Exhibition dates
14 September – 26 October 2025
Extended to November 16! 

Opening hours
Fridays: 16:00 – 19:00
Saturdays & Sundays: 14:00 – 18:00
Visits also possible by appointment: info@tada-residency.ch

TaDA celebrates 5 years of its residency programme with the exhibition TaDA: TOGETHER at Werk2, Arbon.

Since TaDA – Textile and Design Alliance’s launch in 2020 by the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, St.Gallen, and Thurgau, 33 creatives from around the world have spent time in Arbon, engaging with the textile heritage of Eastern Switzerland and collaborating with local textile companies to realize innovative, interdisciplinary projects. The cultural promotion programme enables six residencies per year.

The exhibition, TaDA: TOGETHER, celebrates the diverse collaborations between companies, cultural organisations and creatives fostered through the programme. Featuring works from over 25 past residents, it offers a window into their creative processes, experiments and results – revealing the diverse ideas and practices that have both shaped and been shaped by the TaDA experience. Overview of the supporting programme here.

With works by
Selma Alihodžić, Architect, Cultural Practitioner, CH/JP
Stéphanie Baechler, Artist, CH/NL
Rongrong Bi, Artist, CN
Laura Deschl, Social Designer, Art Researcher, DE
Ana Micaela Fernández Martín, Artist, ES
Carolina Forss, Fashion and Textile Designer, FIN
Giulio Massimo Gallana, Textile Designer, Artist, CH
Ganit Goldstein, Fashion and Textile Designer, Computation Textile and Fashion Designer, IL/USA
Pascal Heimann, Textile Designer, CH
marce norbert hörler, Artist, CH/DE
Elizabeth Hong, Designer and Researcher, USA/FR
Alexandra Hopf, Artist, DE
Tobias Kaspar, Artist, CH
Rafael Kouto, Fashion and Textile Designer, CH
Sonia Li, Artist, USA/TW
Michelle-Marie Letelier, Artist, DE/CL
Victoria Manganiello, Artist, Designer, Educator, USA
Maidje Meergans, Documentary Photographer, Textile Designer, DE
Jamal Nxedlana, Art and Culture Practitioner, ZA/CH
Edit Oderbolz, Artist, CH
Adrian Pepe, Artist, HN/IR
Olaniyi Rasheed Akindiya, Artist, NG/USA
Selina Reiterer and Oliver Maklott, Artist, Textile Designer / Media Artist, DE
Otto Rummukainen, Artist, Fashion and Textile Designer, FIN
Anshu Singh, Artist, IN
Andrea Winkler, Artist, CH/DE

Photo: Andri Vöhringer

Concept and Curation: Marianne Burki (Artistic Director, TaDA)
Coordination and Communications: Martina Lughi (TaDA Assistant)
Advisory: Li Zhenhua
Graphic Design: Ollie Schaich Studio
Photography: Ladina Bischof; Andri Vöhringer
Exhibition Registrar: Carlotta Graedel Matthäi
Scenography: Shadowplay
Technical Support: Christian Meier; Tomasz Rogowiec
Media Relations: Pickles PR; Manuela Schlumpf; Caroline Widmer

Sponsoring Institutions: TaDA is an initiative of the three supporting cantons Appenzell Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen and Thurgau. The programme was jointly developed, launched and funded. The Canton of Thurgau provides the former weaving machine hall Werk2 and funds the exhibition to a significant extent.