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Category Archives: Artists
“Oreo’s Sampler” – Expressions of Interest
In 1820 a “sampler” marked by “Oreo” was sent to the Church Missionary Society in England. In 1821 this “sampler” arrived in London. What did this sampler look like? Who was “Oreo”? Enthusiastic and passionate textile and fibre artists are … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Embroidery, Exhibitions, Textiles, Waitangi
Tagged Oreo, Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi
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Unbound – Call for exhibition proposals
Unbound 22nd September – 18th October 2018 Dunedin School of Art Gallery, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin Unbound (the exhibition) opens Friday 21st September to launch Unbound: Liberating Women, the 2018 Costume and Textile Association symposium, organised in partnership by CTANZ and … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Dunedin, Education, Exhibitions, Symposium
Tagged Black Carnival, Christine Webster, Dunedin School of Art, Otago Polytechnic, Unbound
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Fraser Crowe launch and Artweek event
Great new: Kim Fraser and Deborah Crowe are back, with the Fraser Crowe label and website now live. If you’ve seen them round at CTANZ symposia or other events swathed in their gorgeous fabrics, these are now, as promised, in … Continue reading
Masterworks Gallery, 30 July-19 August 2017 Two new exhibitions with costume and textile interest open at Masterworks Gallery in Auckland at the end of July. Weaver Christopher Duncan is part of Room for Conversation, with ceramicist Aaron Scythe and glass … Continue reading
Mycelia:Mycelium, by Angela Carter at Window Space Gallery, Northtec
Mycelia:Myceliuim, 2017, detail. The hidden world of mycelia and mycelium – a large scale hand embroidery. Full details and the press release are available on Angela’s blog. On this work: Mycelia:Mycelium is an examination of the relationship humans have with fungi, … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, CTANZ people, Education, Embroidery, Exhibitions, Fabric, Textiles, Whangarei
Tagged art, embroidery, environment, exhibition, home textiles, opening, politics, social issues, textile art, Whangarei
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Star weave jam with Maureen Lander
This coming Saturday, CTANZ member Maureen Lander has a new show opening at the Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt. Entitled Flat-Pack Whakapapa, Maureen’s exhibition comprises three installations that explore the connections between whakapapa and raranga (Māori weaving). Between 11am and … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Exhibitions, Favourite things, International, Marlborough, Media, Membership
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Exhibition: Embedded at Corbans Art Estate, Auckland
In April the Corbans Art Estate opened Embedded which features ‘seven talented textile artists who push the boundaries of a typical understanding of textile art; to explore how fabric immerses us in memory, yet at the same time holds a … Continue reading
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Exhibition: Current
Current, Otago Museum, 1877 Gallery, 18 March – 2 July 2017 To coincide with this year’s iD Fashion Week, the Otago Museum invited a group of emerging artists and designers to create new work based on the museum’s extensive textile … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Craft, Dunedin, Exhibitions, History, Museums, Students
Tagged Current, Otago Museum, Otago Polytechnic
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Exhibition: Emma Kitts and the event of a thread
The Dowse Art Museum, 25 March – 02 July 2017 Floortalk Sat 25 March 11:00 am Join artist Emma Fitts and curator Melanie Oliver in conversation at the Dowse about textiles, feminist history and the exhibition From Pressure to Vibration—The Event of … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Craft, CTANZ people, Emma Fitts, Lectures & Talks, Local events, Maori, Museums, Textiles, Wellington
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Exhibition: Once at the Dowse starring ‘Huttette’
Once, The Dowse Art Museum 25 Feb – 11 Jun 2017 FREE admission In 2008 when I worked at the Dowse Art Museum we commissioned textile artist Vita Cochran to make a creative response to Malcolm Harrison’s remarkable work, The Family. This much-loved … Continue reading