Presented by Liz Williamson to the Textile Study Group
Date: 12 March 2024
Time:
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Location: National Trust Centre
This presentation to the Textile Study Group will give an overview of the remarkable collections at the China National Silk Museum and the Biennale events 'Sources of Colours' exhibition showing naturally dyed historical Chinese silk fragments and 'Colours of Nations' symposium featuring contemporary textiles.
Alex Burchmore will introduce the work of the New York-based ceramacist Sin-ying Ho and examine the larger genre of ‘New Export China’ to which she has contributed over the past two decades.
Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
The NSW Textile Study Group invites you to a presentation by Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk. This presentation will give an overview of changes and contemporary practice in Lao textiles today.
Location: Chau Chak Wing Museum, University Place, The University of Sydney
The Ceramics Study Group (CSG) invites TAASA members for a guided tour of the exhibition 'Villages and Empires: Ancient Cultures of the Middle East at the Chau Chak Wing Museum' (CCWM). The tour will be conducted by Paul Donnelly, Deputy Director of the CCWM and is for TAASA members only.
Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
Carole Douglas began working with Aari artisans in Gujarat almost 30 years ago. In this illustrated talk, and using actual examples, she will trace the origins of this embroidery style and offer insights into its current status both as a ‘folk' art and as a high end fashion statement.
Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
This half day symposium organised by the TAASA NSW Ceramic Study Group on the beauty and utility of East Asian tea wares will explore how the rich variety of ceramic tea wares has developed over time in response to different and evolving tea drinking traditions in China and Japan.
