The Dovecote Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, has a colourful exhibition of Kaffe Fassett’s work.
Kaffe Fassett is one of the most successful artists and designers working in contemporary craft today. His career spans over 50 years, with a prolific oeuvre encompassing knitting, needlepoint, mosaic, quilting, textile design, painting and drawing. His books and projects have encouraged millions to make and create, with his designs being used and interpreted by quilters around the globe.
The exhibition recognises the creative talents and skills of a broad community of high-calibre artist and celebrates textiles’ rightful place amongst high art.
Each year, the Surface Design Association’s International Exhibition In Print showcases the breadth and depth of contemporary artists and designers working with fibre and textile-based materials, methods, and techniques. The work of selected artists will be featured in the Fall 2023 issue of Surface Design Journal. The Journal is read by artists, gallery owners, curators, scholars, and enthusiasts nationally and internationally.
Surface Design Journal invites artists to create original fibre-based work that leaves a lasting impression. How will you use the unique medium of textiles to create an artwork that resonates for years to come? What do you hope to capture about our present for future generations? Will you share your story through the application of colour or pattern, a fibre technique, historical materials, or an emotion evoked by your design—these are just a few things that come to mind.
The World of Threads Festival 2023 in Ontario, Canada, is open to submissions of artwork from all countries, made between January 2019 and April 2023.
Synchronistic Curating
Something that’s different about World of Threads Festival is that we let the art guide us. Festival Curators Gareth Bate and Dawne Rudman don’t have predetermined curatorial ideas or impose their concepts on the artists. Each new festival is a blank slate. Shows develop entirely out of the submissions received.
The 3rd EUROPEAN WOOL DAY starts Sunday, April 9, in Zlatibor, Serbia, at 14:00, Central European Time.
If you cannot make it to Serbia, this hybrid event can be watched via live streaming at the EWE Foundation‘s YouTube channel: HERE.
A PDF of a schedule of the day’s events can be found HERE.
The film ‘The Legacy of Brigid: Irish Women in Wool’ by Deirdre Lane, ShamrockSpring, Ireland, is scheduled to be screened at 19:10, Central European Time. Feltmakers Ireland and our upcoming book, ‘Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking’ will hopefully be included, as we were part of the event in March.
Visual Artist Niki Collier awarded @CultureIreland support to curate a show at Gallery Kabllo, Vienna, in Austria from 15th September to 6th October in her newly developed technique Felt Stained Glass. The technique which started as an attempt to keep spirits up during the first lockdown has captured the imagination of artists across the globe and has avalanched to a movement bringing artists together. 20 of the most interesting contemporary fibre artists will be on show to the discerning Viennese audience from 15th September to 6th October. The artist are from across the globe- UK, USA, Japan, Germany, France and Ireland.
The exhibition also features the ever-growing community panel of over 100 pieces developed through online and in person classes. The panel features artists of all ages- the youngest participant is 7 and the oldest is 80. Some are influential makers, some have made felt for the first time through this project.
Artist Catherine Stebinger, USA, Le Mont Saint Michel at Sunset SMArtist Joanne Turner, Ireland Knowledge
Niki says that the award is not just a moment in her practice but a milestone – one of those true-life lessons. .She was often reminded through her practice to curb her enthusiasm- it is just a bit of craft and it would not have the reach of “Actual Art”. People warn her work would never be supported by the likes of #cultureireland . The support is proof that the work has merit beyond the medium in which it is made.
The exhibition celebrates a new technique in this medium. The felt stained glass technique is founded on the contrasting forces in nature: from chaos to structure and from destruction to mending. The world is broken and chaos shadows all aspects of our lives. As humanity we are not new to this, but as a generation, we needed re-assurance that it will pass and that all aspects of healing are meaningful. The technique is simple: create a fabric out of fibres, cut it into pieces and put it back together using embellishing to celebrate the places of mending. It is all done in the ancient textile making medium of felt.
