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Surface
Design Association Presents:
OFF THE GRID
2009
INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE CONFERENCE
Conference: MAY 28th – May 31st , 2009
Pre-Conference Workshops: May 23 – May 27th , 2009
Post-Conference Workshops: June 1st – June 5th , 2009
Kansas
City Missouri, USA
OFF
THE GRID
Patterns
in our life and in our work often develop and repeat in
a regular manner, and then something unexpected happens.
Something shifts slightly and the pattern and rhythm become
radically new. It is in those moments of unexpected change
that great possibility exists. We shift. We transform.
We go off the grid aesthetically, conceptually, or environmentally.
In this conference we will concentrate on how we can seek
those points of departure and together, go off the grid.
ABOUT
THE CONFERENCE
For
more than 30 years, the Surface Design Association conferences
have been amazing meeting places where textile artists
from all over the world come together to be inspired
by work, ideas and techniques. The wealth of information,
creativity and talent on the podium, as well as in
the audience, is astounding. During the four days of the conference,
we learn from each other. It is our excitement, knowledge and
willingness to share that makes each SDA conference a
unique experience. Please joinus
and become a part of one of the most unforgettable
contemporary textile events.
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CALL
FOR ENTRIES!
MEMBERS'
COMPETITIONS
for
exhibitions at the Conference
Fashion Show
TEXTILE FUSION: AN INTERACTIVE
FASHION PERFORMANCE
Click
Here for Prospectus
On- Line Submission: Dec. 1, 2008 - Feb. 1, 2009
Members’ Show
SURFACE MATTERS
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Here for Prospectus
On-Line Registration Jan. 1 - March 1, 2009
Postmark
Deadline March 1, 2009
Student Show
POINTS
OF DEPARTURE
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Here for Prospectus
On-Line Submission: Jan. 1 - March 1, 2009
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Pre-conference
Workshops: Click
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Saturday, May 23–Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Conference Schedule: Click
Here
Thursday, May 28–Sunday, May 31, 2009
Post-Conference Workshops: Click
Here
Monday, June 1–Friday, June 5, 2009
Location
The conference will
take place in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, known for its world-famous
jazz and barbecue. The nearby Kansas City International Airport
makes traveling convenient from all parts of the United States,
Canada and overseas.
Most conference activities will take place at the Marriott Country
Club Plaza Hotel and the campus of the Kansas City Art Institute
(KCAI). The Marriott is a full-service hotel with professional
meeting facilities. KCAI provides a scenic, 12-acre campus with
workshop facilities, classrooms and dorms.
The conference will be located in the heart of Kansas City's
cultural community, near the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and
the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Just a few blocks away
is the Country Club Plaza, which is famous for its food, theater,
shopping and architecture. Kansas City’s Max bus service
provides quick and convenient transportation from the Marriott
to the Crossroads Arts District galleries, where long-vacant
buildings have been replaced by growing businesses, restaurants,
residences and a thriving art scene.
Click
here for Travel and Lodging Information
Kansas
City Art Institute
The Fiber
Program at the Kansas City Art Institute combines traditional
practices and experimental processes. From surface design to weaving,
basketry, sculptural installation, mixed media, computer-aided
design, apparel and costume, this program provides student artists
with unique opportunities to explore contemporary issues in fiber.
Concept and material-based explorations are promoted in both flat
and dimensional works. Full-time faculty members are Jason Pollen
(chair), Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, Tracy Krumm and Kim Eichler-Messmer.
Gallery
and Exhibition Day
For
complete exhibtion listings click
here
Conference participants
can spend Friday afternoon touring museums and galleries around
campus and the Crossroads Gallery District in downtown Kansas
City. In addition to Kansas City Max buses, SDA will provide
ongoing transportation from the KCAI campus to and around the
gallery district. Browse the galleries at your own pace, stop
and eat at a local restaurant or return to campus and rest before
the Trunk Show starts at the Marriott.
The commercial Vendor
Fair will showcase the best from retailers, distributors and
manufacturers of textiles, dyes, pigments, supplies, books and
major equipment used in the production of textiles. The Vendor
Fair will be held at the Marriott, where many of the main conference
events will take place. The opening reception is Thursday evening.
The fair will be open throughout the conference sessions and
on Friday evening during the Trunk Show.
The Trunk Show is
an opportunity for conference participants to sell their own
work at the conference. This event is open to the public and
will take place at the Marriott on Friday evening. To reserve
a table to sell your own work at the show, check the appropriate
box on your registration form, and you will receive a Trunk
Show information packet. A limited number of tables are available,
so please sign up early.
Saturday evening’s
main event will be Textile Fusion: An Interactive Fashion
Performance in the Nelson-Atkins Museum’s stunning
new Bloch Building. This alternative fashion show will provide
a unique opportunity to see fabulous textile-inspired garments
up-close and ‘fused’ with the architecture of
the building and the museum's collection. For more information
or to submit your work for consideration, see prospectus
link on this page.
Bus
Tour to Columbia, MO
Monday,
June 1
Join other
fiber enthusiasts on the day after the conference to
visit numerous galleries and museums that feature works
in fiber. Highlights include exhibitions by Lannie Bergner
and Jo Stealey, plus a special viewing of pre-Columbian
textiles. For costs and reservations, visit www.FATEcolumbia.com
or contact Hannah Reeves: 573-864-6720.
Networking
and Professional
Development
Opportunities
For
detailed list of member opportunities at the conference
click here
SDA
meetings are a great opportunity to discover ways that
new programs can help you and how you can become an
active participant. SDA is a great organization! Get
involved!
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Regional
“Meet and Greet”
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Student
Networking Meeting
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Portfolio
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Complete
Conference Information
Downloadable
PDF of Confernece Brochure:
Post-Conference
Workshops PDf
Instructors
and Presenters Biographies PDf
Travel
and Lodging Information PDf
Registration
Information and Form PDf
Complete
Conference Brochure PDf
All
of the conference information can be found and printed
from the above
links.
However, if you wish to print a copy of the complete
conference brochure: (Note: this is a very large file)
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Conference Registration starts Jan. 5, 2009.
For
Registration Information and Registration Form
Click
here
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For all conference
organization questions, contact:
Kathy Dowell
2009 Conference Coordinator
Surface Design Association
816-471-2115
E-mail:
Click
here
For all registration
questions, contact:
Gerrie Condgon
2812 SE Moreland Lane
Portland, OR 97202
503-788-3322
E-mail:
Click
here
For all SDA membership
related questions, contact:
Joy Stocksdale
Surface Design Association
PO Box 360
Sebastopol CA 95473-0306
707-829-3110
If
you are not a member but would
like
to request a conference brochure
e-mail
Terri Lipman: Click
here to e-mail
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