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Because we value
communication among our varied constituents, the GFR Center coordinates and
assists in organizing professional gatherings of tapestry weavers, textile
scholars, collectors, and the public:
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Tapestries from the Southwest, 1999 |
Winter 1999
In February 1999, the
American Tapestry Alliance (ATA) and the GFR Center collaborated on
ATA’s symposium, “Southwest Influence on Contemporary Tapestry” in
Tucson, Arizona. ATA board members Mary Dieterich and Olga Neuts (GFR
associate and volunteer) organized the innovative program that traveled to
three local tapestry exhibitions. The GFR Center provided programming,
exhibition, promotion, and logistics advice and support. Director Ann
Hedlund participated in a closing panel discussion. The GFR Center produced
a videotape of the event that documents the exhibitions, presentations by
invited speakers, and exchanges among all participants. See
Articles and
News Releases for more information.
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Winter 2000
Together with the
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the GFR Center organized a one-day
seminar, “Southwest Indian Tapestry Traditions,” in February 2000 at
the Wildflower Center in Austin. Director Ann Hedlund gave a
slide-illustrated presentation and moderated the session, which included
speakers DY Begay (GFR associate), Kalley Keams Lucero, Micah Lomaomvaya,
Laurie Webster, and Susan Brown McGreevy (GFR associate, past board
president, and trustee emerita). See
Southwest Indian Tapestry Traditions for more information.
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Fall 2000
The GFR Center
played several major roles in organizing the seventh biennial symposium
of the Textile Society of America, “Approaching Textiles,
Varying Viewpoints," which occurred in September 2000 in Santa Fe,
New Mexico. Director Ann Hedlund served as symposium coordinator and
program chair; administrative assistant Angelica Afanador tracked
proposals, collated speaker submissions, and designed both the
registration brochure and the symposium program of events.
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Summary and
Evaluation for more information. |
American Tapestry Biennial 4, 2002-2003 |
Spring 2003
The GFR Center
collaborated with the American Tapestry Alliance to bring a
symposium, “Looking at Tapestries: Views by Weavers and Scholars,”
to Chicago in March 2003. GFR Center trustee Mary Lane and ATA planner
Ruth Manning organized the program of speakers, while director Ann
Hedlund coordinated symposium activities. See
News Release and
Summary for more information. Future Conferences
Fall 2003
Navajo Weaving in the 19th Century: History,
Materials, Design, a two-day symposium on October 10-12, 2003, will be
held at the Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Co-sponsored by the GFR Center
for Tapestry Studies, the event will be held in conjunction with the Textile
Museum's exhibition, Navajo Blankets of the 19th Century, curated by
Ann Hedlund and on display at the museum from September 5, 2003, to March
14, 2004. For more information, see
http://www.textilemuseum.org/symposium/index.htm
and News Releases.
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