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| | Arts Calendar / August 4 / Festival |
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| International Quilt Festival in Suzdal |
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Russian Quilters Association, with the support of the mayor of Suzdal, the Governor of Vladimir region, and the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve presents international Quilt Festival, which will be held on August 3-9, 2015 in Suzdal. The Festival will bring together quilters and their works from all over Russia and other countries. For the first time 12 unique exhibitions will be collected once in one single event. The Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery with the support of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve will host the exhibition of vintage fabrics from the Russian Museum of Ivanovo Chintz, the exhibition of antique quilts of XIX century from America with the support of Moda Fabrics, and the exhibition of quilts for the art project The Quilted Field. The Festival also presents the exhibition of contemporary patchworks from Japan. Ms. Yoko Sayito will visit the festival as the Guest of Honor of the Festival, who is the real world legend of patchwork, and is widely known throughout the world. The Festival presents several exhibitions closely associated with Russian traditions of patchwork. At the Cultural center of Suzdal we bring together authentic objects and interiors of the Soviet era, including patchwork and stitched fabrics exclusively from the Soviet period. "Nostalgia for Chintz or Fabrics born in the USSR" is the exhibition, which will celebrate the importance and beauty of calico and linen fabrics from the time of the Soviet Union. The project will also resent the exhibition of fabrics and installations from the richest private collection of Tamara Sanchez, a well-known artist, designer, master and teacher. Also in the local library will be held three exhibitions about textile dolls. The first exhibition present dolls made for the contest of our Festival, and the rest two exhibitions will talk about the traditions of crafts in Russia and get acquainted with primitive dolls from a magnificent collection of Tatiana Bassova, a recognized expert of the Russian traditional textile dolls. Among the activities of the Festival there are an exhibition of photographs "The World Made of Patches", an exhibition of works of children's patchwork clubs from across the country, an exhibition of Yakut masters, quilted scarecrows, installation of a quilted tents, an exhibition of quilted bags and an exhibition "The Magic Birds" dedicated to the symbol of the Festival - a magic bird from Russian medieval legends. Russian participants of the Festival will compete for the prize for Best patchwork of Russia in the largest and most prestigious competition "The Soul of Russia", the main prize with the support of well-known American manufacturer of fabrics Moda Fabrics will be a trip for two to the largest quilt Festival in the world in Houston in October this year. Works of participants will be presented at the largest exhibition of the Festival. The Festival is held in one of the major historical and tourist centers of Russia - the ancient town of Suzdal (220 km from Moscow) cultural space in the saturated Russian Middle Ages. Within one week of the Festival, the guests will get acquainted with the scenic beauty of Suzdal, which remained unchanged since the XIX century as a city-museum under the open sky. Read more
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