For more
information, please contact: Susannah Fedorowich, Assistant Executive Director,
505-503-8619 administration@surfacedesign.org
Janet Echelman Keynote Speaker at SDA San Antonio
Conference
Renowned
artist Janet Echelman pays homage to ancient craft traditions like lacemaking
and hand weaving fishing nets on a massive scale. Her intricately woven
sculptures, suspended among the towering buildings of urban landscapes, appear
to hover and float.
Echelman
will be keynote speaker for the Surface Design Association’s (SDA) June 6-9,
2013 In-ter-face conference in San Antonio, Texas. She will present “Taking
Imagination Seriously” to hundreds of attending designers, artists, educators
and makers.
Echelman
is one of a distinguished line-up of featured conference speakers that will
include: Warren Seeling, noted artist and visiting professor, University of the
Arts in Philadelphia; Michael James, a Fellow of the American Craft Council and
Ardis James Professor at University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Otto von Busch,
artist and fashion designer who teaches at Parsons New School for Fashion
Design; Elissa Auther, author of String,
Felt, Thread: The Hierarchy of Art and Craft in American Art (Minn.,2010);
and Nathalie Miebach, an artist and sculptor who has received numerous awards,
including a TED Global Fellowship.
The
2013 Surface Design Association In-ter-face Conference schedule also includes
Pre-Conference Workshops June 1–5, Conference Sessions June 6–9, and
Post-Conference Workshops June 10–14, 2013. In addition to the featured
speakers, artist talks, student presentations, a professional panel,
demonstrations, and workshops will also be conducted during the conference at
Southwest School of Art, University of the Incarnate Word, and Crowne Plaza
Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk. Special events include many city-wide
exhibitions, Fundraising Cocktail Party, Vendor Fair, Trunk Show, Silent
Auction, Fiber Study Tour, and many networking and professional development
opportunities. For more information and registration, go to www.surfacedesign.org/2013conference
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The Surface Design Association, a non-profit organization since 1977, is dedicated to
raising the level of excellence in surface design -- the coloring, patterning,
and structuring of fiber and fabric -- by inspiring creativity and encouraging
innovation through publications, exhibitions, conferences, and educational
opportunities. The nearly 4000
members include artists, designers, educators, curators, gallery owners,
students, and textile enthusiasts from around the world. New members are invited to join at www.surfacedesign.org.
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