Stitch and Resist is Island Gateway Gallery & Gathering's first curated exhibition — the fourth and final show of our inaugural 2026 season — opening September 12 as part of Bayfield Art Escape 2026 in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on the south shore of Lake Superior.

Fiber art carries a particular power: it is intimate and collective at once. It is the work of slowing down in a world that will not slow down, of sitting with something long enough to understand it, of building stitch by stitch until it exists in the world and cannot be unsaid.

Minnesota’s largest juried art exhibition showcases more than 300 of the finest pieces of artwork selected from thousands entered by artists throughout the state.

A Common Thread

Textile Center Member Exhibition

A beloved tradition for 25 years, this exhibition highlights the remarkable creativity of Textile Center’s member artists and the versatility of fiber art.