DISCOVER THE CONFERENCES OF THE TEXTILE ART EXHIBITION
A behind-the-scenes look at a gallery dedicated to arts and crafts
Marie-Laure Letellier, exhibition curator and manager of Carré Saint-Cyr, a gallery dedicated to excellence and luxury crafts, will be presenting her role in the ecosystem known as "Le Fabrique des métiers d'art", supported by the Seine Eure conurbation: artistic direction, scenography and welcoming the public.
- Thursday 27 November from 2pm to 2.45pm
- Sunday 30 November from 2pm to 2.45pm
After the lecture, you can discover the Carré-Saint-Cyr space in the Textile Art Exhibition.
"I don't like crochet. But I like this" - Crochet lace, Guipure d'Irlande
A discovery in a collection of ladies' books, Irish guipure was the starting point for a great adventure. Marielle Olivier - one of the 2011 Meilleures Ouvrières de France in Lace, Crochet Lace and Guipure d'Irlande - will introduce you to this technique and its history. From being highly prized during the Art Nouveau period to almost extinction at the outbreak of the First World War, Marielle has brought it back to life and given it a contemporary twist.
- Wednesday 26 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November from 1 p.m. to 1.45 p.m.
Following the lecture, the lacemaker invites you to discover her work in the Carré-Saint-Cyr as part of the Textile Art Exhibition.
"Gold embroidery: a precious heritage of tradition and expertise".
From the pageantry of royal courts to contemporary creations, gold embroidery has stood the test of time, carrying with it an exceptional heritage.
On a journey through history, expertise and innovation, Constance Chartier, a gold-thread embroiderer, will share her journey, her training and the life of her workshop. This conference will look at the rarity and fragility of this excellent profession, its prospects, and the importance of preserving this unique heritage that combines patience, precision and passion.
- Wednesday 26 November from 2pm to 2.45pm
- Thursday 27 November from 11 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.
- Friday 28 November from 2pm to 2.45pm
After the talk, you can enjoy a demonstration of the skills on display in the Carré-Saint-Cyr area of the Textile Art Exhibition.
Unleashed creativity
An invitation to explore what reveals - or sometimes hinders - our creative impulse. Using concrete examples, simple practices and a sensitive look at our inner workings, this talk suggests how we can go beyond the injunctions to "be creative" and reconnect with a more intuitive, fluid and personal creativity.
Hélène Fontaine shares her journey as a costume designer, designer and textile artist, and how these experiences have shaped her joyful and liberated approach to creation.
- Sunday 30 November from 1 p.m. to 1.45 p.m.
Following the talk, the artist invites you to discover her space in the Textile Art Exhibition.
"From daughters to sons to wives
Passing on with a clear conscience, but without omitting the unsaid, the unexplained... Questioning the transitions from the body of one to the body of the other, from the heritage of all to the needle of each. How threadwork, the story of women's history, still permeates our present.
- Thursday 27 November from 3pm to 3.45pm
- Saturday 29 November from 4pm to 4.45pm
After the talk, the artists invite you to discover their space in the Textile Art Exhibition.
Video screening (extract) of the project "Dans la tête d'une brodeuse" and discussion
Stéphanie Cazaentre is interested in the time spent embroidering. We talk about the number of hours it takes to make a piece of work, as hours of silence or emptiness. Or the emotions and the many reflections that run through the embroiderer during the making are fascinating. The ideal place to hear what people have to say, Stéphanie Cazaentre establishes a filmic protocol in which she embroiders with the person she is interviewing.
This series of portraits, entitled "Dans la tête d'une brodeuse" ("In the mind of an embroiderer"), is a free, feminine expression.
- Wednesday 26 November from 11 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.
- Thursday 27 November from 7pm to 7.45pm
- Friday 28 November from 12 noon to 12.45 p.m.
- Saturday 29 November from 11 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.
- Sunday 30 November from 11 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.
Following the talk, the artist invites you to discover her space in the Textile Art Exhibition.
"Balaitier, an ancient trade that has endured in Normandy".
La Balaiterie, a traditional sorghum broom company, has set up in Royville near Dieppe in Normandy. The small business is run by a couple, Marie-Laure and Arnaud Gabriel. They left everything behind to start making original, colourful and customisable brooms that are, above all, handmade.
- Wednesday 26 November from 4pm to 4.45pm
- Thursday 27 November from 4pm to 4.45pm
- Friday 28 November from 4pm to 4.45pm
- Saturday 29 November from 5pm to 5.45pm
- Sunday 30 November from 4pm to 4.45pm
After the talk, you can enjoy a demonstration of your skills at La Balaiterie.
Log Cabin : Patchwork and founding a nation
Discover the "Log Cabin", a mythical American patchwork pattern, part pioneer cabin, part symbolic home. An exploration of the beginnings of patchwork, through personal accounts, domestic practices and textile traditions. A symbol of early America, the Log Cabin evokes Abraham Lincoln's iconic journey from the log cabin where he was born to the White House. History, method, creative variations: a journey to the heart of popular culture and the foundation of American identity.
- Wednesday 26 November from 3pm to 3.45pm
- Thursday 27 November from 1 p.m. to 1.45 p.m.
- Sunday 30 November from 3 pm to 3.45 pm
After the talk, you can enjoy a book-signing session in the collector's area of the Textile Art Exhibition.
American Patchwork: the beautiful, the useful and the ordinary
Géraldine Chouard Véron highlights the American patchwork quilt as a singular expression of democratic culture, faithful to the thinking of Tocqueville. Born of domestic necessity, patchwork has evolved into an aesthetic object, revealing limitless inventiveness: rich patterns, subtle colours, free combinations. Anchored in the ordinary working day, each quilt tells a unique story, at the crossroads of the intimate and the collective, becoming a sensitive archive of American history. This illustrated talk invites us to rediscover a precious cultural heritage that combines the beautiful, the useful and the ordinary.
- Thursday 27 November from 6pm to 6.45pm
- Friday 28 November from 3pm to 3.45pm
Following the talk, you can enjoy a book signing at the collector's space in the Textile Art Exhibition.
Knit a smile, the story of an extraordinary textile adventure involving thousands of participants
Squares and pom-poms to make people smile... A simple idea that's now attracting thousands of participants! It's all about textile art and yarn bombing, but above all it's about sharing ideas between generations... Here's a look back at a crazy project that started in a small square and is now spreading throughout France and beyond! So come and discover or rediscover what's been going on behind the scenes of this fabulous adventure... and especially the new projects!
- Wednesday 26 November, Thursday 27 November and Friday 28 November from 5pm to 5.45pm
Following the conference, the association invites you to discover its project in the exhibition.
The GULDUSI embroidery programme
GULDUSI, the hand embroidery programme in Afghanistan, has been running for over 20 years, despite the presence of the Taliban in power. 200 women in 3 rural villages in the province of Parwan to the north of Kabul enable their families to survive thanks to their hand-embroidery activity, because the new political situation is also synonymous with increased unemployment for the men.
In their embroidery, they convey their feelings and concerns about the restrictions imposed by the regime, such as the impossibility of going to secondary school or starting a course of study or training; it is at this point that their embroidery becomes demanding.
- Wednesday 26 November, Thursday 27 November, Saturday 29 November and Sunday 30 November from 12 noon to 12.45 p.m.
Following the conference, the association invites you to discover its project in the Textile Art Exhibition.