Month: November 2023

Event: Liberties College Student Craft Fair

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Tis the Season of craft fairs. Liberties College has one with the work of its textile students.

When: This Saturday, the 2nd of December, from 10-3 PM.

Location: Liberties College, Bull Alley St. Dublin 8 D08 A8N0, near St Patrick’s Park.

For more information, see their Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=857972489668145&set=a.503935521738512

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Event: Textiles in Prison Tour with Collections Curator Brian Crowley

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Brian Crowley speaking at the Pearse Museum at St Enda’s Park.

Did you know that textiles were used as a gesture of rebellion in prison at the beginning of the 20th century?


Can you guess what craft was considered an upper-class occupation and which was a working-class necessity?

The tour will be led by Brian Crowley, the curator of the Pearse Museum at St. Enda’s in Rathfarnham and Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin.

Originally from Naas, Co. Kildare, he studied English and History at Trinity College and then completed a Masters in Museology at the University of East Anglia. He has been working at the Pearse Museum since 2001. He is also a director of the Irish Museum’s Association and has served as editor of its journal, ‘Museums Ireland’.

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Date: the 1st of December, 2023.

Meeting Point: 10:45 AM at Kilmainham Gaol.

The tour will be one hour long.

For more information, visit the Textile Journey website – https://textilejourney.ie/textiles-in-prison/

Of Interest: Video from Salley Mavor Exhibition

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There is a charming video of artist Salley Mavor‘s wonderful exhibition, at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in the USA.

“My aim is to breathe life and emotion into embroidery, an art form that is often perceived as purely decorative.”

Sally Mavor

The show is on view through the 7th of January.

For more information and to see the video, visit this link – https://weefolkstudio.com/2023/11/19/wee-worlds-exhibition-video/

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Grants: Culture Ireland Application Due Soon

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Culture Ireland offers support to Irish professional artists, arts organisations and international presenters to present work by Irish artists at significant international venues and festivals. Applications are accepted from the artist/arts organisation or international presenting partner.

Culture Ireland also accepts applications for the presentation of work online to international audiences where an Irish artist/organisation is being presented by an international partner.

Costs for online events that Culture Ireland will consider include, but may not be limited to, technical and recording costs, venue hire, equipment hire, and post-production costs.

The next deadline for receipt of grant applications is midnight, 1st December 2023. Applications for funding to present work internationally from 15th February 2024 onwards must be submitted by this date.

For more information, visit their website – https://craftni.org/culture-ireland-grant-support/

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Open Call: World of WearableArt 2024 Competition

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The World of WearableArt (WOW) Competition celebrates the fusion of art, design, fashion, and performance. It is an opportunity to be seen on the world stage and be part of a global design community. The competition encourages designers worldwide to create extraordinary and innovative wearable artworks.

For over 35 years, finalists’ wonderful works of art have come to life in the spectacular annual WOW Show, held in Wellington, New Zealand – attracting delighted audiences of around 60,000 people.

Each year, there are six themes to inspire makers. There are three recurring themes: Aotearoa, Avant-Garde, and Open. There are also three unique themes; this year, they are the following: Crazy Curiosities of the Creature Carnival, Natural World, and Geometric Abstraction.

There is an exciting archive of past winners on the website – https://www.worldofwearableart.com/explore/wearableart-archive

For more information, visit their website – https://www.worldofwearableart.com/competition/entry-information

Education: Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival 2024 Virtual Winterfest Classes

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Winterfest 2024, two days of virtual fibre arts seminars, will be held on Saturday, February 3rd and Sunday, February 4th via LessonFace.

Classes offered include fibre prep, knitting, and spinning. Some classes are already sold out, but you can join their waiting lists.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool

Exhibition: World of Threads Festival

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The World of Threads Festival near Toronto, Canada, features 426 artworks by 115 artists from the following countries: Canada, England, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Uruguay, USA, US Virgin Islands, and Wales.

The show has Synchronistic Curating. This means that each new festival is a blank slate. Shows develop entirely out of the submissions received. This year’s Festival includes multiple exhibitions, including several solo exhibitions, installations, wearables, Covid-inspired art, and more.

The Festival runs until the 17th of December. UPDATE: The Festival has been extended to the 14th of January.

There are photograph-filled interviews with the artists – https://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews_menu.html

For more information, visit their website – https://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/

Of Interest: Grants Information Webinar – Heritage Council

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The Heritage Council of Ireland has an upcoming Zoom webinar THIS Thursday about their Heritage Organisations Support Fund, which is available to fund the core costs of not-for-profit, non-governmental organisations working in the heritage sector in Ireland.

For more information and to register, visit their website – https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/funding/heritage_orgs-fund

Of Interest: Lucy Sparrow’s ‘Feltz Bagels’

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UK artist Lucy Sparrow recently had an installation where she recreated a New York City bagel shop – out of felt and paint! It took her over nine months to create the shop’s contents. Visitors could even visit the gallery and order their textile bagel sandwiches.

For more details, read this photograph-filled article. – https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lucy-sparrow-nyc-felt-bagel-shop-2371777

There is an extra delightful interview from 2021 with Lucy on Grant Gibson’s excellent podcast, Material Matters – https://materialmatters.design/Lucy-Sparrow