As educators in the textile arts, the members of the Southeast Fibers Educators Association (SEFEA) are dedicated to the continuing interchange of knowledge, the exchange of ideas, and the joy of creating unlimited possibilities within textile medium. SEFEA is committed to maintaining textile traditions while opening pathways for crossing new boundaries.
Southeast Fibers Educators Association’s (SEFEA) annual meeting.
Fall 2026, Oct. 2-3. –Haywood Community College.
** Lodging is at the Lambuth Inn at Lake Junaluska.**
This professional development activity, intended for SEFEA members, is scheduled for October 2-3 at Haywood Community College in Clyde, North Carolina.
SCHEDULE:
Friday, October 2:
- 3pm – 5pm: Arrival and Check-in
- 5pm – 8pm: Optional group excursion to downtown Waynesville Art After Dark gallery openings
- 8pm: Group dinner in Waynesville
Saturday, October 3:
- 9am – 12pm: HCC Campus, Sycamore building (room 7105): Research presentations (refer to SEFEA mission
- statement)
- 12:00: Catered lunch
- After lunch: Studio tour, walking tour of grounds, Fiber Alumni exhibition in Mary Cornwell Gallery
- 2:00pm – 5:00pm: Sycamore (room 7105) Professional development symposium with curricular discussions and
- issues in higher education
- 6:00pm: Optional group dinner.
We hope you will be part of this valuable educational activity. Participation in 3 out of 5 annual meetings and annual payment of membership dues ($10) is expected to maintain active membership status.
The Fall 2025 annual meeting of Southeast Fibers
Educators Association’s (SEFEA) was held October 3 and 4 at East Carolina University (ECU)
2026 Exhibition. Archiving Place at Greenville Museum of Art (GMOA)
Exhibition : October 3, 2025-March 14, 2026
Catalogs from Past Exhibitions.
