Española Valley Fiber Arts Center

EVFAC helps fill a significant void in arts education by teaching young people traditional fiber arts practices—including weaving, spinning, and dyeing—that connect them to Northern New Mexico's rich cultural heritage. 

Since 2023, we've revitalized our youth program with a month-long, free/low-cost summer camp, and in February 2025 we will launch a two-pronged teacher training initiative. This initiative targets both local teachers in schools without arts funding and youth interns from partnering organizations to lead after-school and summer camp weaving programs.

We equip classrooms with portable 3D-printed rigid heddle looms, yarn, and tools at no cost to schools or instructors. This approach - made affordable through your donations, grants, volunteer efforts, and our board Vice President's ability to produce low-cost looms - enables us to make fiber arts education widely accessible despite funding constraints.

Please visit our Youth Fiber Studio page for more details about our program.

Make a Lasting Impact on Arts Education

Your generous donation to our Youth Fiber Studio program helps create hands-on weaving opportunities for students and empowers teachers with the skills to bring fiber arts into their classrooms, ensuring that we continue to nurture creativity, honor cultural traditions, and develop valuable skills in our community's youth for generations to come.

Donation Tiers (for consideration)

Weaver's Circle • $50

Provides one student with a loom and complete set of weaving supplies, opening the door to creative exploration in fiber arts.

Maker's Muse • $100

Fabricates two rigid heddle looms, multiplying creative opportunity in classrooms. 

Studio Builder • $500

Equips ten students with looms and supplies, creating a collaborative learning environment where young artists can grow together.

Classroom Cultivator • $1,000

Transforms an entire classroom by providing twenty students with looms and supplies, making fiber arts accessible to all.

Education Innovator • $1,800

Sponsors a comprehensive, paid, two-day training for five teachers, who will then bring weaving education to students for years to come.

Your Gift Makes a Difference

Every contribution directly supports students' creative development through accessible fiber arts education.