INTERNATIONAL WORK-STUDY OPPORTUNITY: TINKUY DE TEJEDORES

Deadline: Friday, November 01, 2013

http://www.textilescusco.org/

Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco

The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco (CTTC) will be hosting their second Tinkuy de Tejedores (Gathering of Weavers) in November, 2013. The first one was held in 2010, and was attended by more than 400 people from a dozen countries of the Americas.

The 2013 event will be three days in duration, Nov 12-15, add-on workshops and tours to weaving communities in the Peruvian highlands. It will consist of keynote presentations by internationally-known textile authorities, plus hands-on workshops and demonstrations by weavers, spinners, and knitters from the Americas and beyond.

Working relationships will be with Event Director Hilda Roque and Director for the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, Nilda Callañaupa. The internship will include working with a local tour company that will handle international visitors and land tours, answering inquiries from foreign attendees, overseeing publicity and marketing in English-speaking countries, and other responsibilities as needed.

The ideal candidate will be fluent in English and Spanish, comfortable working with indigenous people, experienced in organizing groups and events, conversant in general business and office software (Microsoft Office Word, Excel, etc), have strong  communication skills, and possession of a lively sense of adventure.
Please contact Nilda Callañaupa at cttc@terra.com.pe for more details.

Intersections: First Movement

Intersections: First Movement

shows a common ground between textile artists and contemporary artists
using textile procedures in their work.
It expands the possibilities of creation, and supports it with
dialogue amongst all participants.
This is the first of three foreseen Intersections to be held at the
Octavio Vecchi Florestal Museum in São Paulo.

Intersection poster

Brazilean Artist Zilamar Takeda, has selected five artists to dialogue with herself:

Adriana Affortunati
Beatriz Oggero
Ciça Mora
Pietrina Atzori
Viga Gordilho 
 July 7 – August 8, 2013

Octávio Vecchi Florestal Museum, São Paulo, Brazil

http://www.iflorestal.sp.gov.br/museu/index.asp

LUIS ACOSTA, paper artist

The following interview is taken from ZoneArts:  

http://www.zoneonearts.com.au/2013-06-10-luis-acosta.htm     

Luis Acosta         Utrecht, The Netherlands. Luis Acosta is from Cordoba, Argentina and now lives in The Netherlands. He was originally trained as a weaver at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Acosta began making paper jewelry in 1996.

14th International Triennial of Tapestry

Size-wise, Łódź is the third city of Poland, although traditionally it has been considered the most important in textiles since the onset of the European industrial era.  Without a doubt, its gigantic Central Museum of Textiles is one of the world’s largest, with 10 departments specializing in history, techniques, textile art, folk tradition, industrial textiles, fashion, education, archives, and library. Its tenth department deals with exhibits and, of course, it is responsible for staging the International Triennial of Tapestry since 1972: the largest and oldest specialized European competition.

Trienal poster

Participation in this triennale is done only by direct invitation, or by recommendation from a country representative within the organizing committee. Once accepted, participants in this event are given carte blanche to decide on the work they wish to exhibit, with the only restriction to not be offensive to Poland’s national beliefs and traditions. Thus, the resulting show resembles a huge eclectic festival of trends which could either embrace several impressive textile pieces, or appear as an amateur out-of-context collection: the only guarantee is the obvious homage to the overall body of work by each of the artists invited to take part in it. The freedom endorsed by this triennial event allows for a unique and true expression of individuality in the fields of textile design and creation: from traditional to innovative materials and techniques, everything is possible!

Trienal poster 2The 14th Triennial of Tapestry will take place from May 6 to November 3, 2013. In addition to the main competition/exhibit there will be 86 side shows in 27 Polish cities and towns, involving a total of 667 artists from around the world—altogether an impressive number.

—Silvia Piza-Tandlich, Costa Rica

 

XIV Trienal Internacional de Tapices:  En tamaño, Łódź es la tercera ciudad de Polonia, aunque tradicionalmente ha sido considerada la más importante en textiles desde el inicio de la era industrial Europea. Su gigantesco Museo Central de Textiles es, sin duda, uno de los mejores del mundo, con diez departamentos especializados en historia, técnicas, arte textil, tradición folklórica, textiles industriales, moda, educación y restauración, a la vez de contar con una gran colección de archivos y biblioteca. Su décimo departamento se encarga de mantener exhibiciones y, por supuesto, de realizar la Trienal Internacional de Tapices desde el año 1972, con lo cual se convierte en la competencia más antigua y grande de Europa.

