International Conference:
QUO VADIS? 7th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial
In the first days of the 7th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial QUO VADIS? – on 16 and 17 June –, an international conference is being held at the Art Museum RIGA BOURSE, where the participants of the exhibiton will give presentations on the themes of their artworks and issues relevant to society and the textile art context.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
16.06.2023
09.30–10.00
Registration of participants
10.05–10.20
Welcome speech
10.20–10.40
Association of Latvian Textile Art: Quo Vadis?
Elīna Veilande-Apine,
Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Textile Art (Latvia)
10.40–11.00
Borodyanka and Mariupol
Anastasiia Podervianska, textile artist (Ukraine)
11.00–11.20
Unweaving as a Metaphor
Kristina Austi, textile artist (Lithuania / Norway)
11.20–11.40
To Craft Is to Care: Contemporary Textile Women Artists in Poland
Basia Sliwinska, researcher,
Art History Institute, FCSH, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal)
11.40–12.00
Elements of Saducismus Triumphatus: Mr. Glanvil’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Anne Jackson, textile artist (United Kingdom)
12.00–12.20
Femininity: A Research & Development Project
Ilze Godlevskis, textile artist, designer (Latvia / Canada / Italy)
12.20–13.20
Coffee break
13.20–13.40
I Met Stainless Steel Lines
Kyoko Kumai, textile artist (Japan)
13.40–14.00
Silk, Death and Dignity. The Role of the Weaver
in the Encounter with Life and Death
Birgitta Nordström, textile artist (Sweden)
14.00–14.20
On Fibre and Mycelium. A Glimpse at the Future
Geneviѐve Rocher, Ėric Filteau, textile artists, researchers (Canada)
14.20–14.40
New Textile Traditions in Canadian Art. Weaving Heritage into Art
Helena Wadsley, textile artist (Canada)
14.40–14.55
Built for One Day. Work with Newspaper Across Five Themes
Claire Renaut, textile artist (France, USA)
14.55–15.10
Discussions
17.06.2023
(programme description)
The main exhibition of the 7th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial QUO VADIS? is on view in two venues – at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (Skārņu iela 10) and the Art Museum RIGA BOURSE (Doma laukums 6) from 16 June to 17 September.
