Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024
This is a guest post by Charlotte P. of The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. I thought our readers would like to hear about this interesting conference being held in September. Thanks for writing the post Charlotte!
The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador has the pleasure to announce the
Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024. The Conference is taking
place from September 19 to 23, 2024, in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Last held in 2015, our Fibre Conference brought presenters, participants, and visitors
from all across the globe together to discuss the exciting developments in the fibre arts.
While sustainability is far from a new concept, sustainable textile practices are evolving
and being adopted by hundreds of artists in Canada and across the globe. Focusing on
sustainability and respect for the land, water and air, this conference aims to discuss
sustainable and ecological craft practices and materials, and how sustainability can
support rural and urban craft communities and move forward in the craft industry. For
more information, please visit www.fibrearts2024.ca.
Among the workshops offered will be foraged plant fibre weaving, animal hide tanning,
papermaking with recycled textiles and flax fibre, and block printing with natural dye
mordants.
If you need a break from the hands-on activity, there will also be lectures and panel
discussions on sustainable animal fibre harvesting and processing, Indigenous fibre
systems, and other topics! Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with other
fibre artists during the conference’s meet & greet luncheon and cumulative artisan
market. For more information on the conference’s schedule of events, please visit
https://www.fibrearts2024.ca/program.
Registration is open now until July 31, 2024, with special early bird pricing open until
March 31!