La selección de artistas participantes en esta trienal se hace por medio de invitación directa, o por recomendación de representantes dentro del comité organizador.  Una vez seleccionados, los participantes gozan de completa libertad para decidir cuál obra desean exponer, con la única restricción de no ofender las creencias y tradiciones nacionales de Polonia. Por esta razón, la muestra resultante parece un festival ecléctico de tendencias, el cual igual puede abrazar muchas obras textiles de alta calidad artística, como también podría resultar verse como una colección sin contexto: la única garantía es el obvio homenaje a la obra de vida de cada uno de los artistas invitados.  La libertad promovida por esta trienal, deja relucir una verdadera expresión de individualidad en los campos de diseño y creación textil, pues desde materiales y técnicas tradicionales hasta la innovación, ¡todo es posible!.

La XIV Trienal Internacional de Tapices se llevará a cabo del 6 de mayo al 3 de noviembre del 2013. Además de la competencia-exhibición central, habrá 86 muestras paralelas en 27 ciudades de Polonia, donde participarán 667 artistas de todo el mundo: ¡sencillamente, un número impresionante!

—Silvia Piza-Tandlich, Costa Rica

14th Łódź Triennial – La XIV Trienal de Łódź

This year, the 14th International Triennial of Tapestry of Łódź, Poland breaks all records in participation and side exhibition numbers. So far, there will be 665 artists from around the world who, within 27 cities will present our work in 52 individual, 33 collective, and 3 in situ exhibits (Central Museum of Textiles). If these numbers don’t change, 665 artists is an impressive number. Read more on http://www.muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl/aktualna-edycja/1/472,665-uczestnikow-14-miedzynarodowego-triennale-tkaniny-i-87-wystaw-towarzyszacych.html

Triennial posterEste año, la XIV Trienal Internacional de Tapices de Łódź (Polonia) rompe récords en participación y exhibiciones paralelas. Hasta el momento, participan 665 artistas de todo el mundo, quienes en 27 ciudades, presentaremos nuestro trabajo en 52 exhibiciones individuales, 33 colectivas y 3 in situ (Museo Central de Textiles). Si los nombres no cambian, 665 artistas es una cifra admirable. Leer más: http://www.muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl/aktualna-edycja/1/472,665-uczestnikow-14-miedzynarodowego-triennale-tkaniny-i-87-wystaw-towarzyszacych.html

“Na różne sposoby chwalimy Triennale: że znaczące, że jedyne, wyjątkowe i wielkie. Tegoroczne triennale nie bije rekordów, bywało więcej uczestników z większej ilości państw, bywało więcej wystaw towarzyszących. Ale nigdy dotąd nie policzyliśmy, ilu Artystów bierze udział w triennale i wystawach z nim związanych. Okazuje się, że są to liczby imponujące. W dniu zamknięcia listy (25. 03. 2013), znalazło się na niej 665 nazwisk twórców z całego świata, którzy w 2013 roku 27 miastach prezentują swoje prace na 52 wystawach indywidualnych, 33 zbiorowych i 3 plenerach. Jakby liczb nie obracać, a uczestników nie dzielić na statystyczne kategorie – 665 budzi podziw”. Czytaj dalej na http://www.muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl/aktualna-edycja/1/472,665-uczestnikow-14-miedzynarodowego-triennale-tkaniny-i-87-wystaw-towarzyszacych.html

Translation: Silvia Piza-Tandlich

CREATIVITY SEMINARS – SEMINARIOS CREATIVOS

Silke, a renown Austrian textile artist living in Argentina,Silke

announces her forthcoming Creative Seminars:

Creativity is and will always be,
one of the wonderful fountains of energy
making life meaningful.
It broadens our possibilities, inviting to
transform our reality.
It helps us become fulfilled, and
links us to the world and to other beings.
It expands our sight in order to find
the invisible within the visible,
and the visible within invisible realms.

May, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Two options to choose from, each with 3 seminars 

Interesting and fun exercises to help discover the
enormous pool of creativity within you.
Certificate of participation included

www.silke.com.ar

seminario creativo 2013

Translation: Silvia Piza-Tandlich