Interlaced: Textures of History & Transformation @ KALW

KALW hosts an artist panel exploring weaving, beading, material transformation, and the cultural histories embedded in textile practices.

What can the things we make with our hands tell us about who we are, where we come from, and how we connect with one another?

Join KALW at 220 Montgomery to celebrate Interlaced, a new exhibition at the Mills Building. We'll be in conversation with five of the exhibition's artists — Miguel Arzabe, Charlene Tan, Pilar Agüero-Esparza, Terri Friedman, and Gabby Severson — exploring the ideas, materials, and personal histories woven into their work. From the traditions of weaving and beadwork to contemporary approaches to abstraction, image-making, and storytelling, the conversation will consider how artists use material, pattern, and repetition to explore identity, memory, cultural inheritance, labor, and belonging.

Come explore the exhibition, meet the artists, connect with fellow art lovers, and enjoy an evening of creativity and connection in the heart of downtown San Francisco.

About the Exhibition

Presented by The Swig Company and curated by Artsource Consulting, Interlaced brings together ten contemporary artists whose practices expand the languages of weaving, beading, and fiber through processes of reconstruction and material accumulation.

Long associated with domestic, ceremonial, communal, and decorative traditions, textiles and beadwork carry histories that extend well beyond conventional distinctions between art and craft. In Interlaced, individual threads, beads, fibers, and fragments become building blocks for larger structures and images — connecting personal experience with broader stories of family, identity, cultural memory, and belonging.

About KALW

KALW is the Bay Area's original public media organization. Through live conversations, performances, exhibitions, and community gatherings, KALW brings people together to explore the ideas, creativity, and stories shaping our region.