ŁÓDŹ, Poland, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
The International Triennial of Tapestry is the
oldest, biggest and most prestigious exhibition promoting
contemporary fiber art.
The exhibition will be open from May
9th, 2016 (1 pm) until
October 30th, 2016 at the Central
Museum of Textiles in Łódź (Poland).
The Triennial is an exhibition and a competition that takes
place every three years. Apart from artistic criteria, all of the
works submitted for the competition had to meet the main technical
criterion - be made of raw textile materials, or use the
interlacing technique.
Participants were selected by national consultants from the
individual countries involved, and by the Program Committee of the
15th International Triennial of Tapestry.
This year's edition includes 135 artists from 46 countries:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, China,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Moldova, the
Netherlands, Germany,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, the USA, Hungary,
Great Britain and Italy.
The international jury consists of world-famous experts and
artists engaged in fiber art. The names of the winners will be
announced on May 9th, during the
exhibition's opening.
The 15th International Triennial of Tapestry, Łódź 2016 is a
presentation of the latest developments in the field of artistic
textiles all over the world. The exhibition will present a wide
spectrum of works, starting from traditional wall-mounted
tapestries, through sculptural three-dimensional forms, to woven
installations.
The fifteenth edition of the International Triennial of Tapestry
is accompanied by 96 events taking place in Poland throughout 2016.
http://www.muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl/1-triennale?lang=en
Contact:
Ewa Czesna
phone: +48-42-683-26-84 w. 263
e-mail: promocja@muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl