In celebration of the Portland TextileX Month Festival, Portland Japanese Garden is excited to host a special gallery talk for the exhibition, Weaving Time: NUNO – Textiles of Tradition and Transformation. Guests will learn more about the site-specific textile installations on display in the Pavillion Gallery. More information on Weaving Time can be found here.

Registration for this event is free but does not include admission to the Garden. 

Weaving Time: NUNO – Textiles of Tradition and Transformation will be on view at Portland Japanese Garden from October 3, 2026 to February 14 2027. 

TextileX and the Portland TextileX Month Festival are part of a social enterprise founded and organized by Textile Hive to build community and foster cross-pollination among textile enthusiasts, artists, businesses, schools, and cultural organizations. By creating and fostering textile programming that champions grassroots collaboration and dialogue, they create meaningful opportunities for change. As a mission-driven textile organization, they reflect and make connections between the vibrant and diverse textile community in Portland and Beyond. With funding through grants, sponsorships, and direct contributions, TextileX and the Portland TextileX Month Festival provide paid administrative and teaching opportunities, seed funding, and honorariums to a wide range of projects that increase participation and representation of marginalized and underrepresented groups.  

More can be found at https://www.textilex.org/.