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(Note: Calendar is organized by category - categories are listed at the left.) ATA C a l e n d a r L i s t i n g s• ATB8 January 22 to May 1, 2011 with Lectures on Feb. 13, Mar. 13, Apr. 10, May 1
Exhibitions
May 2011 (and ongoing) • American Tapestry Biennial 8 – Exhibition – January 22 - May 1, 2011. ATB8 will display works by 54 artists from 10 countries, at its second venue at the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. Special events for this venue are still being arranged. See details under "Lectures and Symposia" below. • Small Tapestry International 2: Passages – Exhibition – will be hosted by the following venues: • Green: the Color and the Cause– Exhibition – April 16-Sept 11, 2011. Michael Rhode's Water will be included in this display at the Textile Museum in Washington, DC. http://www.textilemuseum.org/exhibitions/upcoming/GREEN.htm Calls for Entries + Proposals No entries at this time. Lectures and Symposia • "Bodies of Work" – Lecture – May 1, 2011. Focusing on the human form in tapestry, Micala Sidore examines the history of tapestry weaving from an Andean culture in 500 BCE to the present. For both newcomers to tapestry and those in-the-know, she suggests an approach to viewing tapestries, understanding what makes them successful, and appreciating the weaver’s work during the ATB8 exhibition at American Textile History Museum. • The 16th European Textile Network (ETN) Conference – Conference – September 22 - 24, 2011. Held under the motto of "Rewind into the Future," this event celebrates the Network's 20th anniversary and the 30th birthday of Textile Forum magazine, placed in the framework of the 8th Kaunas Biennial TEXTILE 11 in Lithuania. The main conference time is from 22nd 24th of September 2011 in Kaunas, followed by workshops and excursions. – Further information is available from the ETN Secreatriat/Beatrijs Sterk, P.O. Box 5944, D-30059 Hannover, Germany; telephone: +49-511/817007; fax: /813108; e-mail: etn@etn-net.org; website: www.etn-net.org Workshops No Listings at this time. Publications• The Journal for Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers, Great Britain
• "So Warped, Warping a Loom for Weaving Tapestry" by Kathe Todd-Hooker and Pat Spark – Publication – After many years of teaching tapestry and weaving, the authors realize that it is sometimes the warping process that stops a weaver dead in her/his tracks. Traditional weavers often have horror stories about their warping experiences and while many tapestry weavers do not have a background in traditional weaving, they too often see the process as impossibly difficult. In this book we are covering as many warping methods and hints as our combined 60 years of experience have taught us. We have learned these methods through much trial and error. We are certain there are other ways of doing things, but we have hit upon the methods that work well for us and for our students. • "The Toms Collection Tapestries of the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries" - by Giselle Eberhard Cotton, General Editor – Publication – Fondation Toms Pauli announces a new publication, a catalogue of the Toms Collection Tapestries, available in April 2010. ISBN 978-3-7212-0730-9 Contact Giselle Eberhard Cotton or Anic Zanzi, + 41 21 329 06 86, toms-pauli@bluewin.ch • "Christine Laffer: Tapestry and Transformation" - by Carole Greene – Publication – Published by OutskirtsPress.com. Price $30.95. Available through www.amazon.com and other online bookstores. • "Black and White and Red All Over"- by Micala Sidore – Publication – A catalog from this exhibition is available for $5. The cost of mailing, envelope etc is $2, although if you want to order more than one, just add $0.75 per extra catalog. Within Massachusetts, include $0.25 for sales tax. If you are outside the US, email her for info on mailing cost. The catalog is 8x8 inches, and 20 pages, with color photos on every page, text by Katherine Duncan Aimone and an introduction by Patrick McCay, Dean, New Hampshire Institute of Art. (the venue for the exhibition) • "NEZHNIE: Weaver & Innovative Artist"- by Linda Rees – Publication – chronicles the prolific career of tapestry artist, Muriel Nezhnie Helfman, best know for her tapestry series depicting "Images of the Holocaust." The book traces her ardent journey to become one of the greatest weavers of her generation, providing compelling insight into a woman striving to establish her identity as an artist, mother and wife in pre-feminist America. The 180 page paperback contains 32 color images and 72 B/W images. It costs $29.95 plus shipping: $3.50 US, 7.50 CA or per coutnry. Checks are payalbe to Linda Rees, 1507 Elkay Drive, Eugene, OR 97404 • "Cover Ups and More Revelations - Tapestries by Barbara Heller" – Publication – 24 page colour catalogue with two essays and artist's statement - to accompany the exhibit of the same name. This booklet may be ordered from the artist for $15.00 which includes postage and handling: Barbara Heller, 5787 Newton Wynd, Vancouver BC, V6T 1H6, Canada. • "Kids Weaving " - by Sarah Swett – Publication –This book has 15 fun projects for kids to make. It includes how to weave on your hands, using cardboard, and how to make a loom using pvc plumbing supplies. Colorful and full of fun ideas. 128 pages, $19.95, hardcover with jacket. www.bookpeople.net/local/local3.htm • "Navajo Weaving At Arizona State Museum: 19th Century Blankets; 20th Century Rugs; 21st Century Views." – Online Publication – The GFR Center for Tapestry Studies is pleased to announce the inauguration of an online version of a public exhibition that was installed from Oct 2004 through May 2005 in the Arizona State Museum's galleries in Tucson. The exhibition now exists only in a virtual form on this website: www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/exhibits/navajoweave/
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