About

Textile is a community arts collective and mentorship program focused on new and emerging writers and artists in Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Textile (formerly Textile Magazine) is a hyper-local arts collective that supports emerging writers and artists in Waterloo Region, Ontario, particularly those from historically excluded and marginalized groups.

Our scope of practice includes publishing, mentorship, curation, and residencies. We’re drawn to projects that are grounded in urgent questions animating our communities, and creative work that (re)imagines public memory.

Rooted in community

To ensure our work remains relevant and strategic, we ground our approach in three core tenets:

• place — everything we do is hyper-local, occurring within Waterloo-Wellington

• process — we make both time and space for mentorship and co-creative activities

• production — our work spans a range of formats—literary and artistic creations, in-print and digital publishing, as well as curated exhibitions and events

Some of our partners and collaborators include:

• Waterloo Region District School Board

• Inter Arts Matrix

• O:se Kenhionhata:tie (Land Back Camp)

• The African Caribbean Black (ACB) Network of Waterloo Region

• ReAllocate WR

• Laurier Student Public Research Interest Group (LSPIRG)

• IdeaExchange

• Community Justice Initiatives (CJI)

• City of Kitchener's Youth Drop-In program

• KW Article Club

• The KW Poetry Slam

• Pins and Needles Fabric Company