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The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is the only non-profit arts organization in the United States devoted to creating new work in new materials and new media in collaboration with emerging, nationally, and internationally recognized artists.

Founded in 1977, The Fabric Workshop and Museum has developed from an ambitious experiment to a renowned institution with a widely-recognized Artist in Residence Program, an extensive permanent collection of new work created by artists at the Workshop, in-house and touring exhibitions, and comprehensive educational programming including lectures, tours, in-school presentations and student apprenticeships.

  • Our Mission
    The FWM exists to enable the finest artists today to work with new materials and to expand the frontiers of contemporary artistic practice and to educate the public about the significance of contemporary art.

  • Our History
    The Fabric Workshop began in 1977 as an organization where artists were encouraged to experiment with an unfamiliar medium...

  • Inside the Fabric Workshop and Museum
    A short explanation of our unique space

  • Our Funders
    The organizations, corporations and people who make our mission possible

  • Employment, Volunteering, and Internship Opportunities
    How you can become part of the Fabric Workshop and Museum
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Image credits: Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Chippendale Chair, 1979. Backdrop: Notebook, 1982. Cushions: Grandmother pattern on cotton sateen, 1983. Created in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum