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NewsETN's new Information conceptBeginning with the year 2010 we have separated the activities of TFS (Textile Forum Service) because these are not under the responsibility of the Network, even if connected closely with regards to the persons active and the spectrum of content. 4th EUROPEAN QUILT TRIENNIALFrom 18 Oct. 2009 to 24 Jan. 2010 the Triennial will take place at the Textilmuseum Max Berk in Heidelberg-Ziegelhausen (Brahmstr. 8, D-69118). From 228 applications out of 16 European countries, 47 quilts from 14 countries have been chosen. There were several prize winners: Mirjam Pet-Jacobs/NL won the “Doris-Winter-Prize” as also the 2nd European-Quilt-Triennial-Prize; Mariana Frühauf/I received the Prize for large formats and Olga Norris/UK the Innovation-in-Quilting-Prize. This exhibition will travel to the Kreismuseum in Zons/D and to the Festival of Quilts 2010 in Birmingham/UK. 4TH INTL. TRIENNIAL OF TEXTILE ART, RIGA Entitled “Tradition & Innovation
? Global Intrigue 2”, this Triennial will be held at Riga’s “Arsenal” exhibition hall from 10 June until 1 August 2010. As usual it will be organised by the Museum of Decorative Art and Design. The theme is the attitude of artists to the global crisis, and the
question of whether and how
it has impacted artistic expression. The 2007 Triennial attracted 250 applications, of which 61 artists from 21 countries were selected. The event is open to professional textile artists as well as artists working in other disciplines. Entries must not have been previously shown at major exhibitions. Candidates have a free choice of technique, but preference is given to innovative working methods. Pieces must not exceed 3 x 3 x 3 metres in circumference. The participation fee is Euro 35. For further information see the organiser’s website. Address: Museum of Decorative Art and Design, Mrs. Velta Raudzepa, 10/29 Skarnu St., LV-1020 Riga; tel: +371-67/222235; e-mail: dlmm.velta@ml.lv; http://www.dlmm.lv IAPMA CONGRESS IN KOREAThe 21st IAPMA Congress on the theme, “Obangsack (Rainbow Colours)” will take place in Wonju, Korea, on 31st August 2010. A number of exhibitions of paper art are envisaged, including several open to non-members. Artist meetings and workshops will be offered in parallel with the conference, excursions are scheduled after the event. Wonju is considered the ‘paper city’ in Korea. For further information consult the internet, http://iapma.info NEW CHAIR OF TEXTILE HISTORY The renowned Swiss Abegg Foundation has put up SFr 5 million for a chair in the history of textile art at the Institute of Art History, University of Berne. This post for a tenured professor is unique in the German-speaking countries. The only other institutions offering similar professorships are the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and London’s Courtauld Institute. In conjunction with the Abegg Foundation’s collections and workshops in neighbouring Riggisberg and the Berne Museum of History, this makes Switzerland an attractive education and research centre in a cultural area otherwise rather neglected in the West. MEETING OF WEAVERS IN THE AMERICASFrom 12th to 15th October 2010, the “Encuentro de Tejedores de las Americas 2010 Cusco” takes place at the Municipal Convention Center of Cusco. Organised by the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales (CTTC) of Cusco, this gathering of weavers, with participants from both North and South America, seeks to promote an exchange of skills and experiences. The programme targets traditional weavers and those who study the science of weaving. Presentations of weaving, workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions and a weavers’ fair are envisaged. A post-conference round trip is planned. ATOUT FIL – 2010This competition for a theatrical show, themed “Mythique ? Atout Fil”, will be presented at the Centre Culturel Gourdon, Vauvert near Nimes, southern France, on 9th and 10th April 2010. Further details can be found on the website, www.atoutfil.com/inscrea.html INTL. BALTIC TRIENNIAL OF MINI TEXTILESThe results of this Triennial will be displayed at the municipal museum of Gdynia, Poland, from 15 July until 29 August 2010. Each applicant may enter up to three pieces, which must be insured, not exceeding 20 x 20 x 20 cm in size. The correspondence language is English. Applications should contain photographic prints measuring 13 x 18 cm. The organiser, Aleksandra Bibrowicz-Sikorska, asked us to point out that this will be the first occasion when the exhibition is held in the new museum building. Prizes and distinctions will be awarded; the town mayor will present the Grand Prix. The rules of entry can be downloaded from the website, www.muzeumgdynia.pl/index2.html (at the very bottom, in regulations.pdf and participation.pdf). Address: Muzeum Miasta Gdyni, ul. Zawiszy Czarnegot, PL-81374 Gadynia; tel: +48-58/6220910; e-mail: mmg@mm.pl Subm. deadline: 20 Jan. 2010 THREE IF COMPETITIONS AT THE HANOVER FAIR IF, the international Forum Design at the Hanover fair ground is announcing the following competitions a. o. addressed at textile and fashion students worldwide. Participation at all three competitions is free of costs: 1) The iF concept award 2010 will be juried at the CeBIT fair on 3 March 2010. The prize sum available is Euro 30.000. The best 100 entries (a.o. fashion) will be shown in an exhibition in hall 19. More details on the website www.ifdesign.de/organized_index_e GREEN: A COLOR AND A CAUSE This is the title of an exhibition to be held from April through September 2011 at the Textile Museum of Washington D.C.. It celebrates green as a colour and a cause. The artworks must include fibers and textile techniques. Maximum of six pieces per entry, submitted on CD, slides or DVD are possible. The entry fee is US$ 25,-. – For more information: GREEN Exhibition, The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008; e-mail: EH@textiliemuseum.org; http://www.textilemuseum.org JURIED EXHIBITIONS AT CONVERGENCE 2010 The meeting of the Handweavers Guild of America (HGA), the “Convergencence 2010” in Albuquerque/USA will offer several opportunities open for application: CONSERVATION OF TEXTILES IN INDIASUTRA, a society concerned with the preservation of textile heritage, in partnership with the Botanical Surrey of India, The Indian Museum in Calcutta and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, are organising an event on the Conservation of Textiles from 20 to 27 Febr. 2010. The programme is offering seminars, workshops, exhibitions and demonstrations of traditional weaving and patterning at the ICCR, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Calcutta, India. Among the international speakers are Dr. Dominique Cardon, France; Dr. Jenny Balfour Paul, Dr. Brenda King and Dr. Mark Nesbitt from the UK together with Dr. M. Sanjappa of the Botanical Survey of India and Ms. Priya Ravish Mehra from India. Workshops are planned a. o. on the conservation of textiles and on practical applications of textile conservation. Further there will be demonstrations of traditional textile techniques as also a tour to textile centres and historical sites. ? Registration: SUTRA, Reg. Off: 5/1 Avil Moitra Road, Ballygunge Calcutta 700019, India; Swati Nandi, tel: +91-9830105159; e-mail: sutraindia10@gmail.com The Conference „Reinvention“This conference with tours and workshops will take place from 19 to 24 March 2010 in San Francisco, California, USA. The event is jointly organised by Surface Design Association, Studio Art Quilt Associates and San Francisco University Textiles, and will take place at the Seven Hills Conference Center, San Francisco State University Campus. The programme is intended for fiber artists, textile designers, art quilters, instructors and other people interested in the fiber field. The keynote speakers are Marci McDade, editor of Fiberarts magazine, and Janet Koplos, editor of American Craft magazine. Two tours and eight workshops (a.o. with Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada) are offered. A conference brochure is available at http://www.saga.com and http://www.surfacedesign.org. Attendees must be members of either Surface Design Association or Studio Art Quilt Association. ITAB INTERNATIONAL TECHSTYLE ART BIENNIAL This is a new biennial event, launched by the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. ITAB is a juried exhibition of works by “artists mining the expressive potential of fiber media and engaging new information and communication technologies in their artistic processes, as a medium of artistic expression and/or in the content of their work”. ITAB 2010 will be on view from 17 Aug. to 31 Oct. 2010 at the museum. - Address: San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, 520 South First Street, San Jose, California 95113 USA; tel +1-408/9710323; http://www.SJQuiltMuseum.org (ITAB prospectus available from the website) EUROPEAN ART QUILTS VI This 6th juried exhibition, organised by the European Art Quilt Foundation,
located in Holland, will take place again at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham/UK, August 2010, and will than travel throughout Europe. Artists, living in Europe, may apply with a maximum of two works of min. 80 x 80 cm
and max. 160 x 160 cm, completed after 2008 and not yet exhibited before. There is an entry fee of Euro 20,-. YARN PURCHASE ORGANISATIONSince 1998 there has been set up an association in Denmark for the purpose of buying special yarns, not available through the retail trade: monofilament, cr?pe and shrink yarn, polyurethane, plastic, metal, reflective yarn, bamboo, eco-wool etc. Members of this organisation are professional weavers and knitters. There is a membership entrance fee (for non-Danish members Dkr 1000 and an annual fee of Dkr 125). More information together with some examples of wonderful work on the website www.yarn.dk (English version available). - Contact via Berthe Forchhammer, e-mail: berthe.forchammer@gmail.com MAGICAL MATERIALS IN THE LOOM This is the title of a publication
by the Danish weaver Lotte
Dalgaard from 2007 (Forlaget
FiberFeber, Denmark, 80 pages,
91 colour illustrations, Text in Danish with a CD containing pdf’s of all pages in English), ISBN 978-87-92152-00-8,
price Euro 37.
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