I Trobada de Puntaires de Les Terres de l’Ebre a Santa Bàrbara (Tarragona, Catalonia)
Organizers: l’ajuntament de Santa Bàbara
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 12:00
Place: La Plaça de l’alcalde Cid i Cid
Website: http://tinyurl.com/k9sc93h
Contact: Sra. Yolanda, 977 717000
Reservations: Confirm participation by May 2nd – places are limited.
This event is part of the Festivitat de Sant Gregori a Santa Bàbara which runs from May 9-11, 2014.
II Congreso Comarcal de Encajes de Bolillos “Villa de Conil” (Cádiz, Andalusia)
Organizers: Delegación de Cultura del Excelentísimo Ayuntamiento de Conil
Delegación de Fiestas y de la Mujer
Patronatos Municipales de Turismo y de Raíces Conileñas
Asociación de Amigos de Los Museos, Conil
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time: Starts at 10:00
Place: La Plaza Santa Catalina (from last year).
Contact: juanani@live.com, 690817069
Last year this event was held connection with the International Museum Day and was well advertised. However this year there’s very little about it, but I did find an announcement of classes every Thursday in May. The actual lace day on May 10th is listed on several other sites.
Encuentro Encaje y Patchwork, Fuentes de Ebro (Zaragoza, Aragon)
Organizers: La Asociación Cultural Encajeras Santa Bárbara http://tinyurl.com/p5a3ro4)
Ayuntamiento Fuentes de Ebro
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time: Starts at 10:00
Place: Plaza Constitucion
Contact: 699459047 cultura@fuentesdeebro.es
Reservations: due by April 26, 2014
XVI Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos, Albalate del Arzobispo (Teruel, Aragon)
Sponsor: Asociación de Amas de Casa y Consumidores Pintor Gárate
Ayuntamiento de Albalate del Arzobispo
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Contact: 978812001 (the Ayuntamiento)
Very little information about this event. I’m taking some information from an event in 2012.
Trobada de Puntaires, Sant Jordi de Cercs ( Berguedà, Catalonia)
Organizers: Ajuntament de cercs
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Place: Plaça Major
Website: http://tinyurl.com/kdr73ee
Information: Montse, 938248647
I don’t know the version number of this event. In 2010 they had about 70 participants. I believe it is part of the annual Festes del Roseret.
IX Encuentro de Bolillos, Villa de Alhaurín el Grande (Málaga, Andalusia)
Organizers: Ayuntamiento de Alhaurín
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time: Begins at 11:00
Place: Barriada de San Isidro
Website: http://tinyurl.com/kjnsdcf http://tinyurl.com/n6f6o8g http://tinyurl.com/my7xtfo
Contact: 952 59 55 99 / 952 49 02 39, web@alhaurinelgrande.net
This is part of the annual Fiesta de La Cachorreña, in honor of San Isidro Labrador. The Fiesta celebrates local agriculture and crafts. About 500 lacemakers are expected to attend.
VIII Encontro de Palilleiras, Burela (Lugo, Galicia)
Organizers: La Fundación Expomar
Asociación Cultural e Artesanal de Mulleres Palilleiras “As Encaixeiras” de Burela
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 19:00
Place: el puerto de Burela.
Website: http://tinyurl.com/ond3d4z http://tinyurl.com/k4c5avg
Contact: 653 295 912, isaburela@hotmail.com
Over 500 participants are expected at this event.
Activities also include a visit to the monte Castelo, the church of Vila do Medo, and the ship museum Reina del Carmen. There will also be a prize drawing.
II Encontro de Palilleiras, A Estrada (Pontevedra, Galicia)
Organizers: la Fundación de Exposición e Congresos de A Estrada
Date: Saturday, May 10 and Sunday May 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 21:00
Place: el Recinto Ferial de A Estrada
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/l65vhf3 http://tinyurl.com/or97ycz
Information: 986 573 406 bouzas@feiradomoble.com
Flyer: A estrada flyer
Registration: Workshops Space registration
This Encontro and the associated 3rd Craft Fair are part of the 44ª Edición da Feira de Antigüidades e Artesanía. So there will also be a lot of antique dealers present. They are having some workshops, including one on tatting.
21. Brokeloher Klöppeltage (Nienburg/Westr, Niedersachsen)
Organizers: Volkshockschule Nienburg and the Gemeinde Landesbergen
Date: Saturday May 10 and Sunday May 11, 2014
Place: in the old Brokeloher School
Brokeloher Hauptstraße 6
Time: 14:00 to 17:00
Website: http://tinyurl.com/nksepvl http://tinyurl.com/k5xg6f4
Registration: Kloeppeltage2014_Anmeldung
Information: Kerstin Schlüter, (0 50 25) 9 42 96, vhslandesbergen@gmx.de
Two vendors will be present. There will be an exhibition of participant’s work.
Classes:
Marie-Luise Prinzhorn, “Decke mit Rosen in der Mitte”
Käthe Spieß, “Decke mit Rosen am Rand”
Adina Sternemann, “Platzset aux Topflappengarn”
This event is connected with the 6. Scheunen Klöppeltage on May 17th & 18th, for which there will be a separate post on LaceNews.
Call for Submissions – 2014 open opportunities for Lacemakers at the Stable Gallery, Twickenham, UK
Sponsor: Orleans House Gallery
Riverside, Twickenham, TW1 3DJ
Contact: Mark De Novellis at m.denovellis@richmond.gov.uk
Website: http://tinyurl.com/nddegzy
Submission Guidelines: LACEMAKERS OPEN FORM
Deadline for proposals: September 4, 2014
Exhibition dates: October 30, 2014 to end of January 2015.
Submission Fee: £10.00 administration charge (£7.50 for students, retired, unwaged, benefits, etc., please provide proof).
The Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham has three gallery spaces, the Orleans and Stables Galleries in Twickenham and the Riverside Gallery in Richmond. In 2014 the Stables Gallery is having an open call for works of lace to be exhibited at the end of the year. Artists can submit up to 5 works, which must be sent as high resolution jpeg files on a CD, accompanied by color prints. Works will be accepted both from the UK and internationally, however if selected, international artists must arrange for works to be posted to the gallery and collected after the exhibition. Artworks may be for sale (the gallery adds a 40% commission + 20% VAT on that commission). Submissions will not be accepted without payment of the submission fee.
Successful artists will be contacted by email or in writing approximately 2-3 weeks after the deadline.
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