V Encontro de Palilleiras, Portonovo, Sanxenxo (Pontevedra, Galicia)
Sponsor:Asociación de Mulleres Rurais, Santa Catalina de Portonovo,
Agrupación “As Bolboretas”
Date: Sunday, April 15, 2012
Time: 10:00 – 19:00
Place: Recinto Portuario
Website: http://tinyurl.com/6r9oref
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/85mysxq
I can’t find much on this event, except for the poster below, on the Asociación Encajeras de Bolillos “Ibn al Baytar” site:
V Encuentro Nacional de Encajes de Bolillos “Ciudad de Villacarrillo” (Jaén)
Sponsor: La Concejalía Cultura del Excmo Ayuntamiento de Villacarrillo,
la Universidad Pupular, la Asociación de Encajeras “Lucía Cruz“, el Centro de Día de Personas Mayores
Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Time: see below for agenda
Place: Parque Municipal del Passeo Santo Cristo
Website: http://tinyurl.com/772v5w6
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/7388gc4, http://tinyurl.com/7qmc5a8
Agenda:
10:00 Reception for participants
10:30 Breakfast
11:00 Presentations
11:15 Demonstrations
13:00 Performance of the Escuela de Baile “María Jose”
14:00 Closing and meal, Hotel Sierra Las Villas, Salones La Olivina.
Exhibition in the Colegio Safa
Registation: 2 Euros for registration, 15 Euros for the meal.
Deadline April 10th, maximum number of participants is limited to 450.
Email: luci40@terra.es, villacultura@promojaen.es, associacionluciacruz@hotmail.es
Phone: several number and faxes, see the website.
The 2011 7th Encuentro attracted over 1300 lacemakers. There appear to be a number of events and classes associated with this meeting, but I can’t find details.
II Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos, Calatayud (Zaragoza)
Sponsor: Encajeras Biblitanas
Calle Rio Aranda no 16, 50300 Calatayud, Spain
Date: Sunday, April 15, 2012
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: El Recinto Ferial, Calatayud
Website: http://encajerasbilbilitanas.blogspot.com/
Registration: 1 Euro
Please confirm participation prior to March 1st. The plaza space is limited to 350 persons.
Email: encajeras biblitanas@gmail.com
Phone: 678901361
Love of Lace XVII
Sponsor: Great Lakes Lace Group, Inc.
Date: Saturday, June 9, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Place: Livonia Civic Center Library
32777 Five Mile Rd., Livonia, Michigan 48154
Brochure: Love_of_Lace_Brochure 2012
Map: http://tinyurl.com/7bbs5hb
Events include:
“Lace In” – Bring your own project
“Try-It” – Learn the basics of bobbinlace and tatting
“Buy It” – Vendors will be on-site
Demonstrations by GLLGI members
Free Admission Children must be with an adult
Contact: Merie Lettieri (313) 386-6380
Membership: Pam Kirk (517) 592-9815
Sponsor: La Pro Loco Offida, in collaboration with the Comune di Offida, Italy
Contest Website: http://www.inoffida.it/fusello2012.html
Contest Rules: See below, with details available on the website.
Contest Entry form: At the bottom of the website
Entry Form Deadline: Postmarked by May 31, 2012 to Pro Loco Offida at its head office located in Corso Serpente Aureo n.66 – 63073 Offida (AP)
Entry Submission Deadline: Entries must be sent by June 25, 2012
This contest has been ongoing since 1999. This year’s theme is “The Cushion”. Winning entries will be exhibited at the Museum of Lace in Offida.
Additional Information:
Claudia Almonti 3386912160
Liliana Gabrielli 0736 888702 , liliana.gabrielli@libero.it
Ida Sumeli 3332972785, ida.sumeli@alice.it
This additional information for “Lace in Place” has just been released by Bedford Creative Arts. See the original post on LaceNews at http://tinyurl.com/8926az5.
Lace in Place by Arabel Rosillo de Blas
Sponsored by: Bedford Creative Arts
Dates: May 5th to July 29th, 2012
Launch on Saturday May 5th, 2:00-4:00 PM
Place: 1 St Paul’s Square, Bedford, UK MK40 1SQ
Is this one of the largest pieces of hand-made lace ever created? – a resounding yes for Bedfordshire and beyond that, possibly even the world!
Bedford Creative Arts is delighted to present Lace in Place, a new public art commission by artist Arabel Rosillo de Blas, celebrating the rich history of lace making in Bedford. The installation will adorn the exterior of 1 St Paul’s Square in Bedford’s town centre, allowing people to see lace as they’ve never seen it before, on a massive scale.
