[Fr]
Le symposium Le textile au-delà de l’artisanat - Textile Beyond Craft vise à instaurer un dialogue au sein des pratiques émergentes en conception textile, dans le cadre de l'exposition Design textile actuel / Textile Design Now. Les moments phares incluent les conférencières d’honneur Carla Hemlock, artiste textile mohawk, Reiko Sudō, designer et directrice émérite de NUNO Textiles Japan, ainsi que theo tyson, commissaire Penny Vinik des Arts de la mode au Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) de Boston.
Ouvert à tous. Inscription facultative, mais la priorité sera donnée aux inscrits en raison des places limitées.
Le symposium se tiendra en anglais. Des modérateurs seront disponibles pour traduire les questions en français.
Lien de l'événement pour l'atelier Architecture du fil de Cécile Feilchenfeldt (Limité à 15 places disponibles)
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cecile-feilchenfeldt-yarn-architecture-architectures-de-fils-tickets-745026824287)
[En]
The Textile Beyond Craft symposium aims to foster a dialogue within emerging practices in textile design as part of the Textile Design Now exhibition. Highlights include the keynote speakers Carla Hemlock, the Mohawk textile artist, Reiko Sudō, designer and director emeritus of NUNO Textiles Japan, as well as theo tyson, the Penny Vinik Curator of Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston.
Open to all. Registration optional, but priority for registrants due to limited seats
The symposium will be conducted in English. Moderators will be available to translate questions into French.
Event link for the Yarn Architecture workshop by Cécile Feilchenfeldt (Limited to 15 participants)
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cecile-feilchenfeldt-yarn-architecture-architectures-de-fils-tickets-745026824287)
Organisation / Organizers:
Fabienne Münch - Professor and Department Chair – Design (The Ohio State University), Columbus, Ohio;
Vanessa Mardirossian - Textile Design Lecturer (UQAM) and PhD candidate (Concordia University), Montreal.
Comité scientifique / Scientific Committee:
Louise Pelletier – Professor (École de Design, UQAM), Montreal;
Katharina Sand – Visiting Professor (AMD Akademie Mode & Design), Munich;
Christina Contandriopoulos - Professor – Art History (UQAM), Montreal.
Partenaires / Partners:
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (CRSH/SSHRC), the Creative Industries Fund NL, the Ikea Foundation Switzerland, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), the Japan Foundation Toronto, the Faculty of Arts at UQAM, the UQAM École de Design, the Embassy of Switzerland in Canada, the Austrian Cultural Forum/the Austrian Embassy, and the Goethe Institute Montreal.
