Italian Felters’ Gathering hosting IFA’s conference and AGM7th-9th May, 2010

Meeting organised in partnership, in May each year, since 2006 in different locations

2006

San Marcello Pistoieseon the mountains in northern Tuscany

Display of the IFA exhibitionOn the Map

Small conference on the theme of Sheep farming andrare breeds

Workshops with May JacobsenLiz Clay and Helga Schwabl

About 40 partecipants

2007

Villaggio Leumannclose to Turin, Piedmont region

Felt-it, exhibition of felt-art made with Italian local breeds

Workshops with Charlotte Sehmisch, Christina

Zofall, Merja Markkula, Claudia Schmidt

About 50 partecipants

2008

Castello di TerrarossaLicciana Nardi, Northern Tuscany

La Sciarpa - exhibition of scarves

Workshops with Dagmar Binder, Liz Clay, Lyda Rump, Danila Schoen

About 55 partecipants

2009

Barcis, Friuli, Northern Italy

Crowning Glory IFA’s exhibition

Workshops with Sigrid Bannier, Marina Costantino, Sara Lechner, Agostina Zwilling

2010

Prato

17 kmfrom Florence

The Climate is Changing exhibition

Organised in conjuction byIFACoordiamento TessitoriFilzNetzWerk

Opening: 7th of May 2010

IFA’s AGM, 8th of May

Workshops with italian and international tutors

Prato Textile Museum

Main sponsor:DHG Gruppo Colle

Prato a small, charming townwithin an industrial environment

Prato’s river, Bisenzio providing water for the textile industry

The Cathedral, preserving Filippo Lippi’s frescos.Built dy Giovanni and Nicola Pisano, pulpit by Michelozzo and Donatello

The Emperor’s Castle was erected by order of Frederick II starting from 1240

Prato Textile Museum

Collection established in 1975 with donations of 14th - 19th century textiles

The museum is housed in an 19th century Manufacturing complex

Prato is linked to textile industry since the Middle Ages

At present Prato is the largest active textile discrict in Europe

Museo del Tessuto di Prato

historic section

Museo del Tessuto di Prato

Prato textile Centre

Museo del Tessuto di Prato

contemporary textiles section

Museo del Tessuto di Prato

temporay exhibitions section

Is where our The Climate is Changing

will be displayed!

420 square meters

Artists at work exhibition

2003-04

Museo del Tessuto di Prato - Prato Textile Museum

2nd floor: Temporary exhibitios area420 square meters -

2nd floor: Didactic area200 square meters -

Locations in Prato

Villa Fiorelli HostelPrato

Budget accomodation:Room for 52 people in 11 rooms with 4, 6 and 8 beds

Officina GiovaniPrato

Spaces for conference, meetingsand workshops

Feltrosa 2010

Provisional timetable:

Friday 7 May 201014 hours: visit to the textile heritage of Prato17 hours: visit to the Textile Museum, inauguration of The Climate is Changing! exhibition, reception

Saturday 8 May 20109 hours: AGM meeting, followed by refreshements10,30 - 17,30 hours: workshops20 hours: gala dinner

Sunday 9 May 20109,30 hours: exhibition of works public demonstrations, small workshops, collective work

Monday-Wednesday 10-12 May 2010 : post-conference workshops.

Estimated price for the participants: 200 euro for the entire conference program (Friday -Sunday )includes lodging for two nights, board and one day workshop (6 hours) with internationally renown feltmakers

ExhibitionThe Climate is Changing! Coordinamento Tessitori, in collaboration with International Feltmakers Association Filz Netz Werk and Fondazione Museo del Tessuto is organizing a juried traveling exhibition of felt textile art on the impact of human actions on the environment.The exhibition is the result of collaboration between the three European organizations that are dedicated to the promotion of the arts of felt, in order to create opportunities for interaction and cultural exchange.

Felters and textile artists are invited to take part by submitting entries for consideration by the selection panel. The exhibition is open to both individual artists and groups, but all artists must be members, or agree to become members for the duration of the exhibition tour, of one of the three organizations collaborating on the exhibition

The exhibition will be shown in different locations in Europe, during 2010 & 2011, a catalogue will be printed in three languages, illustrated in colour.

ExhibitionThe Climate is Changing!

Prato - Museo del Tessuto www.museodeltessuto.it7th May - 7th July 2010

Wuppertal - Historische Zentrumhttp://www.historisches-zentrum-wuppertal.de/frueh.htmlopening on the 18th of July, 2010 - open for one maybe two months (one month is confirmed)

Halle - Neue Residenzin October - November (maybe December) 2010 - still to be confirmed

Forchheim KaiserpfalzJanuary - February 2011 - is confirmed

Soltau - FILZWELT at Röders AG, a new centre dedicated to felt in spring 2011 - still to be confirmed 2011

ExhibitionThe Climate is Changing!

An ambitious project needs good promotion!

All partners should work at the success of the event: a substantial travelling exhibition on the most relevant theme of our days.

Fund raising and resources to guarantee exposure through:

a well designed catalogue, printed with eco-friendly careinterviews and filmed material to be posted on a dedicated channel

a list of questions will be sent to the selected artists

a coherent image from start to finsh