Changing Landscapes - Contemporary Textile & Fibre Art Symposium

Changing Landscapes - Contemporary Textile & Fibre Art Symposium

A one day event exploring the evolutionary incorporation of technology into the hand made practices of textile & fibre arts.

By NoBa - North Baltica Contemporary Art

Date and time

Location

The Cotton Factory

270 Sherman Avenue North Hamilton, ON L8L 6N4 Canada

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event.

Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Welcoming

NoBa - North Baltica Contemporary Art

Doors open coffee/tea are served, audience takes seats

10:00 AM

Introduction of Changing Landscapes

host/moderator Ilze Godlevskis

10:10 AM - 11:35 AM

Short Form ten minute presentations by six contemporary textile artists

Artist Speakers will explore themes around the evolutionary incorporation of technology into hand made practices and there personal relationship to their textie and fibre art practices. The short for...

11:40 AM - 12:15 PM

Round Table #1.• How textile arts has evolved in relation to technology.

host/moderator Ilze Godlevskis

Live Streamed Round Table pannel from Europe: Beatrijs Sterk (NL), Jonatan E. Jurkowski (PL), Maja Gecic (SRB)

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM

Round Table #2 • The place of textile arts in galleries and institutions

host/moderator Ilze Godlevskis

In person Round Table pannel with creative leaders in Canada: • Nithikul Nimqulrat - Artist/Researcher/Author •...

1:30 PM

LUNCH

Elizabete Ludviks

Lunch will provided and catered by Zupa Zupa, a Latvian-inspired artisan catering company designed by Elizabete Ludviks, who combines natural & delicious ingredients in a contemporary Baltic style.

3:00 PM

Textile/Fibre Arts workshop

Ieva Krumina & Ilze Godlevskis

Textile/Fibre Arts workshop will encourage participants to explore their own relationship with technology using fibre, textiles and technological recycled materials to materially express their ideas ...

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Closing Cocktails

Closing with cocktails in the Main Gallery with the opportunity to spend time viewing the Egils Rozenbergs exhibition and the Nature, Being & Technology group exhibition in the long hallway gallery.

About this event

  • Event lasts 8 hours 30 minutes

Changing Landscapes is a one day event that will explore themes around the evolutionary incorporation of technology into hand made practices with presentations, round table discussions and a hands-on workshop, all live-streamed for a broadly accessible cross-continental experience.


Canadian and international artists, academics and specialists in the field will be presenting in person and remotely, including Meghan Price (CA), Fuzzy Mall Art (CA/US), Vita Plume (LV/CA), Kristina Austi (LT/NO), Jacobo Alonzo (MX), Kadi Pajupuu (EE), Ilze Godlevskis (LV/CA), Ieva Krumina (LV/CA), Jonatan E. Jurkowski (PL), Maja Gecic (SRB), and Beatrijs Sterk (NL).

This event includes a Baltic style catered lunch and closing cocktails with a viewing of the group exhibition Nature, Being & Technology and Egils Rozenbergs’ exhibition Signs of the Time.


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NoBa - North Baltica Contemporary Art
CA$50
Nov 22 · 9:30 AM EST