Symposium: ARTWEAR (June '10, MN)

Registration deadline for Textile Center's biennial symposium, "ARTWEAR," is May 1! ARTWEAR will be held June 2-8, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN. Enjoy stimulating lectures, comprehensive workshops, and inspiring exhibitions. The event also includes a runway show, trunk show, and more.

REGISTER by MAY 1, 2010
Register early to secure your desired workshops. Space is limited. Click for information. Please note: although registration materials are online, you cannot register online. Call us at 612-436-0464 or print your form and mail or fax to 612-436-0466

Report: ISS08 symposium & tour, Textile Forum (1/09)

Seems there's a lot in this month's TF magazine for this blog to talk about.

Two more well-informed articles in the current issue of TextileForum (Jan '09) but this time on our event -- the 7th International Shibori Symposium - France, Nov '08 (ISS08)

click here to read scans of both reports

The ISS conference report, written by Veronika Moos-Brochhagen, is a great summary of all the events and presentations comprising the ISS'08 held in 3 locations: Provence, Lyon and Paris. As an attendee, the author was able to surmise the strengths of the program, its shortcomings, as well as contextualize what the experience offered her as a European artist.

"[A] lively exchange with the local textile cultural scene occurred when the programme moved to Lyon, with exhibitions and talks at the Lumiere university."

Karina van Vught contributed the article summarizing the ISS tour offerings from Nimes to Paris. As her piece illustrates, it was a packed program. She concludes,

"For me, the tour was an unforgettable experience in a very special environment: the food, the wine.... We enjoyed it all and were thoroughly pampered. Moreover, all the visits and lectures were highly informative."

Our thanks to Veronika (www.shibori.eu) and Karina van Vught (Zijdelings) for their insightful articles on the ISS tour programme. We appreciate your active involvement and leadership in the shibori community of Europe.

We value the viewpoints offered in the article, especially those that critiqued -- from space planning for the bazaar to insufficient time for follow-up. These are all good things we will consider for the next symposium. Thank you.

Report: "Inspired Design: Jacquard & Entrepreneurial Textile Conference" (1/09)

Check out the Jan'09 issue of TextileForum (publication of ETN) for a report of the recent

"Inspired Design: Jacquard & Entrepreneurial Textile Conference"
Hendersonville, NC
Jan 7-10, 2009

or read the scanned article here

The issue holds two great articles on the jacquard event: an informative report of the Inspired Design conference and a review of the exhibition of the same name.

The conference's keynote speakers were: Joan Morris, Textile design, "The Lion King"; Grace Bonney, founder, Design*Sponge; Michele Frick, Kansas City Art Institute. The show involved 19 artists from 8 countries, with work presented in five sections: 1) Smart Textiles; 2) Performance and Interactive Textiles; 3) Boutique Clothing Textiles; 4) Exclusive Interior Textiles; and 5) Public and Private Textile Commissions.

"The organisers...were inspired by the activities undertaken by [the new jacquard production site] ‘The Oriole Mill".... It was probably visiting the mill which put the conference participants in the optimistic mood we experienced."

"Everyone knew that they were sharing an extraordinary moment in the recent history of jacquard weaving. For myself, I felt that we were witnessing the emergence of a true movement in digitised jacquard technology of the highest standard."

- conference report excerpt, Beatrijs Sterk

The exhibition review, written by Veronika Moos-Brochhagen, noted in particular some works by young artists such as Kari Merete Paulsen (Norway), Ismini Samanidou (Greece), Tim Parry-Williams (UK), Christy Matsons (USA) and Sara Clugage (USA) and also praised the surprising exhibits by well-accomplished artists Pauline Verbeek-Cowar (Netherlands/USA) and Catharine Ellis (USA).


The event was organized by the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD, an outfit of the University of North Carolina)