Arabel has been working with local group, The Aragon Lacemakers, learning to make lace and designing patterns for the installation, which uses motifs and stitches found in traditional Bedfordshire lace such as the river, petals, plaits, picots and windmill crossings.
Lace, like many other crafts, connects people, place and culture. Throughout the project Arabel has sought to introduce new audiences to lace making and its rich history, which in Bedfordshire is thought to date back to Katherine of Aragon, who was imprisoned in Ampthill tower, near Bedford.
Another important aspect of the commission has been to inspire a new generation of lace makers. Through a series of public events and workshops Arabel has brought together a dedicated team of local people who have discovered the joys of lace making. They have also played a crucial role, along with The Aragon Lacemakers, in helping Arabel make the unique lace for Lace in Place. Together they completed the mammoth task of turning 3 miles of rope into the large scale lace needed for the exterior of the unoccupied St Paul’s Square building.
Information about the installation and its creation will be available at the Tourist Information Centre.
About Bedford Creative Arts:
Bedford Creative Arts is a contemporary visual arts organisation that has worked within the town for over 25 years. It is committed to commissioning quality art working with local communities.
About Arabel Rosillo de Blas:
Arabel Rosillo de Blas completed her Bachelor of Education in Art at the University of Fine Arts, Utrecht, Holland, and MA at Central St. Martin’s College of Art & Design, London. She lives and works in Bedford. Arabel is well known nationally and internationally for her site-specific work which primarily references the historical narrative of places and the objects she uses in her work.
For more information contact:
Lyndall Phelps lyndall.phelps@btinternet.com
Jennie Stoddart JennieS@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk
An image of the completed work will be made available around May 7th.
Added May 10, 2012; the actual installation:
Arabel Rosillo de Blas
Lace in Place 2012
A Bedford Creative Arts commission
Photography: Richard Davies
Upcoming Events
Workshop: Music Box Lace
Discover the hidden melodies in patterns with audio-visual Artist Kathy Hinde. This is a hands on workshop in which you will punch patterns into images of lace to create a musical score.
13th/14th April 1-4pm, 123 Midland Road, Bedford, MK40 1DE. Cost £3. Book online <http://www.bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/index.php/events/workshop-music-box-lace/>
Workshop: Sounds of Lace
Come and experience lace through the medium of sound. The patterns in lace will be used as a musical score by audio-visual Artist Kathy Hinde. Specifically commissioned software will allow participants in this workshop explore the intricacies of lace through music – whether they can play an instrument or not.
27th/28th April 12.30-4.30pm, 123 Midland Road, Bedford, MK40 1DE. Cost £3. Book online <http://www.bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/index.php/events/workshop-sounds-of-lace/>
IV Encuentro Nacional de Encajes de Bolillos, Guadamur (Toledo)
Sponsor: la Asociación de Encajeras de Guadamur
Asociación de Mujeres
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Website: http://www.telefonica.net/web2/guadamur2/
Contact: 925291572
Approximately 300 lacemakers attend this event.
Lacemaker’s Circle Member’s Day
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Place: Christy Hall
Old Alresford, Hampshire
Time: 10:00 AM until 4.00 PM
AGM at 11:00 AM
Website: http://www.lacemakers-circle.org.uk/
Speaker: Jane Atkinson, “Contemporary Lace for You”
Raffle, Display
Supplier: Claire’s Lace
From the website:
In view of a shortage of Committee members and falling numbers which reduces income, the Committee reluctantly decided to call an EGM to decide the future of the Circle. Members, mostly by post, decided that the only option was to close the Lacemaker’s Circle from April 2012. The Member’s meeting in 2012 will be the final one and will celebrate the activities of the Circle. Further details can be found in the magazine.
Nottinghamshire Bobbin Lace Society Spring Lace Day
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Place: Papplewick and Linby Village Hall
Linby Lane, Papplewick, Notts NG15 8FB
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Web Site: http://www.revill.force9.co.uk/nbls/ldays.htm
Speaker: Sandra Feam, “It shouldn’t happen to a Gardener”
Suppliers: Makit
Margaret and David Davis
Tickets: Pay at the door, £3.00 members, £4.00 non members
Contact: – Paulene Beardsley, 01159 282375
Les 3ème Puces des Couturières et Dentellières, Le Molay-Littry (Calvados, Basse-Normandie)
Sponsor: unclear
Date: Monday, April 9, 2012
Place: Salle des fêtes, Le Molay Littry 14330
Website: http://tinyurl.com/89oruyn http://tinyurl.com/7ace2zr
Fees: unknown
Contact: 0231228464, 0666616987
Yet another late announcement. I think it is a trade show with clothing and accessories. It’s a bit unclear how related to lacemaking this is, but I see it noted on one French lace event calendar. Apparently events are held monthly.
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