IFA AGM 2026

Photo credit: Galina-Blazejewska

SAVE THE DATE for International Feltmakers Association’s AGM 2026

Theme: Time
Date: Saturday, 28th of March 2026

This year’s International Feltmakers Association AGM will be held via Zoom. Details will be posted here and announced in the Chair’s communication.

Photo Credit:
Galina Blazejewska, from Poland. Inspired by Salvador Dali’s work “The Persistence of Memory”. 

The theme, Time, was suggested by member and Vice-Chair, Heather Potten, and the committee loved it – we hope you will too. Heather’s thoughtful reflection captures the essence of this universal concept:

“Time shapes our existence and orders our daily life. It can appear to speed up or slow down. We are often preoccupied with it – being on time, having time, making up for lost time, keeping time. Time, past, present and future, is understood differently across global contexts. Some think of time as flowing in one direction, others as reflecting the cycles of the natural world: the seasons, the tides, day and night, and the changing appearance of the moon. “

Heather reminds us that feltmaking, too, has a deep connection with time:

“Becoming a feltmaker takes time: learning the skills, researching traditional methods, understanding the materials, appreciating its potential and exploring new applications. Feltmaking itself is a slow process in a fast world – from the moment an idea is born, through sampling, experimentation and documentation, to the point of creation. This can take many hours, days or weeks to complete.”

Online Exhibition

We are delighted to announce that the International Feltmakers Association’s 7th Online Exhibition will open during our Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2026.

We’re also pleased to welcome our new Exhibitions Officer, Lynn Ramsbottom, who will be coordinating this year’s exhibition and supporting members throughout the submission process. 

  • The exhibition invites members to interpret Time in their own way-through memory, rhythm, process or transformation—and to share how time weaves through their creative practice.
  • For exhibition enquiries, please contact Lynn with the subject line: “Online Exhibition 2026 – [Your Name]”.
  • Submit your work by 28 February 2026 via the form: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/IFA-AGM-Exhibition-TIME-2026
  • The exhibition will take the form of an online gallery on our website of images of submitted works. It will be all inclusive with no jury. As usual good quality images are required.
  • Online exhibition launches during the online AGM: Saturday 28 March 2026.

The list of speakers and topics will be posted soon.

All videos and talks will be posted after March 28 2026 in the Videos for IFA Members section