weekend.
"Textures in Conversation: Music, Craft, and the Fibre Arts" is a free festival-symposium hosted by Western University's Don Wright Faculty of Music and the Arts and Humanities at Western's Department of Visual Arts & ArtLab Gallery at Western University.
From live performances and exhibitions to community stitching, Indigenous arts and interdisciplinary research, this event celebrates the rich connections between music and craft.
đź“… September 18-20
đź“Ť Western University
🎟️ Free admission
We warmly invite members of the university and broader community to join us for a vibrant weekend of creativity, learning, and collaboration.
Pre-registration requested for the academic symposium portion of the event. The other festival events do not require pre-registration.
Full schedule: https://music.uwo.ca/research/textures-in-conversation
Images included: Textures in Conversation graphic designed by Assistant Professor Sheri Osden Nault, Department of Visual Arts; "between systems and grounds" performers Paula Matthusen, electronics, Olivia Valentine, bobbin lace; artwork Sara Hartland-Rowe, Opening, 1999, silk thread on linen. Gift of Wilson and Judith Rodger, 2011. Collection of , Western University; artwork 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; "winter harvest" performers Erin Konsmo, visual artist (lower left), and Melody McKiver, musician/composer (middle)
