The 10th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures
“ETHNO”
November 14 – December9, 2017
Dear Artist
On the eve of the centenary of the Lithuanian statehood, we are marking the year 2017 as the year of the national costume. The 10th International Textile Miniature Biennale is dedicated to the exclusivity of ethnic theme. The manifestations of national identity are becoming even more relevant in the current situation of globalization, cosmopolitanism, and the convergence of artistic forms. The participants are invited to reflect on their national region (Lithuanian if you wish) identity, history, and traditions nowadays. In this way, artists from different countries express the national and historic uniqueness of the regions they represent, encourage tolerance and interest in their countries, which is of particular importance to the world in the face of military conflicts and threats of terrorism, while solving the problems of refugee integration from war-torn regions and ethnicity preservation issue. It is important for multi-ethnic societies not only to express their identity in an artistic form, but also to deepen their relationship with a stranger, speak openly about some social and psychological fears arising therefore. This global world is changing dynamically and offering a lot of opportunities to interact, explore and use the experience of other countries, however, providing a variety of challenges as well.
How to preserve one’s ethnic identity, how to give it a modern appearance? How to make it more attractive not only to ourselves but also to the representatives of other countries?
The participants of this exhibition will not be limited either to the means of expression or techniques. The selection of works will be aimed at evaluating and reflecting the diverse presentation of ethnicity and prevailing tendencies in textile art.
If you wish to participate in this event which will include an exhibition of selected works at the Lithuanian Artists’ Association’s Art Gallery “Arka” in Vilnius, you are invited to send your Entry material untill1 October, 2017.
Please find enclosed an application form and the information concerning participation conditions for this International textile miniature biennial “Ethno“.
We hope that you will participate in this important event.
In the name of the Organizing Committee of the Biennial:
Žydrė Ridulytė
Chairwoman of the LAA Textile department
The 10th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures
“ETHNO”
November 14 – December9, 2017
ORGANISERS
Lithuanian Artists’ Association, Textiles Section, Art Gallery“Arka”.
PARTICIPANTS
Open for professional textile artists as well as artists of other disciplines, working in textile and fiber art all over the world.
FOR THE SELECTIONuntil October 1, 2017sendby e-mail or by post:
Colour picture for each proposed work (resolution 300 dpi) for the catalogue
An entry form of the participant
A short biography of the artistic achievements
Please send by e-mail:
Or by post:
Address:Textile Exhibition, Art Gallery “Arka”, Aušros Vartų str. 7, LT-01304 Vilnius, Lithuania
e-mail:
We will send information about the selected candidates by e-mail.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Each artist may submit up to 3 works not exceeding 20x20x20 cm.
Artists may use any of the techniques and materials that are used in textile art.
The works can be spatial, composites of several parts or folding.
Participation fee is 35 EUR. The costs of the returning of the works are included.
CATALOGUE
Organizers will publish catalogue featuring all the works exhibited.
Every participant of the exhibition will receive a copy of the catalogue for free.
DELIVERY OF WORKS
Works will be delivered back to the authors. The artist should inform the organizers of any change of his/her address in the period.
NOTES
Organizers of the exhibition preserve a right to publish the works in press free of any payments to the authors. We advise to send the art work by regular by stating it as a “work without value”.
The 10th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures
“ETHNO”
November 14 – December9, 2017
ENTRY FORM
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