Monday, October 30, 2017

The 7th International Embroidery Conference_The Embroiderers' Guild of America

Deadline: March 14, 2018 {ONLINE}


The 7th International Embroidery Conference
The Embroiderers' Guild of America
Chicago IL
April 26 – 28, 2018



Lectures:
Embroidery and the Arts and Craft Movement
Dr. Erica Warren, Art Institute of Chicago

Estonian Folk Dress
Tiiu Kera Major General, USAF (retired)

"Fashioning"a Ritual Experience: Dress and Textiles in Ancient Greek Religion
Dr. Laura C. Gawlinski, Loyola University Chicago

Quilt: Chicago is Home (about Japanese women who were interred during WWII)
Jean Mishima, Curator of the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society

Wearing the Rainbow: Color and Pattern in Polish Traditional Dress
Jan Letowski, Pittsburgh, PA

The Art of the Ukrainian Embroidered Shirt
Lubow Wolynetz, Curator of the Ukrainian Museum, New York, NY & Stamford, CT

Scholarships
2 Scholarships available through the Embroiderers’ Guild of America: Learn more here
1 Scholarship available for Sun Region members

Visit website for complete details:  www.egausa.org