Next Textile Talks (March 18, free, zoom, 2pm EDT): Basketry Now, Revisted (Surface Design Association)
A panel revisits the National Basketry Organization’s biennial exhibition, Basketry Now, held this past fall at Textile Center in Minneapolis. The artworks showcased the best in basketry from across the country and included entries from 64 artists, as far away as the UK, Italy, and Australia.
Info and preregistration link at
https://quiltalliance.org/events/textile-talks/
Textile Talk today, free, over Zoom, 11am Pacific
The History of Cosplay as a Textile Art, Caitlin Donnelly. Hosted by SAQA but they don't update their website register here instead.
It's cosplay whooooooooo!
Info and pre-register here
https://quiltalliance.org/events/textile-talks/
#TextileTalks #cosplay #FiberArts #history #costumes #sewing
Next Textile Talk (free, on Zoom, March 3, 2:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5))
Transmissions: Quilts and Trans Care, with Quilt Alliance
"An expansive project of 175 trans artists sharing quilts and stories. Quilter, knitter, poet, and performance artist D. Allen interviews lead artist Cordy Joan. They’ll explore themes of gift quilting, quilts as transitional objects, and the many ways quilts can hold hands with other media."
Preregister: https://quiltalliance.org/events/textile-talks/
The Textile Talks lecture on Boro is now on YouTube. Japanese mending, seen structurally, historically, artistically. Gorgeous shots of the exhibit.
Next Textile talks (free, zoom, tomorrow, February 25, 2:00-3:00 PM EST [UTC -5])
Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles, International Quilt Museum
"Boro" is a Japanese term associated with the cycle of use and reuse — of wearing something out and mending it, over and over. IQM's Marin Hanson talks with boro expert Dr. Yoshiko Wada; they will look at and discuss the IQM’s current exhibition."
Register: https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/textile-talks
The next Textile Talk (free, over zoom, December 10, from 2:00-3:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5)): Craft & Craftivism, hosted by the Surface Design Association. "Join us in celebrating the publication of Craft & Craftivism: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Artists in Canada: Volume II Fibres."
Preregister here:
https://www.surfacedesign.org/events-exhibits/events/textile-talks/
The next Textile Talk is a party and a half, I tell you.
Wednesday, free, over Zoom, 2:00-3:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5):
Harvey Fierstein interviewed for QSOS (Quilters Save Our Stories) by Zak Foster, Quilt Alliance.
Then it's followed at 4pm by a fundraiser ($25) with more discussion.
Preregister for the free lecture: (edit with a better link)
https://quiltalliance.org/spotlight/
#quilts #quilting #Broadway #TextileTalks
Next Textile Talk (free, over Zoom,
Aug 13, 2-3pm EDT, GMT/UTC -4): Conversations with the Artists: Aviary, presented by SAQA
"Birds bring life into our landscapes and joy into our lives. SAQA’s “Aviary” exhibition was curated by Martha Sielman based on her book, “Stitched Journeys with Birds” (Schiffer 2023). "
Preregister: https://www.saqa.com/events/conversations-artists-aviary-presented-saqa
Next Textile Talk (August 6, from 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4), free, over zoom): African American Quilt Documentation Study Group, Quilt Alliance
"The Quilt Alliance spotlights the African American Quilt Documentation Study Group. Quilter and historian A’donna Richardson founded the AAQDSG to inspire understanding of the social, cultural, and artistic significance of African American quilts."
Preregister at: https://quiltalliance.org/events/textile-talks/
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