24 April-4 October 2026
Alice-Marie Archer
Field to Fashion
Museum of Making, 1 Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AF
A second chance to catch Alice-Marie Archer’s participatory knitted quilt made in V&A Dundee. The exhibition explores the journey of raw British fleece from flock into fibre, where people, place and purpose create the clothes which we cherish. Celebrating the skillset of exceptional pioneers and textile practitioners including farmers, weavers and dyers linked through their craft.

4 July-22 August 2026
Anna König
Stitches, patches and glitches
ACEarts, Market Place, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7NB
Anna König is the winner of the ACEarts OPEN 25 Exhibition, recognised for the originality, skill, and vibrancy of her work. Through stitch, collage, and techniques of mending and making, she creates richly textured pieces that explore colour, material, and form.

14-25 August 2026
Helen MacRitchie
Life Traces
The Old Fire Station Gallery, 52 Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AG
An exhibition of ceramics by Debbie Page and textiles by Helen MacRitchie.

21 August-22September 2026
Helen MacRitchie
The Third International Art Textile Biennale
Gallery76 @ Embroiderers’ Guild NSW, 76 Queen St, Concord West, NSW, 2138 Australia
This fascinating exhibition features 42 pieces from 39 artists, representing ten countries Contemporary textile art continues to evolve the possibilities of the medium. It features artists who use diverse methods to push its boundaries, producing work grounded in both textile practice and contemporary art, and offering a rich and varied landscape for exploration..

3-13 September 2026
Youngye (Glory) Cho
Critical Threads
St John’s College, Kendrew Barn Exhibition and Studio Galleries, Oxford
For East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month in September, 16 talented artists come together to showcase evocative textile-based artworks that materialise cultural identities and memories, telling powerful stories of migration, language, climate change, food and family. Individual creativity coalesces into a collective call for recognition, marking a refusal to be overlooked, and transforming textile art into a communal statement of care and renewal.

11 September-15 October 2026
Nina Gronw-Lewis
Conceal/Reveal
Atkinson Gallery, Millfield School, Street, Somerset, BA16 0YD
Curated by the Atkinson Gallery team, this open exhibition invites viewers to explore the theme of Conceal / Reveal in unexpected and thought-provoking ways. Featuring a diverse range of sculpture, textiles, and paintings by both international and local artists, the exhibition examines the relationship between what is hidden and what is brought into view.

19 September-25 October 2026
Lou Baker, Jane Colquhoun, Nina Gronw-Lewis, Leah Hislop, Helen MacRitchie, Joy Merron
Stitch, Stone and Soil
Ham Hill Country Park Visitor Centre Gallery, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset
This exhibition presents new work by A.R.T a collective exploring place, material, and process through contemporary textile practice. The exhibition features work inspired by Ham Hill, the largest hillfort in the UK, responding to its landscape, history, geology, nature, and wildlife.

1-4 October 2026
Helen MacRitchie
Conversations
The Department Store, 248 Ferndale Road, Brixton, London SW9 8FR
Helen MacRitchie is a guest artist for this exhibition of the holburn group artist collective.