Heidi Strand
April 2006
PRESSRELEASE/ BULLETIN DE PRESSE.
EUROPEAN ART QUILTS IV
For the fourth time, the
European Art Quilt Foundation has organised a juried exhibition of
Contemporary European art quilts. The European
Art Quilts IV will be opened at LYON,
France, in “La Sucrière”,
from June 20 till June 24, 2006; then the exhibition will go to Mulhouse,
France, for a stay of three months
at the Musée de L’Impression sur Etoffes, from June 29 till 30
September 2006. The exhibition will travel to the Textile Museum at
Tilburg, the Netherlands, from October 07 till January 29, 2007; and to
Textil Forum at Herning, Denmark, from June 07 till September 09, 2007.
Negotiations are running with USA, Canada and Hungary. Out of the high
quality entries the international jury - consisting of 6 members -
selected 50 works from 49 artists. Artists from 15 different countries
give an overview of the state of the art in contemporary art quilting in
Europe. The contemporary quilts have roots in the patchwork and quilting
tradition. Some maintain a grid composition, some have a precise geometric
pattern, others focus primarily on textural expression. Some works extend
the boundaries of the textile medium. The artists have experimented with
other materials than cotton, wool and silk: leather, Tyvek®, copper-wire,
plastic and paper and other material have been used for making the quilts.
As techniques you can see shibori, painting, dyeing, felting, printing and
discharge, and appliqué and embroidery are represented too. A exhibition
catalogue in full colour will be available at the exhibition venues and
later on also through the European Art Quilt Foundation. We hope to
welcome you at some of our venues. For further information: EUROPEAN ART
QUILT FOUNDATION
June 12th, 2005
Heidi was invited as one of 31 Icelandic artists to participate in the
2nd annual Fine Art show at the NAS Keflavik base. This was an exciting
event which also gave the artists themselves an opportunity to meet and
socialize. An event like this helps break down barriers in so many ways.
Heidi would like to thank both Valerie and Mike for a wonderful weekend.
May 20th, 2005
Heidi participated in
the third World Quilt Carnival Nagoya Japan 2005 in NAGOYA DOME. She was
invited to the opening ceremony
in Nagoya, Japan, May 20. This event was based on the first World Quilt Carnival Nagoya Japan in March 2002 and the second World Quilt Carnival Nagoya Japan in March 2004 in cooperation with quilting associations throughout the world. The World Quilt Carnival Nagoya Japan 2005 aims to promote and spread international culture centering on quilting following the concept of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan with the theme of preserving the natural global environment.
Heidi exhibited three of her works at the World Quilt Association Exhibition.
Participants came from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,
Iceland, Italy, South Korea, The Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan,
the United Kingdom, and the United States: 21countries and regions in all.
There were were
almost 40,000 visitors.
Interesting links!
http://www.bettinaandersen.dk/
http://www.feltmaking.dk/danish/
http://www.hlla.com/reference/artquilt.html
http://www.patchwork-europe.com/
http://www.europeanartquilt.com/over1024.htm
http://www.joycecarey.com/Art/JoyceShows/Joyce1_high.htm
http://www.annette-quilter.com/thequiltgallery.html
http://www.bentevoldklausen.no/
http://www.europeanartquilt.com/index2.htm
http://hovedstaden.husflid.dk/forsiden.aspx
http://www.bonniemccaffery.com/wordpress1/?p=19