Keynote Presentation
Listen and learn from respected speakers in the fiber art community.
Wearable Art Fashion Show
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets: $TBA or Free with CVP, cash bar available
Our most popular Convergence® event, step into a vibrant celebration of culture and creativity as we showcase on the stage wearable art designed and handmade by fiber artists from around the world. Crafted by hand, these designs celebrate the spirit of New Orleans through intricate weaves, bold colors, and storytelling threads. It’s a fusion of fiber and festivity, where every garment moves like music.
2025 Invited Artists:
| Patti Barker |
| Amber M. Jensen |
| Margaret Roach Wheeler |
Thread Talks
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets: $TBA or Free with CVP, cash bar available
A collective of creative makers will inspire, surprise, and delight with their fiber stories in under 15 minutes.
Marketplace Twilight Madness
Friday, August 14, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
generously sponsored by the Weavers Guild of Oklahoma City
Tickets: Free
The Marketplace opens late night for a special shopping experience. Take time to relax, shop, mingle and meet friends while finding the perfect yarn, the exact tool you have been seeking or discover something new to add to your fiber collection.
Keynote: Karen Hampton
Saturday, August 15, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets: $TBA or Free with CVP, cash bar available
Ghosts and Ancestors: Why I Weave
Karen Hampton, MFA, Artist Weaver, and 2022 American Craft Council Fellow, is recognized as a trailblazing artist in the textile community for her work broadening the visibility of textiles made by black and brown artists worldwide. Karen, an artist weaver, has made the invisible visible most of her career. From her early work in the 1990s to the present, she has been telling personal stories with her artwork and promoting others in the field.
Prior to the keynote, awards will be announced for Small Expressions and the Convergence® juried exhibits.