Artist Susanne Webber , Austria, Roaming the Ocean
The technique saw evolution in the three years that it has been used. Many beginners discovered felt making through it. It also ignited the creative juices of artists from around the globe and some of the most interesting fiber artists have contributed to this exhibition. The exhibition is going to Vienna after reportedly the most successful show at Pearse Museum in a decade.
The work in this engagement was supported by DCCI, OPW, CI.
It has been covered in almost every international magazine on felt.
We are looking for all you good folk to start submitting your photographs for our joint exhibition with Finland felt organisation “Filtti”. The submission date for the first round is latest 15th March. The application form is below.
We have been informed via our Finnish friends that there has been a slight name change to the Exhibtion- “Something Red” is the new title. This broadens the possibilities for submissions and is a more direct translation to English. Please do continue to submit your work, and thanks to those who have already submitted beautiful photographs for judging.
We will be looking for a venue outside of Dublin to host the returning pieces… your work will be shown Internationally and Nationally.
Feltmakers Ireland are delighted to announce a joint exhibition with the Finnish Feltmakers
Association which will take place in Jämsä a small town in Central Finland from the 1st July to 4th August inc. The opening will take place at 4pm on 30th June. The gallery is an old bank building overt two floors in the town centre.
Entries
Application for entries will close on 15 March 2019 for the initial round. Anyone wishing to enter the
competition will be asked to submit photographs of their entry with an application form. Those selected for independent adjudication will be informed by end March they must submit their pieces ready for transportation there after- date TBC ( mid April)
Entries are restricted to members of Feltmakers Ireland.
Cost
Submission fee €20 per piece, €35 two or more. Payment on 2nd round.
Exhibition Terms
1. Who can take part?
All current members of Feltmakers Ireland and feltmakers from Finland
2. What are the conditions of entry?
1 The work can take the form of literal or abstract interpretation, functional and non-functional.
Wearable and non-wearable.
2 The work must be original and predominantly made using the technique of felt, all hand-made felting
technique are accepted.
3 Other textile techniques (as well as non-textile media) may be included, though handmade felting
techniques must be principal one.
4 The work must be personally hand-made and after January 2018.
5 Work done during courses or under the guidance of teachers is not allowed.
6 The exhibition will be mounted in Jämsä a small town in Central Finland from the 1st July to 4th August 2019 inc.
7 Each entrant may submit up to three pieces of work NB There is no restriction on size or other materials except that the pieces must be suitable to be transported by courier to Finland and there can be no glass.
Feltmakers Ireland are delighted to announce a joint exhibition with the Finnish Feltmakers
Association which will take place in Jämsä a small town in Central Finland from the 1st July to 4th August inc. The opening will take place at 4pm on 30th June. The gallery is an old bank building overt two floors in the town centre.
Entries
Application for entries will close on 15 March 2019 for the initial round. Anyone wishing to enter the
competition will be asked to submit photographs of their entry with an application form. Those selected for independent adjudication will be informed by end March they must submit their pieces ready for transportation there after- date TBC ( mid April)
Entries are restricted to members of Feltmakers Ireland.
Cost
Submission fee €20 per piece, €35 two or more. Payment on 2nd round.
Exhibition Terms
1. Who can take part?
All current members of Feltmakers Ireland and feltmakers from Finland
2. What are the conditions of entry?
1 The work can take the form of literal or abstract interpretation, functional and non-functional.
Wearable and non-wearable.
2 The work must be original and predominantly made using the technique of felt, all hand-made felting
technique are accepted.
3 Other textile techniques (as well as non-textile media) may be included, though handmade felting
techniques must be principal one.
4 The work must be personally hand-made and after January 2018.
5 Work done during courses or under the guidance of teachers is not allowed.
6 The exhibition will be mounted in Jämsä a small town in Central Finland from the 1st July to 4th August 2019 inc.
7 Each entrant may submit up to three pieces of work NB There is no restriction on size or other materials except that the pieces must be suitable to be transported by courier to Finland and there can be no glass.
Hi Folks,
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