The ACAD Fibre Department is pleased to present the closing reception for the Fibre Fort-Night Exhibition and Miniature Silent Auction, tomorrow April 2 from 5 to 9 pm in the main mall at the Alberta College of Art + Design. The exhibition features printed and woven textiles, basketry, sculpture, embroidery, installation, video and more by ACAD’s talented Fibre students.
Joanna Staniszkis, image from The Linen ProjectAt 7 pm, prominent Canadian textile artist Joanna Staniszkis will be speaking about her recent work themed around linen and silk in the Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre. The talk is free and all are welcome!
Mackenzie Frere, Ceci n’est pas un noeud. (This is not a knot.), handwoven, wool, linenThe Miniature Silent Auction includes work by Fibre students, faculty, alumni and others. All funds raised benefit the Fibre Department Visiting Artist Program, student initiatives and the graduating class. Bidding closes at 830pm so get those bids in early!
Hope to see you there…
Prominent Canadian textile artist Joanna Staniszkis will be speaking about her recent work themed around linen and silk at the Alberta College of Art + Design April 2 at 7 pm in the Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre. All are welcome!
(The artist talk coincides with the closing of Fibre Fort-Night Exhibition and the Miniature Silent Auction proudly presented by ACAD’s Fibre Department.)
Sandra Black
from Perth, Australia.
Wednesday, September 10 in the Ceramics studios at ACAD
Schedule:930 am - digital presentation on her practice1100 am - introductory throwing demonstration200 pm - slip decoration / casting
presentations open to ACAD students and faculty
VIEW MORE OF SANDRA'S BEAUTIFUL WORK HERE
NSCAD U Visitor Presentation
Shellfish Purple Dyeing by Dr. Takako Terada
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 12 noon in D500 (NSCAD Boardroom)
Dr. Takako Terada is a professor at Kwassui Women’s College where she teaches in the Faculty of Wellness Studies. Shellfish purples from molluscs are her specialty and she has presented academic papers about her murex research in Norway, India, USA, El Salvador, and China.
Dr. Terada is currently engaged in a Japan-Canada project to be presented at a dye archeology conference in Istanbul this October.
Her recent commissions include a chasuble and murex-dyed vestments for the bishop of Nagasaki.
Dr. Takako Terada will talk about the historical/archaeological aspects relating to shellfish purple dyeing and its colouring properties. She will also present her own artistic work.
submitted by Anke Fox
Saturday January 19, 2008
10 am to 3:30 pm in the Tom Thomson Art gallery Studio
$20 general / $18 gallery member
In conjunction with Canada Craft Year 2007 and the concurrent exhibitions, the Gallery presents this one-day symposium. Speakers will address topics related to craft’s sustainability, its impact on the environment and local economies. This event is organized in collaboration with the Ontario Crafts Council as a regional outreach project. Speakers include independent curator Arlene Gehring, Sandra Noble Goss, Stephen Hogbin, Andrew Goss, and Eric Nay, Associate Dean of Liberal Studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design. Call the Gallery to register. For full symposium details visit
www.tomthomson.org.
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Artist Barbara Sutherland will present “Brilliant! Plant Dyes in Textiles and Art” in conjunction with Patterned Pleasure: Introducing The Jean and Marie Erikson Collection at The Nickle Arts Museum this Thursday, October 18, 2007 from 12:10 to 12:50 pm. Dont miss it!
Joanna Staniszkis, image from The Linen Project
Poplar Gallery.Online
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