Gather with fellow academics, researchers, artists, designers, technologists, and architects to discuss the re-emergence of a textile-based education as part of a vibrant and future-facing pedagogy. This inaugural half-day conference will kickoff a regional focus on the role of textiles in a contemporary education. Hosted by UCLA's Department of Design Media Arts, Thinking Through Textiles: Future Pedagogies will explore the intersections of aesthetics, textile technique, cross-disciplinary studies, and new material insights, while introducing opportunities for collaborative engagement.

Confirmed speakers to include Fritz Horstman from the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, scholar Michael Beggs, artist and educator Christy Matson, artist and advocate Porfirio Gutierrez, artist and educator Emily Silver, innovative material specialist Kristine Upesleja, artist and educator Fafnir Adamites, interdisciplinary artist and scholar Romi Ron Morrison, and more to be announced. Agenda to come.