Congratulations to CQ member Dianne Firth who is one of the textile artists selected for the inaugural Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award and associated exhibition that opens at 11 am on 20 June and runs to 19 July 2009 at the Wangaratta exhibitions gallery, Ovens St, Wangaratta.
Image: Louise Saxton, Home-Tree, 2008
The Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Forum takes place on Saturday 20 June 2009 from 12.30 – 4.30pm
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS
Liz Williamson
Head School of Design Studies College of Fine Arts University of New South Wales
Intriguing the Senses: Contemporary Textiles
Textiles artists and designers have embraced innovative research techniques to explore complex concepts producing individual and innovative textiles. By exploring current issues of sustainability, environment and place combined with historical reference and new technologies, all are developing intriguing ways to inform the senses.
This lecture will illustrate current research projects by staff and postgraduate students at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW and at UTS in Sydney. It will also document research undertaken in developing woven textiles for Liz Williamson: Textiles a solo exhibition held at Object Gallery, Sydney in late 2008 as part of the Living Treasures series and now touring nationally.
Laura Jocic
Curator Fashion & Textiles National Gallery of Victoria
Australian textiles in the collection of the NGV
How the collection has developed and the range of works and techniques represented, including 19th century embroideries and 20th century printed and woven textiles.
ARTISTS FLOOR TALK
Sara Lindsay, Julie Montgarrett, Louise Saxton, Patrick Snelling, Emma Sulzer
Cost: $22/$16 concession includes light lunch
Bookings & prepayment essential. Tel: 03 5722 0761
Monday 8 June 2009
Wednesday 3 June 2009
CQ Evening Meeting: 4 June
The next evening meeting is set for Thursday, 4 June, 7.15 for 7.45-10pm. There will be a special show and tell of applique quilts. Doesn't everyone have an applique quilt tucked away? Please bring them, old or new, for us to all enjoy.
Joanne West - In the Red
Bed Quilts Non-Professional - First Place - Canberra Quilters' Exhibiton 2008
Bed Quilts Non-Professional - First Place - Canberra Quilters' Exhibiton 2008
And don't forget the entries for Canberra Quilters' Exhibition close this Friday - 5 June! You can download the entry forms from the CQ website.
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