VÄV 2011 - The 12th handweaving fair
15 - 17 September
The handweaving fair produced by the Swedish Weave Council, in partnership with Slöjd i väst, the Textile museum and Borås city. The program is packed with lectures, textile exhibitions, guided bus tours to major textile sites, Vävtorget where 70 vendors show equipment, materials and literature.
Shuttle buses will run between the various venues throughout VÄV 2011.
Lectures:
Linda Worbin – DYNAMIC TEXTILE PATTERNS (E and S)
Ulla Cyrus Zetterström – MINNEN FRÅN TEXTILA ANALYSER (S)
Bea Szenfeld – PAPER PASSION IN FASHION (S)
Marcus Bergman – BOMULL I TIDEN (S)
Martin Ciszuk – HANDWEAVING FROM ANTIQUITY INTO THE FUTURE (E and S)
Andreas Möller – FLYING-8, A NEW SCHOOL OF WEAVING (E)
EXHIBITIONS:
Åhaga: Pasi Välimaa, VMT - the West Swedish Design and Textile Artists
The Textile Museum: TEXTILE PORTRAITS. Thirteen personalities, all following different career paths with one thing in common – their training in Borås. Annika Andersson, Nygårds Anna Bengtsson, Helena Bengtsson, Martin Ciszuk, Gullvi Heed, Karin Hedberg, Kazuyo Nomura, Irene Leijon, Hans Thomsson, Lena Hammarlund, Alexander Grüner, Cathrine Ahlenius, Viktoria Holmqvist.
Smart textiles, Finn weaving, students' work and more.
Borås Museum of Arts: ANNIKA EKDAHL magnificent tapestries
Borås Museum: Artist-maker association Sjuhäradsform
Abecita Art Museum: Textile art ”Nordic Award in Textiles”
IN ADDITION:
Festive dinner, Costume parade and concert in Ramna Church
Entrance: 1 day ticket, 150 SEK
2-3 day ticket, 250 SEK. See ’Booking form’ for further information.
Enquiries about VÄV 2011 to Kerstin Lovallius and Kerstin Askert
Tel: +46 (0)708-828451, Mon-Thur 10.00-13.00 (not during July)
k.lovallius@comhem.se
Borås Tourist Information
Give information that you are visitors for VÄV 2011!
Borås Turistbyrå, Österlånggatan 1-3, 503 31 Borås
Tel. 033-35 70 90
tourist@boras.com
Borås has an important history of textile industry. It takes approx. 40 minutes to get to Gothenburg and 25 minutes to Gothenburg Landvetter Airport.
DOWNLOAD FULL PROGRAM IN ENGLISH (PDF):
www.svenskavav.com/pdf-hemsidan-engelsk.pdf
