Cynthia Alberto
Cynthia Alberto is an artist and designer and the founder of the Brooklyn-based healing arts studio Weaving Hand. Her interdisciplinary practice bridges traditional and contemporary weaving techniques through social practice and community-based engagement. Drawing from textile histories and collective making traditions across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Alberto positions weaving as both a material process and a framework for care, resilience, and collective experience.
Her work spans sculpture, performance, and large-scale public weaving projects developed in partnership with cultural institutions, civic organizations, and local communities. Grounded in artisanal knowledge, material experimentation, and a zero-waste ethos, Alberto’s practice explores the intersections of weaving and healing, craft and sustainability, and the loom as a vital cultural and technological form that continues to shape contemporary artistic practice.
Cynthia Alberto
www.cynthiaalberto.com | @cynthiaalbertostudio
Artworks
Project rendering for Weaving House – A Home of Sanctuary, 2027
Weaving House – A Home of Sanctuary is a site-specific, participatory installation that invites the public to engage in communal weaving as an act of healing, connection, and care. The project proposes a weaving house—an open, welcoming structure at Socrates Sculpture Park—centered around a large communal loom and surrounded by smaller tapestry looms available for public use. The central loom serves as both a gathering point and a symbol of unity, encouraging participants to sit together, weave, reflect, and connect.
Functioning as both artwork and refuge, Weaving House offers a space to slow down and reconnect through the tactile, rhythmic act of weaving. At the heart of the project is the idea of sanctuary—refuge and safety—as an essential condition for community well-being. As participants contribute their threads, the Weaving House gradually becomes a large-scale loom, culminating in a collective communal tapestry that embodies the many voices, stories, and acts of care woven into it. Building on the artist’s long-term project Weaving Together, developed over sixteen years across museums and public spaces, the work demonstrates how collective making fosters dialogue, empathy, and shared resilience.