We welcome the public to experiment and engage with textile crafts. The programme aims to expand on the potential of textile practices, by relating them to wider themes such as tradition, ecology, personal experiences, and using them to bring together community to share knowledge, stories, skills and time. We embrace textile as a metaphor for weaving, breaking, and repairing social fabric.
The first programme took place in June and July 2024 across different locations in Amsterdam and featured the projects of 13 artists and practioners with a relation to textile. Over five events there were workshops, performances, and readings that expanded on the topic of textile while weaving in other practices relating to tradition, preservation, ecology, and technology. The featured artists/practioners were: Lieke Wouters, Matilda Kenttä, Suzanne Bernhardt, Sasha Van Aalst, Romy Day Winkel, Meghan Clarke, Ellen Yiu, Miriam Del Seppia, Masha Maroz, Elena Braida, Inês Quierós, Samira Vogel and Julina Vanille Bezold. This programme was kindly supported by Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst and Stichting Stokroos.
The 2025 programme centres around the topics of mending, healing, and cyclical ways of thinking and encourages holistic ways of seeing/approaching our surroundings. The featured artists/practitioners include: Limo Hair, Sophie de Serière, Maria Blaisse, Febe Verelst, Élise Ory, Selina Ben, Sam Bennett, Sanne Freijdag, Anya Minervina, Lili Huston-Herterich, and Antonella Fittipaldi. This programme is kindly supported by Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst.
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Bronwen Jones & Dasha Golova