Crossing Borders

SDA European Conference

Organised by Karina van Vught, Europe Representative of the Surface Design Association (USA).
Goal of this first meeting is to connect the European members (spread over 19 countries) offering them networking possibilities with each other but also within SDA as an international organisation.  The program is as follows:

Friday 23/10 2009
08.30            welcome / registration / coffee and tea
09.00            opening, meet and greet
                    plus show and tell (fabric swatches)
12.00            lunch
13.00            lecture Linda Colsh (American & European Art Quilts) 
14.00            lecture Els van Baarle
                    (Inspiration:from the creative spark to a piece of art)
15.00            short break
15.30            lecture by Brigitta Varadi (Hungarian artist living in Ireland)
16.30            lecture by Biret Tavman (Marmara University Istanbul)
                    about Turkish Textile Art
17.00            report Karina van Vught (high lights SDA conference KC2009)
17.30            trunk show (all artists can sell their own work and/or books)
18.30            informal reception till 19.30
20.00            asian buffet @ restaurant OSAKA

Saturday  24/10 2009
08.45          welcome / coffee and tea
09.15          lecture by Rita Trefois (about the Miao part 1)
10.00          short break
10.30          lecture by Rita Trefois (about the Miao part 2)
11.15          short break again
11.30          lecture by Sanne Jansen
                  (introduction to Akira Minagawa Exhibition)
12.30          lunch
13.30          short walk to the AUDAX Textile museum
14.00          2 guided tours Akira (Mina Perhonen) Exhibition
15.00          see below

Continue free visit to the textile museum till 5pm
Alternative  - visit to ‘de Pont'  - modern art museum nearby (not included)
visit to TeXui Textile Art Exhibition at Gallery Holtrop nearby (free entrance) 
Or back to Zijdelings - continue networking

Optional      dinner in the evening at a restaurant down town 
                  (not included in the price)

Notes:
- schedule may be altered due to length of lectures.
- spoken language: ENGLISH

TO REGISTER PLS SEND AN EMAIL WITH FULL DETAILS AND YOU WILL BE CONTACTED REGARDING PAYMENT.

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On Thursday 22/10 two different pre-conference workshops are being organised esp. for this conference.
In principal these workshops are for SDA members only (against a special fee).
Also non-members can register if spaces are available (against normal fee) 
For information pls check the classes survey 

For those of you who are coming from further away and want to spend more quality time in Holland we have the following suggestions to add to your stay:

* to visit the exhibition GONE WITH THE WIND
   located at the Zuiderzeemuseum in Enkhuizen
   www.zuiderzeemuseum.nl  

and/or

* to visit the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, 
   organised by the Design Academy
   www.dutchdesignweek.nl

For hotel accomodations: pls check www.vvvtilburg.nl