I am pleased to announce my participation in an AFAR residency in the village of Săcel, in the Izei Valley, in the historical region of Maramureș.
The residency is centered around a textile art residency, around which artists Yana Bachynska, Zjeliko Beljan, Tanja Boukal, Anetta Mona Chisa and Shadin Kamruzzaman, together with guest artists Delia Popa, Loredana Ilie, Donald Simionoiu, Christina Zurfluh and Bernhard Frue, and weavers from Săcel, Gafia Burnar, Parasca Pitigau and Titiana Peter, will work, weave and adapt contemporary artistic practices in relation to the local community and heritage. The textile art residency will take place in the Izei Valley, where the artists will interact directly with local craftspeople, having the opportunity to learn traditional weaving, braiding and sewing techniques. The aim of the project is to get closer to local crafts, but to promote them in a contemporary and sustainable context. The artists participate in various activities, such as a sustainable textile dyeing workshop led by Dr. Florica Zaharia and Irina Petroviciu, where they search for plants and other natural elements from the surrounding area. There will be meetings with local artisans, guided tours and round tables on sustainability.
The textile art residency in Săcel, Maramureș, is part of a larger project AFAR - Artists for Artists Residency Network, which includes several artists, resulting in three exhibitions.
AFAR 2024 Vienna/Zagreb/Bucharest exhibitions
(DE)CODING TEXTILE/ Contemporary Art Reflecting Textile Traditions
September 14 - October 13, Künstlerhaus Vienna, Vienna, Austria
October 22 - December 5, Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
October 26 - November 25, Croatian Association of Artists, Zagreb, Croatia
The project AFAR - Artists for Artists Residency Network is co-funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund.
The project is coordinated by the Romanian Association of Contemporary Art (ARAC) together with the three consortium partners: the Goethe-Institut Bucharest, the Croatian Association of Artists in Zagreb and the Künstlerhaus Vienna.
Institutional partners: French Institute Bucharest, Austrian Cultural Forum
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AFCN (Administration of the National Cultural Fund) is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are the sole responsibility of the grant beneficiary.
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